Bombardier

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Derby
Location of affected unit(s)
Derby, other locations
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.2 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
30.20 - Manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 February 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Train manufacturer, Bombardier, has announced that it is to create 150 new jobs. Around 80% of the new roles are expected to be at its Derby headquarters and will be for engineers and project managers. Bombardier employs 1,600 at Derby and a further 1,900 at seven other UK sites. The new jobs follow a number of new contracts for the firm including a contract for the Crossrail train company announced in 2014 as well as a contract to add carriages to London Overground services. It is not known when the new jobs are expected to be filled.

Sources

  • 13 February 2015: Insider Media

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Bombardier, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 78591, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/78591.