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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.4 - Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 February 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
LUG Light Factory, the manufacturer of professional luminaires and lighting systems, has announced its plan to create 100 new jobs. Although the recruitment will start already in August, the newly built plant and R&D center, located in Lubuski Industrial and Technology Park in Nowy Kisielin (Poland), is expected to be operational in September 2015. The modern lighting systems in LED technology will be produced there.
LUG Light Factory has been operating in Poland since 1989. Currently, LUG Light Factory employs 440 people. The company specializes in the production of industrial and decorative lighting.
Sources
18 February 2015: Strefa Biznesu
26 February 2015: Biznes Lubuski
Citation
Eurofound (2015), LUG Light Factory Sp. z o.o., Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 78767, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78767.
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