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Manufacturing (32) Other manufacturing 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys 32.4 - Manufacture of games and toys
600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
The toy manufacturer LEGO ČR has opened its third production line in Kladno and is to create up to 600 new jobs by the end of 2015. Lego has been operating in Kladno since 2000 and currently employs 2,000 workers. Globally, Lego Group operates 4 sites around the world and employs a total of 15,000 people. LEGO's fifth plant is being constructed in China.
Sources
17 April 2015: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2015), LEGO ČR, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 79265, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/79265.