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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.5 - Manufacture Of Domestic Appliances
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Gtech, the vacuum cleaner maker headquartered in UK, will invest £10 million in its plant in Worcestershire. The investment is aimed to bring back some manufacturing activities currently performed by contractors in China. The production in the British plant will start in 2019 and 100 new jobs are expected at that time. The relocation is consistent with the need to shorten delivery times and to be closer to final consumers. At the same, the company will invest in R&D in order to launch a new product line "100% made in Worcestershire" by autumn 2018.
Eurofound (2018), Gtech, Reshoring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 83, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83.
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