The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Région Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijke Gewest;
Location of affected unit(s)
Brussels
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.11 - Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 September 2015
Employment effect (start)
21 September 2015
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
Cofely Fabricom, specialized in technical installations, has started a national recruiting campaign, called ‘Jobtour’ in order to recruit 250 new employees by the end of 2015. Most of the jobs (145) will be in the Flemish Region but there will also be 90 new jobs in the Walloon Region. The job profiles targeted are engineers and technicians specialised in electromechanics with a bachelors or masters degree.
Sources
17 September 2015: De Morgen
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Cofely Fabricom, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 84727, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84727.
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