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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.22 - Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
50 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 October 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2016
Foreseen end date
30 June 2016
Description
Palfinger is an international leader in innovative hydraulic lifting systems with production facilities in Maribor — Palfinger proizvodnja (Podravska region). After long negotiations Palfinger succeeded to buy 20,000 square metres of land in Maribor, where a new paint shop will be built by the end of the spring. The investment will cost 5.9 million euros. Palfinger employs 430 workers and will hire 50 more workers in the next year due to the business expansion.
Sources
15 October 2015: Dnevnik
16 October 2015: Delo
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Palfinger proizvodnja, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 85143, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85143.
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