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Retail Wholesale Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Wholesale Of Other Machinery, Equipment And Supplies 46.6 - Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies
70 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 November 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 January 2016
Description
The Spanish firm Novelec, which specialises in the wholesale of electrical, ventilation and fluids equipment, plans to hire 70 new workers in 2016 for its logistics, distribution and technical departments in Barcelona. Currently, the company employs 320 workers. The firm foresees a turnover of €100 million in 2015 which would represent an increase of about 35% compared to the previous year. The firm has 40 stores across Spain, and expects to open 8 more in 2016. The company plans to expand in the Levante region central and north-east areas of Spain
Sources
30 November 2015: Expansión
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Novelec, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 85657, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85657.
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