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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 April 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Johnson Electric, provider of motors and motion components, has announced that it will create about 1,000 jobs at its new production facility in Będzin. The factory is expected to be operational in September 2016. The unit, totaling 9,600 m2, will produce engines, switches and control systems for a range of industries, including automotive, home appliance and medical applications.
Johnson Electric is one of the largest providers of motion components and control systems for the automotive industry. The company employs over 40,000 people in 30 countries.
Sources
7 April 2016: Strefa Biznesu
19 April 2016: TVS
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Johnson Electric, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 87377, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87377.
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