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Transportation / Storage 52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation 52.1 - Warehousing and storage 52.1 - Warehousing and storage
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 June 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
German company Rhenus Logistics has announced that it will create over 200 new jobs at its new logistic centre in Bolesławiec, Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone, Poland. The company will invest PLN 82 million (EUR 18.51 million USD 20.5 million). It will be the biggest Rhenus’s investment in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe. The first stage of the investment is expected to be completed in October 2016. In total, 100,000 m2 of warehouse space will be created there.
Rhenus is a global logistics company owning 8 warehouse locations and 13 logistic centres across Poland, that together are able to service 50,000 deliveries a day. The company has 500 centres worldwide and employs over 26,000 people.
Sources
16 June 2016: Wałbrzyska Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Rhenus Logistics, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 88085, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88085.