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Administrative Services Office Administrative, Office Support And Other Business Support Activities Business Support Service Activities N.E.C. 82.92 - Packaging activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
28 July 2016
Foreseen end date
30 June 2017
Description
On 28 July 2016, the manufacturer of packaging systems Uhlmann announced to create 200 new jobs. 100 of these 200 jobs will be at the company´s headquarter in Laupheim. The jobs will be created due to the increasing number of incoming orders, a strong demand and very good business prospects. The management decided to invest in high quality and therefore the company will expand in Germany. The other 100 jobs will be created worldwide to be close to the company’s clients. Uhlmann’s export rate is 80 percent. In April 2016, the company inaugurated a new hall at its headquarter to be prepared for more growth in the future.
The company also announced to increase its number of apprenticeships positions up to 100 till 2017.
Sources
28 July 2016: Uhlmann press release
28 July 2016: Verpackungsrundschau
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Uhlmann Pac-Systeme, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 88392, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88392.
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