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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.94 - Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 February 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date
24 December 2017
Description
Lectra, the world leader in the cutting of flexible materials (clothing, airbags, armchairs, etc.) has announced to recruit 120 engineers for its headquarter in Cestas, where 650 employees already work. In 2016, its sales (€ 260.2 million) increased by 10% and its operating profit increased by 18%. "We are reaping the fruits of our efforts in the last four years", stresses the management. Lectra have recruited 650 people since 2012 and invested 9.4% of its turnover each year in research and development.
Sources
13 February 2017: Sud-Ouest
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Lectra, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 90236, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90236.
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