Aero Gearbox International

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion wschodni; Podkarpackie; Rzeszowski
Location of affected unit(s)
Ropczyce
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.3 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
30.3 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
12 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
12 April 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

Aero Gearbox International (AGI) has announced that it will create 100 additional jobs at its production facility in Ropczyce near Rzeszów. The plant is expected to be the sole supplier of gearboxes for the engines made by Rolls-Royce, including a new model of engine Trent 7000.

AGI is a joint venture created by Rolls-Royce and Hispano-Suiza (Safran) in 2015. In 2016, the company announced a business expansion plan resulting in the creation of 100 jobs; at the moment, AGI employs 50 people in Ropczyce.

Sources

  • 12 April 2017: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Aero Gearbox International, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 90722, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/90722.