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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.12 - Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017
Description
The IT consultancy company Synchrone Technologies has announced the recruitment of 400 employees (mainly engineers) in 2017 due to an increase in turnover (+20% expected in 2017). Positions are opened in all its 13 sites, but mainly for its two new sites in Toulouse (40 job creations) and Lille (50 job creations). Synchrone Technologies currently employs 1050 people, for a turnover of €127 million in 2017. In 2012, Synchrone announced 450 job creations in 2013.
Sources
9 May 2017: Le Monde Informatique
9 May 2017: Synchrone -chiffres clés
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Synchrone technologies, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 91020, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91020.
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