The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
East Midlands; Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; South and West Derbyshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Burton Upon Trent
Sector
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Spanish owned automotive parts manufacturer Grupo Antolin has announced plans to increase its workforce by 150 at the Barton Business Park, near Burton on Trent. The company has signed a new 15 year lease to move into a new larger unit, adjacent to its current site. The new building is expected to be completed by May 2018. The company has already said that if business continues to grow then it expects to add further jobs to the initial 150 currently being reported.
Sources
26 October 2017: Derby Telegraph
30 October 2017: Burton Mail
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Grupo Antolin, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 92450, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92450.
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