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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.12 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 December 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2018
Foreseen end date
31 August 2018
Description
Iskra zaščita, a manufacturer of electrical surge protection devices, plans to employ 100 additional workers by the end of summer 2018. Iskra Zaščita, owned by a Greek company Raycap with production facilities in Greece, Romania, Germany, China and USA, is building a new factory, a warehouse, a laboratory, and business premises in Komenda (Osrednjeslovenska region). The production in new location will start in April 2018, while new workers will be gradually employed by the summer 2018. One fifth of newly hired employees will be highly skilled workers. The investment amounts to €13 million. Iskra Zaščita now employs 250 workers.
Sources
13 December 2017: Finance
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Iskra Zaščita, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 92795, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92795.
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