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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Hungarian-owned mechanical engineering company Qualitative Production is to open a new production facility in Győr, northwest Hungary creating 120 jobs.
The new 6,000 square meter metalworking production hall is expected to double the company's production capacity in hope of becoming a direct supplier of Audi. The plant will be equipped with Industry 4.0 technology.
The greenfield project, due to be completed in September, is built in an investment of HUF 6.2 billion (EUR 20 million), supported by a HUF 1.5 billion (EUR 4.8 million) government grant.
Qualitative Production was founded 25 years ago, this is their third production facility in Győr.
Sources
22 February 2018: Napi.hu
23 February 2018: Autopro.hu
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Qualitative Production, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 93447, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93447.
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