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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.20 - Technical testing and analysis
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
14 April 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
French risk-management consultancy Dekra Industrial has announced to recruit over 500 employees in 2018. The group recruited 650 employees in 2017. Dekra recruits mainly technicians and engineers, but also administrative staff and sales staff. In 2009, Dekra announced a restructuring with 135 job cuts on a total of 3,500 employees. The company is now in expansion. It has 38,000 employees worldwide.
Sources
11 April 2018: IndustrieMag.com
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Dekra Industrial, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 93772, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93772.
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