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Transportation / Storage Land, Water And Air Transportation Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines 49.41 - Freight transport by road
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
23 April 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Girteka Logistics, one of the biggest transport and logistics companies in Lithuania, is to create 350 new jobs in Vilnius. According to the management, the company grew by 30 percent in 2017 and it plans to further grow in 2018. The company is looking to hire 350 professionals: Sales Managers, Finance Analysts, IT specialists and other professionals. Currently Girteka Logistics employs around 1,500 employees in Vilnius.
Girteka Logistics is one of Europe’s largest road transport companies and it delivers more than 300,000 full truck loads annually. The company serves various customers ranging from local producers to international companies through regional distribution centres.
Sources
23 April 2018: Verslo zinios
23 April 2018: Delfi Verslas
23 April 2018: tv3.lt
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Girteka Logistics, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 93811, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93811.
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