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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Flex – an American-Singapore technological manufacturer is expanding its plant in Zalaegerszeg and announced the creation of 100 new jobs. A new production line has been installed in the factory to manufacture energy recovery systems and performance electrical circuits relying on a brand new surface mould technology.
Flex has almost 10,000 employees at three locations in Hungary (Zalaegerszeg, Sárvár, Tab), it has 10 production halls (200,000 square metres).
Flex (former Flextronics), with a history of almost five decades, operates in the field of electronics manufacturing services and original design manufacturering. It employ 200,000 heads in more than 30 countries, serving 12 industrial segments.
Sources
1 June 2018: hipa.hu
1 June 2018: http://makronom.mandiner.hu
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Flex, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 94194, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94194.