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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 July 2018
Employment effect (start)
4 July 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
The Swiss manufacturer, Reichle and De Massari, of which the Bulgarian unit specialises in manufacturing passive cabling solutions for high-quality communication networks, announced it will invest about €2.55 million in expansion of its production capacity in Sofia. The company also plans to expand its product portfolio and to hire 100 employees to add to its current team of about 350 people in Bulgaria.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Reichle and De-Massari Bulgaria Production EOOD, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 94529, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94529.
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