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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31.0 - Manufacture of furniture
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 January 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish furniture company Fabryka Mebli Piaski has announced plans to create between 250 and 300 jobs at its new production facility in Wołczyn, Poland. The construction of the plant began in 2018, and the unit is expected to be operational in summer 2019. The facility will consist of 25,000 square metres and the investment is worth about PLN 30-40 million (€6.9-9.3 million).
Fabryka Mebli Piaski has been operating in Poland for about 30 years, and it is part of one of the largest furniture group in the country, Grupa Meblowa HK.
Eurofound (2019), Fabryka Mebli Piaski, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 96500, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96500.
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