The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Yorkshire and the Humber; West Yorkshire; Bradford
Location of affected unit(s)
Bradford
Sector
Professional Services Professional Services And Management Consultancy Activities Of Head Offices; Management Consultancy Activities 70.2 - Management consultancy activities
225 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 March 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Management consultants PwC have announced that they are opening a new office in Bradford and in the process will be creating 225 new jobs. Sixty positions have already been recruited and those staff have been temporarily housed in the PwC offices in nearby Leeds. The Bradford office is expected to open in April 2019 with an official launch the following month. The new office will work on audits for businesses of all sizes. A spokesperson for PwC commented that the business was committed to providing training and development opportunities for staff and would be recruiting from a diverse pool of applicants, including those candidates directly out of school.
Eurofound (2019), PwC, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97388, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/97388.
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