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Information / Communication Information Communication Services Telecommunications 61.10 - Wired telecommunications activities
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 February 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
The Telecom company Celeste, which is specialised in providing Internet access for businesses, has announced the recruitment of around ten employees per month for 2020, for a total of 120 employees recruited by the end of the year.
Celeste currently employs 280 people. The company doubled in size in 2019 following several takeovers and expects annual growth of at least 30% over the next two to three years. Celeste had a turnover of €58 million for 2019 and 8,500 professional customers. Its employees are spread over its 5 sites in Marne-La-Vallée (Seine-et-Marne), Noyon (Oise), Archamp (Haute-Savoie), Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) and Albi (Tarn).
Eurofound (2020), Celeste, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 99789, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/99789.
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