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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.23 - Manufacture of builders’ ware of plastic
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 November 2020
Employment effect (start)
20 November 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish producer of windows and doors Alsecco announced that it will create 100 additional jobs at its production facility in Nysa. The company is looking for production staff, especially forklift drivers, willing to work in two-shift arrangement. The business expansion is associated with the launch of two new production lines at the site. The recruitment process is supported by the local employment agency in Nysa which offers a forklift license training course.
Alsecco has been operating in Poland since 1997; currently, the company employs 650 people. The company specialises in the production of PVC and aluminium windows, lift and slide doors, external doors, external blinds and glazing. Alsecco’s products are present on ten European markets.
Eurofound (2020), Alsecco, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 102704, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102704.
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