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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Basic Metals 24.42 - Aluminium production
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
10 February 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Strugal, a Seville-based manufacturer of aluminium and PVC solutions for architecture and industry, has announced its growth plan to strengthen certain areas and markets. The company plans to increase its workforce by more than 100 workers by 2021 (47 have already been hired in the beginning of 2021). Specifically, the company is looking for professionals such as factory operators, marketing, quality and planning professionals, maintenance technicians, engineers, and sales professionals. These 100 new hires would be added to the 54 new employees who joined the company in 2020.
Eurofound (2021), Strugal, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 103614, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103614.
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