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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22.11 - Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes; retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 March 2021
Employment effect (start)
8 March 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
US-based rubber products provider Gates Corporation has announced that it will create 120 jobs at its newly launched shared services centre (Gates Business Services Europe) in Wrocław by the end of 2022. The company is looking for accountants with knowledge of foreign languages and specialists in IT, analytics and pricing.
Gates Corporation, based in Denver, Colorado, is a manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products for the automotive and manufacturing industries. The company operates in over 30 countries and employs over 15,000 people worldwide. In Poland, the company has a shared services centre in Legnica since 2001.
Eurofound (2021), Gates Corporation, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 103896, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103896.
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