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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.23 - Manufacture of other builders\' carpentry and joinery
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 August 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish doors manufacturer Erkado has announced that it will create 100 new jobs at its production facility in Gościeradów near Kraśnik in the near future. The company has recently launched a new production hall at the site. The source reports that Erkado has invested PLN 55 million (€11.96 million) in the project.
Erkado has been operating for more than 40 years; the company offers interior and exterior doors and a wide range of door accessories. Currently, Erkado employs over 700 staff at the factory in Gościeradów.
Eurofound (2021), Erkado, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 105159, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105159.
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