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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
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
24 September 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
The US-based rubber products provider Gates Polska, a subsidiary of Gates Corporation, has announced that it will create about 100 new jobs at its production facility in Legnica. The recruitment process has already been launched and the company is looking for production and warehouse staff. Gates Polska is to hire both experienced workers and candidates without experience in the industry.
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 operates in Legnica, with 1,100 employees, and Wrocław.
Previous business expansion was announced in March 2021 (120 jobs created in the city of Wrocław, Poland).
Eurofound (2021), Gates Polska, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 105393, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105393.
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