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Lietuva; Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas ; Marijampolės apskritis
Location of affected unit(s)
Marijampole
Sector
Manufacturing (16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials 16.2 - Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials 16.23 - Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 January 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2022
Foreseen end date
30 June 2023
Description
Danish company Dovista engaged in the production of wooden doors and windows is to create 250 new jobs in Marijampole by June 2023. The company has announced to invest €5.5 million to improve existing production processes and purchase new equipment at its factory. The project is at a planning stage and is expected to be completed in 14-16 months. According to the management, the recruitment and training of new staff will start in 7-8 months, as soon as the first equipment will be delivered to the plant by the suppliers.
The company is part of Dovista group, which has 4,800 employees in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, and Poland. Currently, the manufacturing plant in Marijampole free economic zone employs 339 employees and it was founded in October 2018.
Eurofound (2022), Dovista, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 106320, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/106320.