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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Architectural And Engineering Activities; Technical Testing And Analysis 71.20 - Technical testing and analysis
230 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 March 2022
Employment effect (start)
17 March 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Specialist of technical inspection of buildings company Bureau Alpes Contrôles has announced the recruitment of 230 employees in France by 2022. The aim of the job creation is to support its growth. The company is also specialised in safety coordination, operational verification, environmental and organic certification, training, classification of tourist facilities and property diagnostics.
Alpes Contrôles has 50 branches in France and employs 650 people. It plans to other 80 branches within five years. The company has achieved a turnover of €46 million in 2020 and €56 million in 2021 and is planning an increase of around 20% for 2022.
Previous business expansion was recorded in the ERM database in 2017, with 100 new jobs (Bureau Alpes Contrôles-2017-FR).
Eurofound (2022), Bureau Alpes Contrôles, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 106552, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106552.
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