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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31.02 - Manufacture of kitchen furniture
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 May 2023
Employment effect (start)
25 May 2023
Foreseen end date
31 December 2023
Description
Schmidt Groupe is looking to recruit around a hundred people on permanent contracts at its Sélestat site (Bas-Rhin). It will also continue to invest €10 million over five years to extend the living spaces for employees at Lièpvre and Sélestat. This investment is part of the €150 million investment plan announced at the end of 2021.
In a second phase, the group, which owns several kitchen brands, has announced 70 new shop openings. More than 1,000 positions will need to be filled during this second phase, with a recruitment campaign focusing on the search of sales designer.
Eurofound (2023), Schmidt Groupe, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 109130, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/109130.
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