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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Digital Infrastructure Services 63.11 - Data Processing, Hosting And Related Activities
380 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 July 2023
Employment effect (start)
3 July 2023
Foreseen end date
3 August 2025
Description
Dublin-headquartered data-centre engineering company Winthrop Technologies is to create 380 jobs in the European Union over the next two years. 200 out of the 380 new roles will be created in Ireland, while Winthrop also aims to expand and create 180 new roles across its locations in Europe to cater to the demand from projects there. As of September 2023, next to the jobs created in Ireland, there are job openings in Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.
The new positions that are being created include multidisciplinary engineering positions, project management, quality surveying as well as environmental, health and safety jobs.
Winthrop technologies currently operates across nine European countries, namely the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Norway and Switzerland, and recently commenced operations in Belgium. The company currently employs 730 people.
Eurofound (2023), Winthrop Technologies, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 200311, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200311.
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