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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.1 - Manufacture Of General-Purpose Machinery
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
11 January 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2024
Foreseen end date
Description
Maxcess, a company that manufactures production lines maintenance equipment, has begun construction of a new production facility in Łubowo near Gniezno, where it will employ 350 people.
The new plant will be the company's main European facility; the location was chosen for its central position, favourable business conditions and access to an educated workforce. The official opening of the factory has been announced for July 2024; the first machines are expected to start operating as early as April 2024. Production workers will be employed.
Maxcess is a manufacturer of networking components and customisation services. Headquartered in Oakbrook, Illinois, the company has more than a dozen manufacturing and sales facilities and more than 2,000 employees in North America, South America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, India, China and Australia.
Eurofound (2024), Maxcess, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 200679, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200679.
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