Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
In September 2024, Amazon is opening a new distribution centre in Premstätten, Austria, creating 130 new jobs.
Initially, 50 employees will work in a four-shift system, expanding to 130 within a year. The centre will distribute packages across Styria, with daily delivery vans starting at 10:30 am.
The facility will manage daily deliveries with 200 vans. The exterior of the building was completed earlier in 2024, and operations are set to begin mid-September, with interior work still in progress. Amazon is expecting a five-figure daily package count.
Updated 16/10/2024:
Amazon's new distribution centre in Premstätten, Styria, opened in October 2024. The new facility has created over 130 new jobs.
This is Amazon's fifth logistics facility in Austria, joining its research and development centre in Graz. The centre, covering 11,000 square metres, began construction in September 2022 and was completed in November 2023.
Eurofound (2024), Amazon, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 201482, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201482.
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