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.
Hornbach, a German construction and gardening retailer, has started the recruitment process for opening its eleventh store in Timisoara (Timis County). At Timisoara the company invested €44 million, the store will employ 120 people by the end of October 2025.
The new positions are for department managers, commercial workers, cargo reception workers, drivers and cashiers. The construction of the store was carried out in accordance with principles of sustainability and energy efficiency, including photovoltaic panels, heat pumps, full LED lighting, heat recovery ventilation systems, and high-performance insulation.
Currently, the company owns 175 shops in nine European countries (Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia and Romania), including ten in Romania (in Bucharest, Brasov, Cluj, Timisoara, Sibiu and Oradea). At European level the company has a total workforce of 25,000.
In Romania, Hornbach has a workforce of 1,178 people.
Eurofound (2025), Hornbach, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 203387, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203387.
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