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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment 47.52 - Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paints and glass
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
29 September 2025
Foreseen end date
31 October 2025
Description
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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