Sports World International

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; East Derbyshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Shirebrook
Sector
Transportation / Storage
52 - Warehousing, storage and support activities for transportation
52.2 - Support activities for transportation
52.21 - Service activities incidental to land transportation
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 October 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Sports goods company Sports World International is planning to create more than 1,000 jobs with the construction of a distribution centre on the site of the former Shirebrook colliery in Derbyshire. The 62-acre site has been reclaimed under English Partnerships' national coalfields programme.

Sources

  • 14 October 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Sports World International, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60649, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60649.