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.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 December 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
This joint venture between ID Data systems (card manufacturing, personalisation and fulfilment specialist), Ortis (specalist printing company) and Argo Cards (card personalisation business) provides a manufacturing card plant, based in Bydgoszcz, Poland, which increases ID Data's card capability to over 225 million cards per annum. The joint venture will provide a very cost effective source of card bodies for distribution throughout both Western and Eastern Europe. The new facility is housed in Ortis' existing printing facility and is equipment from ID Data's Lewes facility, which was closed last year has already been transferred and installed in the factory.
Eurofound (2005), Artis ID, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 62698, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62698.
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