Type
Business expansion
Country
Lithuania
Region
Lietuva; Alytaus apskritis;
Location of affected unit(s)
Alytus
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Furniture
31 - Manufacture of furniture

320 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
29 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
28 April 2006
Foreseen end date
29 December 2006

Description

Sofa Brands, furniture manufacturer in Alytus, which belongs to one of the biggest UK furniture producers, Christie-Tyler, intends to expand its production in 2006. The company employs 280 workers at the moment and the number of employees is planned to reach 600 by the end of 2006. The entire production of the company is exported to the UK.


Sources

  • 29 March 2006: Verslo zinios

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Sofa Brands, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 63265, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63265.