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Hauts-de-France; Nord-Pas de Calais; Pas-de-Calais
Location of affected unit(s)
Calais (Pas de Calais)
Sector
Transportation / Storage 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services 49.4 - Freight transport by road and removal services
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 July 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007
Description
The small enterprise GBV Transports (35 employees) has announced its intention to expand. GBV Transports (established in Calais in the north of France) exports goods between the south of France and the United Kingdom (UK) and increases its activity very strongly each year. GBV Transports has announced that it will invest EUR 15 million (and to buy new trucks) and create 100 new jobs before January 2008.
Sources
25 July 2006: Les Echos
Citation
Eurofound (2006), GBV Transports, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 63811, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63811.