Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
île de France; Paris;
Location of affected unit(s)
Paris
Sector
Construction
Construction Of Buildings And Infrastructure Engineering
Civil Engineering
42 - Civil engineering

400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
24 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
16 May 2007
Foreseen end date
16 July 2007

Description

Group JC DECAUX has been awarded the contract by the municipality of Paris to create 1,000 relay stations where citizens will be able to rent bicycles. Vélib', the new subsidiary of JC DECAUX, announced on 24 April 2007 that it will create 400 jobs between May and July 2007. These will include 300 people in charge of maintenance of the stations. The service is expected to start in July 2007.


Sources

  • 24 April 2007: Le Progrès
  • 25 April 2007: Le Parisien

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Velib', Business expansion in France, factsheet number 65276, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65276.