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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
350 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Královopolská Brno is the biggest Czech crane and hoist devices manufacturer. More than half of the production is exported. The company, focusing on turnkey deliveries of engineering equipment, especially for chemical and petrochemical industries, currently employs 700 people and still has vacancies for skilled workers, designers and dealers. The growing firm is planning to strengthen its role and increase the workforce by up to 50 percent in the near future.
Sources
10 May 2007: Sondy
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Královopolská Brno, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 65473, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65473.
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