Manitou

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Loire-Atlantique
Location of affected unit(s)
Ancenis
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
130 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
31 August 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

Manitou, a firm that produces fork-lift trucks, is to create 130 new jobs in Ancenis. Manitou currently employs 650 at the Ancenis site, and the new jobs will be created between October and December 2007. The decision to recruit the new workers follows strong recent financial results for Manitou, including the announcement that the firm's sales turnover had increased by 14%.

Sources

  • 1 September 2007: Ouest France
  • 31 August 2007: Investir

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Manitou, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 65766, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/65766.