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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 December 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Rova-Sk, a multinational manufacturer of sheet metal roofing, has announced that it is to create 150 new jobs with the development of a new production plant in Levoča industrial park. The decision to invest in Levoča is due to good transport infrastructure, availability of qualified labour force, and high unemployment rate (12%). New plant will be located nearby the existing highway. The new plant will involve an investment of SKK 400 million.The company currently operates in nearby Spišská Nová Ves.
Sources
5 December 2007: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Rova-SK, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 66112, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66112.
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