The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
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.
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 March 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2008
Foreseen end date
1 January 2010
Description
150 new jobs will be created by 2010 by Trumpf Österreich, the Austrian subsidiary of the German family-owned machine tool manufacturer and laser-technology specialist. The company, which reports flourishing business figures and expects a considerable growth in turnover for 2008, plans to invest some € 30 million at its site in Pasching (Upper Austria) in order to double its current production plant area. The construction works should be finalised by June 2008. At present, the firm employs a workforce of approximately 350 workers.
Sources
17 March 2008: Wirtschaftsblatt
17 March 2008: Der Standard
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Trumpf Österreich, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 66436, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66436.
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