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West Midlands (England); Shropshire and Staffordshire; Telford and Wrekin
Location of affected unit(s)
Telford
Sector
Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
30 May 2008
Foreseen end date
30 August 2008
Description
Ricoh, a company producing office equipment, has announced that it is to create 200 additional jobs at its plant in Telford. It has said that it is expanding the number of product ranges produced at the site, and hopes that the new staff will be in place by the end of August.
Sources
30 May 2008: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Ricoh, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66689, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66689.