Bombardier Aerospace

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland; Belfast
Location of affected unit(s)
Belfast
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
27 May 2008
Foreseen end date
27 November 2008

Description

Bombardier Aerospace, a Canadian company that manufactures airplanes, has announced that it is to create 100 jobs at its factory in Belfast. The announcement comes in light of a recent upturn in orders and the companies earlier announcement of a £70m investment in the site. Unite, the trade union that represents the companies workforce, has welcomed the news.

Sources

  • 27 May 2008: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Bombardier Aerospace, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 66697, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66697.