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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 May 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
The ABB Italia, which belongs to the ABB group, one of the world’s leading engineering companies, is to create 200 new jobs within the end of 2008. Since January 2008, the company has already hired 200 new workers, while in 2007 it hired 400 new workers. In Italy, ABB has around 5,000 employees.The ABB group is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. It operates in around 100 countries and employs more than 110,000 people.
Sources
27 May 2008: Il Sole 24 Ore
Citation
Eurofound (2008), ABB Italia, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 66704, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66704.
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