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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.
110 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 January 2009
Description
Lecom, a Czech machinery company, has announced the closure of its plant in Ledeč nad Sázavou with the loss of all 110 jobs by the end of January 2009. The firm has taken a leading position in the Czech Republic among the suppliers of technological units in the field of galvanic surface pre-treatment, electrophoretic application of paints, disposal of effluents etc.
Sources
4 February 2009: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Lecom, Closure in Czechia, factsheet number 68073, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68073.