Wistron

Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Jihovýchod; Jihomoravský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Brno
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
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
30 September 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2011

Description

Wistron, an ICT products provider with headquarters in Taiwan, is to expand its Brno site, resulting in 1,000 new jobs by the end of September 2011. The Brno site is the company's only manufacturing facility in Europe and produces computers, monitors and TV sets. Currently, the factory employs 500 people.

Sources

  • 30 September 2010: Lidové Noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2010), Wistron, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 70981, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70981.