Type
Business expansion
Country
Hungary
Region
Alfod es Eszak; Del-Alfold; Bacs-Kiskun
Location of affected unit(s)
Kiskunfélegyháza
Sector
Utilities
Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply
Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply
35.1 - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

In January, the equipment manufacturer, MVM Power Trading Ltd, which is a subsidiary of the National Power Line Company Inc(Ovit), announced plans to hire 100 persons in 2011 in Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary. Ovit already employs 700 employees at other sites. The company aims to reopen a site previously owned by Transelektro Ganz-Rock.  The CEO of Ovit, Gopcsa Peter said, "Restarting the plant is of national interest, since most of these products could be purchased only from abroad, but now will be an occasion even to produce for export."


Sources

  • 19 January 2011: Inforadió
  • 19 January 2011: HBI

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Országos Villamostávvezeték, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 71598, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71598.