Winkelmann

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowo-zachodni; Dolnośląskie; Legnicko-głogowski
Location of affected unit(s)
Legnica
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 February 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

On 7 February 2011, Winkelmann announced plans to build a new plant which will produce parts for engines in the Special Economic Zone of Legnica and employ 100 people. The company envisages the opening of the factory in the fall 2011. Winkelmann is a German corporation, which supplies products for the automotive industry. The company has been operating in the Special Economic Zone of Legnica since 2000. The company has five plants and employs over 1100 people in Legnica.

Sources

  • 8 February 2011: Lca.pl
  • 7 February 2011: Gazeta Wrocławska ()

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Winkelmann, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 71622, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71622.