Type
Business expansion
Country
World
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Germany, Russia, Brazil, India amongst others
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment
Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C.
28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

2,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
24 July 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2011
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

In the course of a worldwide business expansion the construction machinery manufacturer Liebherr International intends to hire 2,000 new employees in 2011. The company plans among others to invest into new machinery for the plants in Biberach (Germany) and Nizhny Novgorod and the expansion of factories in Brazil and India.


Sources

  • 25 July 2011: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2011), liebherr International, Business expansion in World, factsheet number 72711, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72711.