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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
25 August 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks Gand (Gent) announced on the 25th of August to create another 200 jobs. This is the second time the company increased its staff levels in 2010 (see here)
In order to increase its production capacity, the company is mainly hiring assembly workers and workers for the cabine trim department.
Sources
24 August 2010: De Standaard
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Volvo Trucks, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 72747, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72747.