PZL-Świdnik

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion wschodni; Lubelskie; Lubelski
Location of affected unit(s)
Swidnik
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.3 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
30.32 - Manufacture of military air and spacecraft and related machinery
250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
26 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012

Description

On February 26th, manufacturer of helicopters and aviation parts PZL Świdnika announced plans to hire 250 people in 2012. Nicola Bianco, director of the company, revealed that planned growth of employment is a result of a new contract which was signed with the Ministry of National Defence (MON, MInisterstwo Obrony Narodowej). The company is to produce 5 helicopters and modernize another 14 for MON. The contract is worth 380 mln PLN. The company wants to employ engineers and managers.

PZL-ŚWIDNIK SA was established in 1951. Since January 2010 the AgustaWestland company is the major shareholder of PZL-Świdnik.

Sources

  • 26 February 2012: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł ()

Citation

Eurofound (2012), PZL-Świdnik, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 73286, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73286.