DS Smith

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(16 - 17) Manufacture of wood and paper materials
17.2 - Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard
17.25 - Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
14 June 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

DS Smith, a company producing recycled packaging products, has announced plans to create up to 100 new jobs in Caerphilly. The company will launch a new centre on Caerphilly Business Park where it will house its HR, IT and finance operations.

The company employs more than 12,000 staff, 392 of them in Wales. As of July 2012, no date has been given for when the creation of the new jobs will start.

Sources

  • 14 June 2012: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2012), DS Smith, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73929, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73929.