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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.3 - Retail sale of automotive fuel 47.3 - Retail sale of automotive fuel
360 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
3 July 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
Applegreen, which operates motorway service stations, has announced it will create 360 new jobs in Ireland as part of its expansion plan for 2014-2015. According to the sources, the company will open six new service forecourts across the country. The new forecourts will be based on motorways in counties Dublin, Waterford and Tipperary.
The source also reports that in addition to the 360 Applegreen jobs, the expansion will also create 250 temporary construction jobs. The ERM previously reported on restructuring at Applegreen in 2010.
Eurofound (2014), Applegreen, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 77272, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77272.