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Professional Services Professional Legal And Technical Acconuting Activities Legal And Accounting Activities 69.2 - Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
2 July 2014
Foreseen end date
31 May 2015
Description
American manufacturer of motion and control technologies Parker Hannifin announced that it plans to create 250 new jobs at its shared service center in Wrocław by the end of May 2015. The company is looking for accountants with foreign language skills, especially English, Swedish, French and German.
Parker Hannifin was founded in 1918. The company is one of the largest producers of motion and control technologies. It employs approx. 58,000 people in 50 countries around the world. Parker has been operating in Poland since 1992; the company has a plant in Siechnice near Wrocław.
Sources
2 July 2014: Wroclaw.pl
8 July 2014: Agencja Rozwoju Aglomeracji Wrocławskiej
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Parker Hannifin, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 77588, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77588.
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