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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
50 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 August 2014
Employment effect (start)
21 August 2014
Foreseen end date
Description
American company, Johnson Controls, producer of automotive components and provider of automation systems, announced that it is to increase the employment by 11% (50 jobs will be created) at the factory in Skarbimierz (Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone). The restructuring programme is associated with the production of seats for a new model of BMW.
The factory in Skarbimierz has been operational since 2008 and was acquired by Johnson Controls in 2011. The factory was previously owned by Keiper.
Johnson Control was founded in 1885. The company operates in 150 countries and employs about 170,000 people. The company has units in 6 Polish locations, including: Skarbimierz, Siemianowice Śląskie, Katowice, Bieruń and Świebodzin.
The ERM reported other instances of restructuring announced by the company in 2012, 2006 and 2005.
Sources
21 August 2014: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2014), Johnson Controls, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 77630, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77630.
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