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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.99 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
160 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 February 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Laufen CZ, a subsidiary of the Swiss bathroom and ceramics producer, is to create 160 new jobs at its Znojmo plant during 2015 and 2016. The company will invest CZK 600 million in order to expand its production at two Czech sites (Znojmo, Bechyně) where 806 people are currently working. As regards unemployment, the region is one of the worst affected regions in the Czech Republic (11.5 %). This business expansion is mainly associated with overseas markets in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Sources
27 February 2015: Znojemský deník
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Laufen CZ, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 79180, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79180.
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