Picanol

Type
Business expansion
Country
Belgium
Region
Vlaams Gewest; Prov. West-Vlaanderen; Arr. Ieper
Location of affected unit(s)
Ieper
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.9 - Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
28.94 - Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 June 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Picanol, a producer of automatic weaving looms, is responding to higher market demand by recruiting new employees for its Ieper facility. The company says the order book for the second half of 2015 is already well filled and the company would like to hire an extra 100 employees as soon as possible. Technician-level staff are especially needed, but also engineers and sales managers.

Sources

  • 4 June 2015: De Tijd
  • 4 June 2015: De Standaard

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Picanol, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 83839, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/83839.