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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 June 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
US-based company SPX Flow Technology has announced that will create 200 new jobs at its new production plant located in Bydgoszcz Industrial and Technological Park. The plant is expected to be operational by the end of April 2016. The plant will produce pumps, valves, and other fluid-handling devices. The recruitment of employees (including office staff, machine operators, welders, assemblers, warehouse staff, customer service specialists and production managers) should start soon.
SPX Flow Technology is part of a global multi-industry producer SPX Corporation, which operates in more than 35 countries and employs over 14,000 people. SPX Flow Technology supplies engineered solutions and products for the food industry. The company has been operating in Bydgoszcz since 2008.
Sources
9 June 2015: Telewizja Polska Bydgoszcz
Citation
Eurofound (2015), SPX Flow Technology Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 84003, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84003.
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