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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2015
Description
Sparco, an Italian company specialised in the production and distribution of technical apparel and automotive components, announced the hiring of 150 workers in its plants of Volpiano and Lenì nearby Turin. The company has recently started an investment plan aimed at increasing the production of automotive carbon fiber components. The investment is part of a wider diversification process that has allowed the company to overcome the crisis increasing its range of national and international clients.
Sources
3 April 2015: Avvenire
7 September 2015: La Repubblica
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Sparco, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 84763, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84763.
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