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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.3 - Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices
95 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 September 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
The German-owned producer of bunched cables for diesel construction and agriculture machinery, Konfektion E SK, will expand its production and create 95 new jobs in its Presov plant in Slovakia. The expansion project commenced in 2013 with an investment of €7.5 million, and the company has applied for government aid to the amount of almost €2.8 million. Konfektion E SK has operated in Presov since 2006 and has been slowly expanding its production.
Sources
8 September 2015: Webnoviny.sk
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Konfektion E -SK, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 84777, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/84777.
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