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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52 - Warehousing and support activities for transportation
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 October 2015
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
US transport and logistics company XPO Logistics has rented a large warehouse in Tilburg, resulting in the creation of at least 400 jobs. The international organisation recently acquired a 67% stake in the major European logistics company Norbert Dentressangle, and noted the Tilburg location as a growing hotspot for logistics in the Netherlands, with Bol.com and Waalwijk also establishing a presence there. The space allows for a further 400 jobs in the longer term.
Sources
28 October 2015: Transport Online
Citation
Eurofound (2015), XPO Logistics, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 85350, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/85350.
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