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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.40 - Manufacture of consumer electronics
130 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 June 2016
Employment effect (start)
21 June 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
The French manufacturer Devialet, developer of innovative designs and products in sound technology, has announced that it is to recruit 130 employees in 2016. The management expect to reach 3,000 employees by 2020 to support its expanding business. The company's products are developed in its headquarter in Paris and manufactured in France. Devialet is a French company that was created in 2007 and has invented revolutionary technology and transformed sound amplification. Its products are sold by Apple in particular.
Sources
1 June 2016: Europe
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Devialet, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 87993, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87993.
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