Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Ouest; Bretagne;
Location of affected unit(s)
Brest, Étrelles, Laval
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26.51 - Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
25 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
27 September 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016

Description

After the signing of a sales contract for the production of 36 Rafale military aircraft between France and the India government, the management of  Thales Systémes Aéroportés in the region Bretagne has announced to recruit 150 employees by the end of 2016 for its three sites in Bretagne : Brest (Finistère; currently employing 1,600 persons), Etrelles (Ille-et-Vilaine; currently employing 550 persons) and Laval (Ille-et-Vilaine; currently employing 215 persons).


Sources

  • 25 September 2016: Ouest-France

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Thales Systémes Aéroportés, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 88717, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88717.