Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Information / Communication
Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual
Publishing Activities
58.29 - Other software publishing

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
25 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
25 April 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017

Description

The online sale site of the French public railway company SNCF, VSC Technologies, has announced the recruitment of 150 employees in 2017, following the 150 hirings which took place in 2016. The company reached a global turnover of €4.1 billion in 2016. The management wants to sell more train ticket on regional lines, aiming to gain €40 million per year from 2019 onwards. Moreover, In order to "build up its technical base", the company has set up a team of eight people devoted full time to artificial intelligence.

The company employs 1,200 people.


Sources

  • 25 April 2017: Le Parisien
  • 25 April 2017: L'Echotouristique

Citation

Eurofound (2017), VSC Technologies, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 90939, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/90939.