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Professional Services Scientific, Architectural And Engineering Technical Activities Scientific Research And Development 72.1 - Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
6 August 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish provider of internal transport systems Europa Systems announced it will create 200 jobs at its new R&D centre in Żabów near Szczecin. The company is looking for engineers who will work on innovative intra-logistics projects. The centre received a public support from the Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju (NCBiR, National Research and Development Fund), with the R&D projects value at PLN 13 million (EUR 3.06 million USD 3.61million), out of which NCBiR funded PLN 5 million (EUR 1.17 million USD 1.38 million). Europa Systems specialises in design and production of dedicated internal transport systems and equipment.
Sources
6 August 2017: Portal Spożywczy
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Europa Systems, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91732, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91732.
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