Tokheim UK

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scotland; Eastern Scotland; Angus and Dundee City
Location of affected unit(s)
Dundee
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.13 - Manufacture of other pumps and compressors
140 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 November 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Tokheim UK, a manufacturer of fuel pumps, has announced plans to create 140 new jobs at its site in Dundee. One hundred of the new jobs will be full time, permanent positions. The company currently employs around 500 staff; when the new jobs are added the staff number will be at its highest level since the company started operating in 1983. Tokheim is part of the Dover group and will officially rebrand in a few weeks as Dover Fueling Solutions UK. The new jobs will help the company meet increased demand for its products including products for other divisions within the Dover group.

Sources

  • 1 November 2017: Dundee Evening Telegraph

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Tokheim UK, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 92457, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92457.