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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52 - Warehousing and support activities for transportation
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 October 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
German automotive company BMW has announced that it will create between 300 and 400 jobs at its new logistics centre in Świecko (Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone, Poland). A warehouse with a space of over 32,000 sq m is currently being built by Goodman, and it is expected to be operational in April 2018. The facility will be a logistics centre for spare parts to serve the Polish and East-German market. BMW has had its logistics operations in Świecko since 2007. Currently, the company plans to relocate and expand its spare parts business into the new unit.
Sources
30 October 2017: Słubice24
Citation
Eurofound (2017), BMW, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 92520, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92520.
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