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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.12 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
30 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 December 2017
Employment effect (start)
15 December 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
The family-run company Fronius, specialising in providing energy solutions for welding, photovoltaics and battery charging, is hiring 30 workers in Pettenbach (Upper Austria) where currently 250 people are employed. The manufacturing area will be expanded by 5,000 square meters by the end of 2019. This step is part of an overall increase of the company's production capacities in the upcoming year, expected to create a total of 300 new jobs across different production sites in Austria.
Sources
14 December 2017: OÖ Nachrichten
15 December 2017: OÖ Nachrichten
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Fronius, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 92841, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/92841.
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