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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.30 - Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
14 January 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Romanian manufacturer of forest and agriculture machinery, IRUM, announced its intention to recruit 150 new employees by the end of 2018, at Reghin plant (Mures County). This is a result of a 15% increase in production capacity.
Founded in 1953, IRUM operated as a state company and became a fully private owned company in 1999 with Maviprod as the main shareholder.
The range of products made at IRUM currently includes articulated forestry tractors, agricultural tractors, funiculars, trolleys and spare parts.
 As of January 2018, the company has 570 employees in Romania.
Sources
14 January 2018: produsinardeal.ro
23 January 2018: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2018), IRUM, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 93114, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93114.
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