Pentland Brands

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
East Midlands (England); Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire; Nottingham
Location of affected unit(s)
Nottingham
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
46 - Wholesale trade
46.4 - Wholesale of household goods
46.42 - Wholesale of clothing and footwear
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Sports brand retailer Pentland Brands has announced that it is to create 100 new jobs at its site on the Nottingham Business Park. The site will be the base of house sales, marketing and finance positions for the company's Mitre and Canterbury sports brands. The Speedo swimwear brand is already based in Nottingham. When the new jobs are added, the company will employ around 200 people in Nottingham as well as a further 72 in field-based or flexible location roles. The timeframe for filling the new jobs has not been announced.

Sources

  • 15 January 2018: The business desk
  • 15 January 2018: Nottingham Post

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Pentland Brands, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 93133, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93133.