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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Textiles 13.96 - Manufacture of other technical and industrial textiles
45 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
6 February 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
The Austrian manufacturer of solar protection systems Schlotterer Sonnenschutz Systeme GmbH, with headquarters in Salzburg, will hire 45 new employees by the end of 2018. Following an increase in revenue and export shares last year due to a growing demand from Germany and Hungary, Schlotterer will invest €5,5 million into expanding its production in Adnet (Salzburg). In addition to positions in technology and sales, new jobs will also come available in administrative services.
Already last year the company created 30 new jobs and currently employs 440 people. Schlotterer is one of the largest employers in the region.
Sources
6 February 2018: Salzburger Nachrichten
6 February 2018: orf online
6 February 2018: salzburg24.at
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Schlotterer, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 93241, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93241.
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