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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.90 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
19 March 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Sennheiser, the German audio company specialising in the design and production of a wide range of products, including microphones, headphones, telephony accessories and avionics headsets, has announced it will hire 100 people by the end of 2018. The advertised jobs are for the new plant established at Ghimbav (Brasov County).
The construction of the plant will be finalised by the end of 2018 and will constitute the fourth plant owned by the company.
Globally, the company has a workforce of approximately 2,800 people across 50 countries.
Sources
19 March 2018: mediafax.ro
19 March 2018: digi24.ro
19 March 2018: businessmagazin.ro
20 March 2018: Bursa.ro
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Sennheiser, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 93675, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93675.
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