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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Basic Metal And Fabricated Metal Products Manufacture Of Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery And Equipment 25.21 - Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers
50 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
6 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
6 April 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Swedish heating technology company Nibe-Biawar, a subsidiary of Nibe group, has announced that it will increase its employment by 14%, which implies that 50 new jobs will be created at the production unit in Białystok. Nibe-Biawar is looking for fitters and welders. The company has also revealed that it will invest about PLN 25 million (EUR 6 million) in the construction of a new factory, R&D centre and office in Białystok. The first stage of the investment is expected to be finished in the first quarter of 2019 and will bring about 60-70 jobs.
Nibe group is a supplier of heating technology, including heat pumps, boilers, and ventilation systems. Biawar was founded as a state-owned company in 1968 before being acquired by Nibe in 2000. Currently, the company employs about 350 people in Białystok.
Sources
6 April 2018: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Nibe-Biawar, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 93780, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93780.
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