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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Wood And Paper Materials Manufacture Of Wood And Of Products Of Wood And Cork, Except Furniture; Manufacture Of Articles Of Straw And Plaiting Materials 16.2 - Manufacture of products of wood, cork, straw and plaiting materials
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 May 2018
Employment effect (start)
9 May 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Polish construction company Unibep has announced the creation of 100 new jobs at its production facility in Bielsk Podlaski. The company has just launched a new production hall, with an area of 8,000 m2, becoming the largest European producer of modular houses. Wooden panels and modules for construction and assembly of multi-family building and public utility facilities will be sold mainly to Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Unibep was founded in 1965; nowadays, the company is one of the largest construction companies in Poland and the largest Polish exporter of construction services. The company operates in various segments of the construction industry, including modular buildings production. Currently, the company employs about 1,500 people, including 500 in the unit in Bielsk Podlaski.
Sources
9 May 2018: Strefa Biznesu
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Unibep, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 94027, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94027.
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