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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
26 June 2018
Foreseen end date
25 June 2020
Description
Olympus, a leading Japanese manufacturer of optical and digital precision technology, has announced that it will create 300 jobs at the Olympus Business Services Europe (OBSE) in Wrocław within the next two years. The unit will act as a business service centre for its branches in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The centre will focus mainly on administrative and accounting processes.
Olympus, a Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products, was founded in 1919. In Poland, the company has been operating for over 20 years.
Sources
26 June 2018: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Olympus, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 94490, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94490.
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