The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation 52.10 - Warehousing and storage
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 August 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Hardware retailer Toolstation has opened a new distribution centre in the North West, which will result in the creation of 150 new jobs. The tool retailer's new site on the Stakehill Industrial Estate in Middleton, Greater Manchester, will service around 25 of the company's stores by the end of 2018 across the North and in Scotland. The jobs, which will be created as a result of the development, include management positions and warehouse operatives. There is no information available on when all the 150 positions are expected to be filled.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Toolstation, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 95330, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95330.
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