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Utilities Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply Electricity, Gas, Steam And Air Conditioning Supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
Engie, a French multinational utilities company, has announced it is looking for 1000 additional employees. The demand comes from their four subsidiaries within the Benelux: Cofely, Electrabel, Axoma and Fabricom as they continue to grow. To facilitate the search a recruitment day has been scheduled in September across the entire country. The company is looking to fill vacancies with a technical profile. Engie Belgium is already one of the biggest employers in Belgium with 16,000 employees. In the past year, the company recruited 730 new employees.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Engie, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 95479, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95479.
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