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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products 26.5 - Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation; watches and clocks
220 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 September 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
German producer of industrial automation solutions Turck has announced that it will create 220 jobs at its new production facility in Lublin. The factory will be located in the Lublin Special Economic Zone, Poland, and is expected to be operational in June 2019.
Turck is one of the leading manufacturers in industrial automation. The company employs about 4,800 employees in over 30 subsidiaries as well as sales partners in a further 60 countries. Turck produces a range of sensors fieldbus, interface and connectivity products as well as HMI and RFID systems; it offers solutions for factory and process automation.
Sources
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Turck, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 95498, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/95498.
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