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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products Manufacture Of Electrical Equipment 27.32 - Manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 September 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
Cable harness manufacturing company AQ Wiring Systems announced its plans to create 400 job positions at its new production plant in Linowiec near Starogard Gdański. The production is planned to be relocated from the plant in Stargard Gdański to the larger one in Linowiec in the fourth quarter of 2019. The roles mainly revolve around production staff, including cable harness fitters.
AQ Wiring Systems is a part of electronic components supplier AQ Group. Operational for 25 years, the latter has a workforce of 6,000 employees in 39 plants worldwide, two of which in Poland.
Eurofound (2019), AQ Wiring System, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 98717, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98717.
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