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Manufacturing Manufacture of metals Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 25.3 - Manufacture of weapons and ammunition
220 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
28 May 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
MESKO, a defence technology company, plans to hire approximately 220 new employees at its plant in Skarżysko-Kamienna.
The employment is related to the finalisation of two investment projects, including the construction of new buildings, the purchase of machinery and the expansion of competencies. The plant will produce ammunition and rockets. As a result, an additional 220 people will be hired by the end of 2025.
MESKO is a Polish defence technology company established in 1922, operating as Państwowa Fabryka Amunicji (National Ammunition Factory), then Zakłady Metalowe MESKO SA (Metal Factory MESKO SA); at present, the company produces various munitions and is headquartered in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland
Eurofound (2025), MESKO, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 202846, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202846.
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