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(10 - 33) Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 26.5 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 26.51 - Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, testing and navigation
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
23 July 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
The German multinational Testo, a global leader in portable and stationary measuring technologies, will inaugurate a new industrial facility in Albergaria‑a‑Velha in September 2025. The new plant will specialise in the production of high‑quality portable measuring instruments.
Representing a strategic investment of around €25 million, Testo will create up to 500 jobs.
The municipality has also announced that Testo has officially joined the Rede de Embaixadores Empresariais (Business Ambassadors Network) under the “Albergaria Empreende+” programme. This local initiative seeks to strengthen regional competitiveness, attract investment, support entrepreneurship, and foster the development of human capital to drive sustainable economic growth.
Eurofound (2025), Testo Portugal, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 203124, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203124.
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