Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
The Apave Group, a specialist in technical, environmental, human and digital risk management, is hiring 1,450 workers across France and its overseas territories by 2026. This massive recruitment is part of its strategic plan, dubbed ‘AMPLIFY 2030’, in which company is aiming for a turnover of €3 billion by 2030.
The company is seeking a wide range of profiles, from managerial roles to field technicians. The group is particularly looking to recruit technical inspection engineers, cybersecurity experts, electrical training technicians, and HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) consultants. It is targeting both experienced professionals and early-career candidates, including recent graduates and individuals currently in training. In this context, the Apave Group is also planning to recruit 250 work-study students (alternance) across France.
The hirings will be distributed by region: in Île-de-France, 350 new hires on permanent, fixed-term and work-study contracts; in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, there will be 285 new hires; in Occitanie, 160; in the Grand Est, 144; in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 134; in the South region, 133; in Normandy, 114; in the Pays de la Loire region, 93; in the Hauts-de-France region, 76; in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, 59; in Brittany, 57; in Centre-Val-de-Loire region, 45; in the overseas territory, 40 and in Corsica (10).
Several prior restructurings have been recorded on the ERM database, with the latest hiring 1,650 workers in 2025 Apave 2025 - FR.
Eurofound (2026), Apave, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 204452, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204452.
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