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Manufacturing (28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment 28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery 28.15 - Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements
135 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 October 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
ZWL Slovakia, a subsidiary of the German Neue ZWL Zahnradwerk company, is expanding its plant in Sucany and it is to hire 135 new employees.
The company operates in Slovakia since 2008 and it produces parts and components for the automotive industry. The new extension of the production plant is being built in the industrial zone of Sučany-Martin. This investment will create 135 new jobs and it is expected to be fully operational by May 2013. According to the CEO, Jozef Pustay, the production capacity of the company will be increased by 200%.
Sources
16 October 2012: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2012), ZWL Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 74363, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74363.