Embraco Centre for Shared Services

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Východné Slovensko; Košický kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Kosice
Sector
Adminstrative / Support Services
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
82 - Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
9 September 2015
Employment effect (start)
9 September 2015
Foreseen end date

Description

Brazil Embraco Company, leader in production of compressors for cooling systems, opened its centre for shared services in Kosice where up to 150 new jobs will be created.

The multinational Embraco has operated its production unit Embraco Slovakia (Spisska Nova Ves) since 1997 and is currently building a research unit in Kosice. According to a company spokesman, the company decided to develop its centre for shared services in Kosice because of the availability of an educated workforce and universities as well as a suitable time zone. Recently, centres for shared services were established in Kosice by other large companies including IBM, T-Systems and Ness.

Sources

  • 9 September 2015: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Embraco Centre for Shared Services, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 84758, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/84758.