Siemens Gamesa

Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Niedersachsen; Lüneburg; Cuxhaven
Location of affected unit(s)
Cuxhaven
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
850 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
5 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
5 June 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

The German wind energy group Siemens Gamesa announced it will create between 850 and 1,000 new jobs at its recently opened wind power plant in Cuxhaven by the end of 2018.

As of June 2018, Siemens Gamesa has 1,900 employees in Germany.

In April 2018, Siemens Gamesa announced staff reductions of 213 employees in Germany (Siemens Gamesa, 2018). 

Sources

  • 5 June 2018: NDR (online)
  • 5 June 2018: Handelsblatt (online)

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Siemens Gamesa, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 94298, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94298.