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.
Polish construction company ERBUD announced that it will create over 200 jobs at its new production facility in Ostaszewo launched in April 2021. The investment is divided into 2 stages. The second stage includes the construction of another hall will be operational in the third quarter of 2022. In total, about 600 jobs are planned to be created under the business expansion. Located in the Special Economic Zone, the factory will produce wooden module buildings, especially for the German market. ERBUD is to invest PLN 80-100 million (€17.76-22.21 million) in the project.
Founded in 1990, ERBUD is the biggest Poland’s construction company. The company specialises in commercial construction and provides its services to the energy, road and engineering industries.
Eurofound (2021), ERBUD, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 104909, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/104909.
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