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.
Civinity, one of the largest building maintenance and engineering solutions groups in the Baltics, is to create 500 new jobs in Vilnius by the end of May 2022. It offers jobs for the following professionals: plumbers, electricians, general construction workers, installers, cleaning service workers, and IT specialists. Among these, following the outbreak of the Russian military actions, the group has announced it will employ 100 Ukrainian people who had to leave their country because of the war. The management of the Civinity group has also stated that they will offer accommodation for families of their employees from the Ukraine.
Civinity is a group of companies that offers a full range of services in the fields of real estate facility management, maintenance, and operation. The main activities of Civinity are design, installation and maintenance of ventilation, heating, and air conditioning systems. In Lithuania, Civinity group is operating under three main brands: Civinity Home, Civinity Solutions and Civinity Engineering.
Civinity group is headquartered in Vilnius and currently employs 1,500 people. It also has subsidiaries in Latvia and the UK.
Eurofound (2022), Civinity, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 106369, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/106369.
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