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Wholesale / Retail 46 - Wholesale trade 46.6 - Wholesale of other machinery, equipment and supplies 46.62 - Wholesale of machine tools
125 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 November 2025
Employment effect (start)
19 November 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Tecnomat, the multinational company, selling technical products for building maintenance, will create 125 new jobs with its third Sicilian store opening November 19 in Isola delle Femmine, Palermo.
The 8,000 square meter sales floor offers professionals and small businesses a modern distribution model centered on technical products for maintenance, renovation, and construction, including plumbing, electricity, construction, carpentry, sanitary fixtures, tiles, hardware, tools, and paints.
The store is part of the group Adeo which owns also Leroy Merlin, Bricoman, Weldom and others.
Eurofound (2025), Tecnomat, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 203648, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203648.
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