Leader Light

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Východné Slovensko; Košický kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Ktompachy
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.4 - Manufacture of lighting equipment
27.4 - Manufacture of lighting equipment
130 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 February 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2015
Foreseen end date
1 February 2016

Description

Slovak LED lighting specialist Leader Light plans to start production of lighting in Krompachy in May 2015. As a result 130 new jobs will be created within the next 12 months. The company will offer the new positions to former workers of Panasonic, which is closing its plant in Krompachy making 650 employees redundant.

Sources

  • 27 February 2015: Hospodárske noviny
  • 10 March 2015: Spisska 24 Dnes 24

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Leader Light, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 79146, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/79146.