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.
Bombardier Transportation Poland, the producer of transportation equipment headquartered in Canada, has announced that will create 100 new jobs at its new plant in Wrocław (Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone). The plant, at which body shells for new ICx high speed train will be produced, is expected to be operational in June 2016. The company's investment in Poland is estimated to be PLN 114mn (EUR 26.82mn USD 29.84mn). The plant will feature a state-of-the art 3D laser welding system which not only enables production of the highest-quality welds but also is reducing the time required for the body-shell production process. Currently, in four Polish units located in Wrocław, Katowice, Łódź and Warszawa Bombardier Transportation employs approx. 1,000 people.
Eurofound (2015), Bombardier Transportation Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 85167, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/85167.
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