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.
Girteka Logistics, one of the biggest transport and logistics companies in Lithuania, is to create 350 new jobs in Vilnius. According to the management, the company grew by 30 percent in 2017 and it plans to further grow in 2018. The company is looking to hire 350 professionals: Sales Managers, Finance Analysts, IT specialists and other professionals. Currently Girteka Logistics employs around 1,500 employees in Vilnius.
Girteka Logistics is one of Europe’s largest road transport companies and it delivers more than 300,000 full truck loads annually. The company serves various customers ranging from local producers to international companies through regional distribution centres.
Eurofound (2018), Girteka Logistics, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 93811, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93811.
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