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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
120 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 October 2018
Employment effect (start)
28 October 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
The German fire engines company Ziegler has created a total of 120 new jobs at its newly opened plant in Kutina, Croatia. Ziegler newly opened plant is the second Ziegler plant in Croatia and will only work on special orders vehicles. Each vehicle will be a separate project. Additionally, components for other plants around the world will be manufactured in Kutina.
Ziegler has been established in Zagreb in 2000 as a subsidiary of the German company Albert Ziegler GmbH. Manufactured fire engines for aero-ports and chemical plants will mainly be exported to Germany, China, Netherlands, Romania, Turkey, Pakistan, Vietnam and other countries. Ziegler Group became operating as part of the China International Marine Containers in 2012. It is a corporation specialised in logistic and energetic solutions.
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Ziegler, Business expansion in Croatia, factsheet number 95724, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/95724.