# Bombardier to invest €6M and hire 180 at Bruges factory

Bombardier Transportation announced a major investment and hiring plan to increase production capacity at its Bruges, Belgium factory, funded by over €6 million and the hiring of at least 180 people.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-01-21
- Where: Bruges, Belgium
- Value: $7.20M (6.00M EUR)
- Jobs: 180
- Status: announced
- Products: rail coaches
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Bombardier Transportation](https://endata.com/companies/260.md)

## Sources

- [machinery-market.co.uk](https://www.machinery-market.co.uk/news/29271/Bombardier-to-increase-production-capacity-at-its-factory-in-Bruges), 2021-02-21: "This plan is for us, as much an industrial necessity as a belief about the future."

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