Vacon Plc outsources AC drives service to YIT in Finland.(Brief Article)

From: Nordic Business Report | Date: May 17, 2004 | Copyright information

NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-17 May 2004-Vacon Plc outsources AC drives service to YIT in Finland(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Finnish frequency converters manufacturer Vacon Plc said on Monday (17 May) that it was expanding its service cooperation with the Finnish construction group YIT by outsourcing its AC drives service in Vaasa and Tampere to YIT Service.

As a result of the outsourcing, 12 Vacon employees would be transferred to YIT with...

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