The Danish turbine company Vestas has announced that its will be hiring 400 more temporary workers at its plant in Colorado after securing new orders for a total of 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of power in the United States.
Furthermore, the company – which in 2013 was named a world leader in the installation of new wind turbines by Make Consulting, a Danish renewable energy consulting firm – has got framework agreements for an additional 2.5 GW, thus solidifying the US as one of its largest markets.
Big turnaround
This is a big turnaround for a company that two years ago was still suffering from dire quarterly figures and on the verge of a major round of lay-offs.
“Vestas has been through a tough two-year turnaround process to return to profitability,” CEO Anders Runevad told the Denver Business Journal. “That we simultaneously achieved our financial goals in 2013 and solidified our market leadership is a testament to the strength of the company.”
More hires expected
Vestas expects to hire 450 more temporary employees throughout the year, which would give it a total number of 2,000 employees. The employees are hired on a temporary basis, but 60 have already been hired permanently and Vestas expects more to follow suit in the future.
