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Leading logistics company in Bulgaria Discordia plans to hire 1,800 employees and invest BGN 350 million


The leading logistics and transport company on the Bulgarian market, Discordia plans to employ about 1,800 new employees over the next 5 years, and for the same period will invest BGN 350 million in its business. This was confirmed by the founder and CEO of the company Hristo Hristov.

"For the past five years we have invested BGN 130 million and have opened more than 700 jobs," he said. In his words at the beginning of 2018, the number of people employed in the company grew by 215 and by the end of December they will increase to 250 people.

At the moment, the drivers who work for the company are 700. "We are thus expecting to be in 25th place among the largest employers in the country," he added. Hristov admitted that the problem of shortage of drivers in the industry is increasing, but their efforts are aimed at attracting back people who have gone abroad.

The company was established in 1992 and currently has offices in Sofia, Varna, Ruse, Burgas, as well as in Ukraine and Romania. The company operates on over 20 markets, mainly in Europe, with the top 3 being Germany, Turkey and Austria.

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