Ateliers de Vitré

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Bretagne; Bretagne; Ille-et-Vilaine
Location of affected unit(s)
Vitré
Sector
Manufacturing
(13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather
15.1 - Tanning, dyeing, dressing of leather and fur; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness
15.12 - Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
22 March 2022
Employment effect (start)
22 March 2022
Foreseen end date
31 March 2023

Description

Ateliers de Vitré (formerly Maison Texier) has announced the recruitment of 100 employees over the next 12 months in Vitré. The company is looking for 80 leatherworkers and 20 fitters, technicians, and logisticians. Both experienced and unexperienced profiles are welcome, as candidates will be internally trained. In 2021, the company has launched a €1.3 million investment programme to bring its industrial facilities, i.e., its machines, up to the highest level of excellence and to digitalise the production chain. The company received €75,000 in support from the France Recovery Plan.

Ateliers de Vitré is a subcontractor for major luxury brands and currently employs 160 people, including 140 craftsmen. In 2015 the company was acquired by Renaissance Luxury Group.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Ateliers de Vitré, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 106544, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/106544.