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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15.12 - Manufacture Of Luggage, Handbags And The Like, Saddlery And Harness
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 January 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
Maison Camille Fournet, which specialises in luxury leather goods, has invested €7 million in a new workshop at its production site in Tergnier (Aisne), which will enable it to recruit 150 employees over the next two years. The new 3,000 m2 building will enable the company to increase its production capacity of handbags for French luxury brands. The workshop will be operational by the end of the year. Recruitment will take place in advance of the opening to train new employees.
Camille Fournet has subsidiaries in Switzerland, the United States, China and Japan, and plans to set up operations in South Korea and Dubai in the next few years. It will generate sales of €40 million in 2023 and is aiming for €66 million by 2028. It employs 250 people on the site, out of a total workforce of 600. It aims to have 750 employees by the end of 2025.
Eurofound (2024), Camille Fournet, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 200904, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200904.
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