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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31.0 - Manufacture Of Furniture
85 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 February 2025
Employment effect (start)
19 February 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
CBA Meubles, a French manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture, is closing its factory in Nersac (Charente), losing 85 jobs. Previously known as Demeyere, the company is shutting down the facility due to declining sales and a financial loss of 13.4 million euros in 2023. The furniture industry is closely linked to the struggling real estate sector, contributing to these difficulties.
The Moroccan group Safari acquired the company in 2022, retaining 478 of the original 716 employees. In 2024, it planned to invest 27 million euros in modernizing the company’s manufacturing processes.
CBA Meubles currently has a total workforce of 470 employees, with 385 based in the North and 85 in Charente.
Eurofound (2025), CBA Meubles (ex Demeyere), Closure in France, factsheet number 202385, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/202385.
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