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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31 - Manufacture Of Furniture
20 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 April 2021
Employment effect (start)
17 April 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
Rodet, a metal furniture manufacturing company based in Anneyron, made a strategic decision in 2021 to diversify and bring back its production to its home base. Founded in 1948 as an industrial locksmith company, it became part of Fermob in 2016, and evolved into producing leisure furniture for various sectors, including communities, hospitality, and DIY. In 2021, Rodet focused on expanding its capabilities by specializing in the transformation of aluminum tubes to position itself as a player in aluminum furniture production. To support this initiative, the company expressed its plan to relocate half of its Chinese production to a 800 m2 facility in Anneyron, creating 21 additional jobs.
Eurofound (2021), Rodet, Reshoring in France, factsheet number 283, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/283.
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