The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.2 - Manufacture Of Other General-Purpose Machinery
17 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 October 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
1 December 2017
Description
Sifrrap Requalification is a French company producing fire extinguishers. In 2016, it decided to re-insource and back-shore in its Fère-en-Tardenois site production activities outsourced to Chinese suppliers. The main aim of the reshoring decision was to increase proximity to customer. In order to reach this objective, the company invested around 2 millions Euro and created 17 new jobs.
Eurofound (2016), Sifrrap Requalification, Reshoring in France, factsheet number 49, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/49.
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