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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15.20 - Manufacture of footwear
110 - 130 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
2 April 2015
Employment effect (start)
17 May 2015
Foreseen end date
1 September 2015
Description
The commercial court of Rennes has decided the immediate liquidation of Noël Beauvais in Vitré (Ille-et-Vilaine), a subsidiary of the shoes manufacturer Chaussure Noël. The closure will result in the dismissal of 30 employees. Furthermore, the management of the company has announced a reorganisation of other sites in France that employ 185 people. The company has presented a social plan to cut between 80 and 100 jobs, mainly in Vitré where 70 positions will be cut.
Sources
1 April 2015: Ouest Fance
2 April 2015: L'usine Nouvelle
7 May 2015: Ouest-France
7 May 2015: Le Journal de Vitré
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Noël France, Bankruptcy in France, factsheet number 79159, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79159.
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