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Manufacturing Manufacture Of Material For Textiles, Apparel, Leather And Related Products Manufacture Of Leather And Related Products 15.1 - Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness; dressing and dyeing of fur
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
24 April 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2016
Foreseen end date
31 May 2019
Description
The luxury brand Hermès is recruiting 200 leather craftsmen within three years for its new site in Le Vaudreuil (Eure) in Normandie. The company, which currently employs 97 individuals, began its recruitment drive in March, and the first round of recruitment is due to be completed by the end of April 2016. The company stated that it is looking for experienced professionals, who will maintain the high standards that Hermès expects, but also highlighted that it will take on some beginners. The company has been present in Le Vaudreuil since 1975, but will now moving to a larger facility as the current one has become cramped and is no longer able to keep up with production requirements.
Sources
24 April 2016: Ouest-France
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Maroquinerie de Normandie, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 87545, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/87545.
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