Atelier douessin

Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Maine-et-Loire
Location of affected unit(s)
Doué-la-Fontaine
Sector
Manufacturing
(13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather
15.1 - Tanning, dyeing, dressing of leather and fur; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness
15.12 - Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 October 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2020
Foreseen end date

Description

The Hofica group, specialised in the manufacture of luxury leather goods, has announced the opening of a new workshop in Doué-en-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), called 'Atelier Douessin', which will employ 200 people. A relay building will accommodate a first group of employees in training at the beginning of 2020. 'In the long term, more than 200 employees will exercise their know-how within the Atelier Douessin', the company explains. The Hofica group has several sites in Maine-et-Loire and has a company based in Mayenne. It currently has 630 employees.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Atelier douessin, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 98922, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/98922.