Sleipner Motor

Type
Reshoring
Country
Norway
Reshoring from
China
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Norge;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
1 April 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Sleipner Motor is a Norwegian company which is based in Fredrikstad (Norway). The company has manufactured high quality parts for the marine industry since 1908. Specifically, it produces thruster, hydraulic steering and stabilizers among other products. Sleipner Motor is a world leader in thrusters for yachts under 160 feet with its Side-Power thrusters. According to Arne Skauen, a head of Sleipner Motor in Fredrikstad (Norway), the products made in the offshore country (China) was characterized by low quality and unsatisfactory delivery times. As a result, Sleipner Motor moved its production from China back to Norway. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Sleipner Motor, Reshoring in Norway, factsheet number 117, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/117.