Patrona Luggage

Type
Reshoring
Country
United Kingdom
Reshoring from
China
Reshored business function
Production
Region
South East (England); Hampshire and Isle of Wight; Central Hampshire
Location of affected unit(s)
New Milton
Sector
Manufacturing
(13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather
14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
12 November 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2014
Foreseen end date
1 November 2014

Description

Patrona Luggage is a relatively new British company that mainly produces the "Shirt Shuttle", a specially designed case for transporting shirts. The company has received a grant from the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) in order to relocate the production to Hampshire from China. According to the news, there have been a number of quality issues with its Asian partner. Andrew Brundan, managing director and founder, claims that aside from the quality and speed of production, there can also be a significant cost advantage to manufacturing in the UK. The company also claims that the support available from MAS is a real encouragement for companies to take the first step in re-shoring and will help UK manufacturers to have more confidence to compete in the global market.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Patrona Luggage, Reshoring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 183, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/183.