Esaote

Type
Reshoring
Country
Italy
Reshoring from
Netherlands
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Centro (IT); Toscana; Firenze
Location of affected unit(s)
Firenze
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.6 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
26.6 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
20 January 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2015
Foreseen end date
1 December 2015

Description

Esaote is an Italian company founded in 1982 that produces biomedical equipment. The company's sales have fallen due to the economic crisis. As part of a larger restructuring within the firm, the assembly of all equipment produced by Esaote will now be concentrated at its Florence site in Italy, including parts that were previously assembled in the Netherlands. The exact impact on job gains and losses at each respective site is unknown.

Sources

  • 20 January 2015: Il Sole 24 Ore

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Esaote, Reshoring in Italy, factsheet number 195, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/195.