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Manufacturing (26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products 27.1 - Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus 27.12 - Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
150 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
30 September 2021
Foreseen end date
1 January 2023
Description
The Hager Group, a German manufacturer of electrical installation equipment, announced 150 redundancies at its Saverne site in France. The site, which produces home-automation products such as wall-mounted devices, programmable timers and control systems, employs around 300 workers. It will close as part of the group’s plan to reorganise its building automation activities.
The other 150 employees are expected to be redeployed to Hager’s sites in Bischwiller and Obernai by the end of 2023.
Also, production, logistics and supply chain activities will be gradually reduced in Saverne by the end of 2023.
Eurofound (2021), Hager, Relocation in France, factsheet number 203560, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203560.
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