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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.9 - Manufacture Of Transport Equipment N.E.C.
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
1 December 2022
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
Bluemooov, a French company founded in 2018, specializes in designing cargo tricycles. It initially opted for production in Tunisia due to complexities in launching production in France. In 2022 it decided to relocate the production in Pays de la Loire to reduce its carbon footprint. The plan involves collaboration with subcontractors in Mayenne, Maine-et-Loire, and Sarthe to assemble bicycles at 90%. While certain components like brake pedals and handle grips are no longer manufactured in France, the company domestically designs a motor kit for the bicycles. The assembly project was expected to commence in the second quarter of 2023 on a site in Mayenne, with the goal of delivering 300 to 500 bicycles in the first year, scaling to 1,000 units by 2024. The relocation aims to balance higher labor costs with transportation cost savings.
Eurofound (2022), Bluemooov, Reshoring in France, factsheet number 285, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/285.
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