BLM

Type
Reshoring
Country
France
Reshoring from
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Centre — Val de Loire; Centre — Val de Loire; Loir-et-Cher
Location of affected unit(s)
Sologne
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
27.9 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
27.9 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
15 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

BLM is a French company established in 2004 producing electrical equipment. After years of offshoring in Asia, in 2018 the company reshored production activities in a new plant close to the historical location in Sologne (France). The relocation decision was mainly due to the reduced labor costs gap between Asia and France, and to the possibility to decrease transportation costs. After the relocation, the company hired 15 people to operate in the new site. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2018), BLM, Reshoring in France, factsheet number 40, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/40.