Sifrrap Requalification

Type
Reshoring
Country
France
Reshoring from
China
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Hauts-de-France; Picardie; Aisne
Location of affected unit(s)
Fère-en-Tardenois
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.2 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
28.2 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
17 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 October 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
1 December 2017

Description

Sifrrap Requalification is a French company producing fire extinguishers. In 2016, it decided to re-insource and back-shore in its Fère-en-Tardenois site production activities outsourced to Chinese suppliers. The main aim of the reshoring decision was to increase proximity to customer. In order to reach this objective, the company invested around 2 millions Euro and created 17 new jobs.  

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Sifrrap Requalification, Reshoring in France, factsheet number 49, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/49.