Abax

Type
Reshoring
Country
Norway
Reshoring from
Lithuania
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Norge; Agder og Sør-Østlandet; Vestfold
Location of affected unit(s)
Horten
Sector
Manufacturing
(26 - 27) Manufacture of electrical, electronic and optical products
26.5 - Manufacture of measuring testing instruments, clocks and watches
26.5 - Manufacture of measuring testing instruments, clocks and watches
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
6 October 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

Abax is a Norwegian company that produces tracking systems for vehicles and equipments. In 2016, it signed a three years (2017-2019) production agreement with a Norwegian company based in Horten (Norway). Based on such a contract, all production activities earlier located in Norway and Lithuania were relocated in Norway. The subcontractor has been chosen because of its expertise in prototypes and production, its highly automated facility, and its proximity to Abax headquarters. 

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Abax, Reshoring in Norway, factsheet number 60, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60.