Kansas

Type
Reshoring
Country
Denmark
Reshoring from
Sweden
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Danmark; Syddanmark; Fyn
Location of affected unit(s)
Odense
Sector
Manufacturing
(13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather
14.2 - Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories
14.23 - Manufacture of workwear
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
19 February 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 February 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

Kansas is a Danish firm established in 1952 and operating in the workwear business. In the '70s the company experimented financial problems and in the '80s it was merged in the Swedish group Fristads Kansas Group. In 2015, some of the manufacturing activities located in Denmark were moved to Borås (Sweden). From February 2018, Kasan was organized as an independent firm within the Fristads Kansas group, directly managing its own brand. The decision has been taken to strengthen the image of the brand, and to attract new customers. Manufacturing activities were then relocated in Denmark (Odense).     

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Kansas, Reshoring in Denmark, factsheet number 66, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66.