Ewes

Type
Reshoring
Country
Sweden
Reshoring from
Serbia
Reshored business function
Production
Region
Södra Sverige; Småland med öarna; Jönköpings län
Location of affected unit(s)
Bredaryd
Sector
Manufacturing
(24 - 25) Manufacture of metals
25.9 - Manufacture of other fabricated metal products
25.93 - Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs
No information on job gains number available
Announcement Date
10 January 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

Ewes is a Swedish company that produces steel springs. It owns manufacturing units in different European countries and in Asia. In 2017, it decided to relocate its Serbian based production to its Swedish plant in Bredaryd. The relocation decision was mainly based on the willingness to improve the company flexibility and reduce the delivery time. Finally, the company implemented investments in the Swedish plant to automate the production process and improve the operational efficiency. Other reshoring motivations have been the improvement in flexibility and the reduction in delivery time.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Ewes, Reshoring in Sweden, factsheet number 76, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76.