The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Manufacture Of Furniture 31 - Manufacture Of Furniture
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Announcement Date
25 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
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Description
Jysk is a Danish producer of furniture which generally outsources its production. In the last years, it is increasing the amount of production requested to European contractors. In 2017, it decided to move some of its outsourced production from China to Eastern Europe, and chose among others Polish suppliers. The company declared the following motivations for its relocation decision: a) rising costs in Asia, b) availability of automated production systems at the Polish contractors, and c) vicinity to European customers who accept to pay higher prices to receive quicker delivery.
Eurofound (2017), Jysk, Reshoring in Poland, factsheet number 81, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/81.
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