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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Furniture And Other Manufacturing Other Manufacturing 32.99 - Other manufacturing n.e.c.
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2017
Foreseen end date
Description
Uni Concept, a Chinese company specialised in the design of accessories and parts for smartphones, has announced that it will set up a production site in Gaillac by August. By reducing transport costs, number of intermediaries and increasing flexibility, the company expects its products to be cheaper than Chinese products. The activity will be developed in several phases. The first, for the company's installation, will generate 30 to 40 jobs by August, but the management plans to eventually reach around 100 jobs.
Sources
18 May 2017: France.info Occitanie
17 May 2017: Le Tarn Libre
22 May 2017: Le journal d'ici
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Uni Concept, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 91008, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91008.
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