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Pays de la Loire; Pays de la Loire; Maine-et-Loire
Location of affected unit(s)
Doué-la-Fontaine
Sector
Manufacturing (13 - 15) Manufacture of textiles, apparel and leather 15.1 - Tanning, dyeing, dressing of leather and fur; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness 15.12 - Manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery and harness of any material
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 October 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2020
Foreseen end date
Description
The Hofica group, specialised in the manufacture of luxury leather goods, has announced the opening of a new workshop in Doué-en-Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), called 'Atelier Douessin', which will employ 200 people. A relay building will accommodate a first group of employees in training at the beginning of 2020. 'In the long term, more than 200 employees will exercise their know-how within the Atelier Douessin', the company explains.
The Hofica group has several sites in Maine-et-Loire and has a company based in Mayenne. It currently has 630 employees.
Eurofound (2019), Atelier douessin, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 98922, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/98922.
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