RESHORING CASE

Amps Electric Bikes

Company details
Company name: 
Amps Electric Bikes Ltd
Company country: 
United Kingdom
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
Sub-sectors: 
C30.9 - Manufacture of transport equipment n.e.c.
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
16/07/2018
Starting implementation date: 
July, 2018
Reshored to: 
United Kingdom
Location of affected unit(s): 
Sevenoaks
Location code: 
UKJ44
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshored services/activities: 
Assembling
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Reasons for reshoring: 
Duties
Improvement in efficiency
Quality control
Case narrative: 

Amps Electric Bikes is a British company producing electric bicycles under the brand name Wisper. In July 2018, it opened a new facility in the Kent county where it already had its administrative offices. It the new plant the company will assembly the high-end electric bikes it earlier imported from China. The decision to relocate the final production phase in UK is - at least partially - the consequence of the recent decision of European Union to collect duties from importers of e-bikes. However, the company also aimed to to improve the product quality and make the production more effective.

Sources: 

Cycling industry news 16/07/2018

Sources link: 

https://cyclingindustry.news/wisper-brings-its-high-end-electric-bike-as...

Offshoring details
Offshoring date: 
2004
Offshoring location: 
China
Offshored business function: 
Production
Host country geographical area: 
China