RESHORING CASE

BLM

Company details
Company name: 
BLM
Company country: 
France
Number of employees: 
21
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
Sub-sectors: 
C27.9 - Manufacture of other electrical equipment
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
06/04/2018
Starting implementation date: 
April, 2018
Reshored to: 
France
Location of affected unit(s): 
Sologne
Location code: 
FRB06 
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Estimated job gains: 
15
Reasons for reshoring: 
Labour costs' gap reduction
Logistics costs
Case narrative: 

BLM is a French company established in 2004 producing electrical equipment. After years of offshoring in Asia, in 2018 the company reshored production activities in a new plant close to the historical location in Sologne (France). The relocation decision was mainly due to the reduced labor costs gap between Asia and France, and to the possibility to decrease transportation costs. After the relocation, the company hired 15 people to operate in the new site. 

Sources: 

La nouvelle Republique 08/04/2018

Offshoring details
Offshored business function: 
Production
Host country geographical area: 
Other Asian countries