Company detailsCode: EsaoteCompany name: EsaoteCompany country: ItalyNumber of employees: 1300Sector: C - ManufacturingSector detail: C26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical productsSub-sectors: C26.6 - Manufacture of irradiation, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment Reshoring detailsReshoring announcement date: 20/01/2015Starting implementation date: February, 2015End of Implementation : December, 2015Reshored to: ItalyLocation of affected unit(s): FirenzeLocation code: ITE14Reshored business function: ProductionPartial or Total reshoring: TotalReshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Estimated job gains: 0Reasons for reshoring: Economic crisisFirm's global reorganizationUnions' pressure at the home countryUntapped production capacityCase narrative: Esaote is an Italian company founded in 1982 that produces biomedical equipment. The company's sales have fallen due to the economic crisis. As part of a larger restructuring within the firm, the assembly of all equipment produced by Esaote will now be concentrated at its Florence site in Italy, including parts that were previously assembled in the Netherlands. The exact impact on job gains and losses at each respective site is unknown. Sources: Il Sole 24 Ore, 20 January 2015 Sources link: Il Sole 24 Ore, 20 January 2015 Offshoring detailsOffshoring location: NetherlandsHost country geographical area: Western Europe