Company detailsCompany name: Ewes Stålfjäder ABCompany country: SwedenNumber of employees: 75Sector: C - ManufacturingSector detail: C25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipmentSub-sectors: C25.9.3 - Manufacture of wire products, chain and springs Reshoring detailsReshoring announcement date: 10/01/2017Starting implementation date: January, 2017Reshored to: SwedenLocation of affected unit(s): BredarydLocation code: SE211Reshored business function: ProductionPartial or Total reshoring: PartialReshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Reasons for reshoring: Automation of production processDelivery timeNeed for greater organizational flexibilityCase narrative: Ewes is a Swedish company that produces steel springs. It owns manufacturing units in different European countries and in Asia. In 2017, it decided to relocate its Serbian based production to its Swedish plant in Bredaryd. The relocation decision was mainly based on the willingness to improve the company flexibility and reduce the delivery time. Finally, the company implemented investments in the Swedish plant to automate the production process and improve the operational efficiency. Other reshoring motivations have been the improvement in flexibility and the reduction in delivery time. Sources: Metal supply 10/01/2017 Vn.se 29/03/2017 Sources link: https://www.metal-supply.se/article/view/308710/produktionen_flyttar_hem... https://www.vn.se/article/en-naringsministers-plikt/ Offshoring detailsOffshoring location: SerbiaOffshored business function: ProductionOffshoring governance mode: In house (in own facilities)Host country geographical area: Eastern Europe
