RESHORING CASE

Gigaset

Company details
Company name: 
Gigaset AG
Company country: 
Germany
Number of employees: 
930
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
Sub-sectors: 
C26.3.0 - Manufacture of communication equipment
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
26/05/2018
Reshored to: 
Germany
Location of affected unit(s): 
Bocholt
Location code: 
DEA5
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshored services/activities: 
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Reasons for reshoring: 
Automation of production process
Quality control
Case narrative: 

Gigaset is a German manufacturer of fixed and mobile phones whose production had been offshored in China. During the 2018, the company decided to launch a new smartphone device whose assembling will be performed in a company's plant located at Bocholt (Germany) while components will still be sourced from Asian suppliers. The German facility is highly automated so defects are highly reduced and overall production costs result similar to those in China. Finally, it is worth noting that the German facility will be in charge to design new devices and adapt them to costumers' special requirements.

Sources: 

Telecom Handel 29/05/2018 

Westfalenpost 29/05/2018

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