RESHORING CASE

Sifrrap Requalification

Company details
Company name: 
Sifrrap Requalification
Company country: 
France
Number of employees: 
45
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
Sub-sectors: 
C28.2 - Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
10/10/2016
Starting implementation date: 
January, 2016
End of Implementation : 
December, 2017
Reshored to: 
France
Location of affected unit(s): 
Fère-en-Tardenois
Location code: 
FRE21 
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Estimated job gains: 
17
Reasons for reshoring: 
Proximity to customers
Case narrative: 

Sifrrap Requalification is a French company producing fire extinguishers. In 2016, it decided to re-insource and back-shore in its Fère-en-Tardenois site production activities outsourced to Chinese suppliers. The main aim of the reshoring decision was to increase proximity to customer. In order to reach this objective, the company invested around 2 millions Euro and created 17 new jobs.  

Sources: 

Usine Nouvelle 10/10/2016 

Sources link: 

https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/sifrrap-requalification-rapatrie-s...

Offshoring details
Offshoring location: 
China
Offshored business function: 
Production
Offshoring governance mode: 
Third party (external suppliers)