RESHORING CASE

TBA Textiles

Company details
Code: 
TBA
Company name: 
TBA Textiles
Company country: 
United Kingdom
Number of employees: 
65
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C13 - Manufacture of textiles
Sub-sectors: 
C13.30 - Finishing of textiles
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
08/09/2016
Starting implementation date: 
September, 2016
End of Implementation : 
December, 2017
Reshored to: 
United Kingdom
Location of affected unit(s): 
Greater Manchester
Location code: 
UKD37
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Estimated job gains: 
16
Reasons for reshoring: 
Government support to relocation
Implementation of strategies based on product/process innovation
Case narrative: 

TBA Textiles is a British manufacturer of high performance technical textiles with over 140 years experience in the industry. The company is based in Rochdale, Lancashire, UK. TBA Textiles supplies over 100 countries across sectors including construction, marine and transportation. In recent years, the company outsourced part of its production to the Netherlands. TBA Textiles has received help and support offered by the N Brown Textiles Growth Programme in the form of a second grant of £150,000. With this support TBA Textiles will go ahead with its investment of around £700,000 in its own manufacturing plant in Rochdale over the next two years. This investment articulated that TBA Textiles refines its focus , returning its business which previously outsourced in Netherlands back to home country. The investment sees 16 new jobs and two new apprenticeships created in Greater Manchester, in addition to the 18 jobs associated with an earlier investment this year.  In turn, this investment will secure the position of TBA Textiles at the forefront of development and manufacture of high performance technical textiles, and, additionally, will allow for beneficial socio-economic effects in the form of new job opportunities and apprenticeships.

Sources: 

BQ, 08/09/2016

Offshoring details
Offshoring location: 
Netherlands
Offshoring entry mode: 
Non equity
Notes: 
Estimate of 65 employees from the website: https://www.endole.co.uk/company/03425139/tba-textiles-limited Other details could be in https://www.tevonews.com/industrial-fabrics-news/507-tba-gets-funding-to-create-new-jobs