RESHORING CASE

TES

Company details
Company name: 
TES
Company country: 
Sweden
Number of employees: 
22
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C27 - Manufacture of electrical equipment
Sub-sectors: 
C27.5 - Manufacture of domestic appliances
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
23/05/2018
Starting implementation date: 
May, 2017
End of Implementation : 
May, 2018
Reshored to: 
Sweden
Location of affected unit(s): 
Mariestad
Location code: 
SE232
Reshored business function: 
Production
Reshoring governance mode: 
Third party (external suppliers)
Reasons for reshoring: 
Clean technology
Delivery time
Proximity to customers
Proximity to suppliers
Case narrative: 

TES is a Swedish company that produces dehumidifiers and air purifiers; Wood's it is one of its brand. The company decided to move the production of dehumidifiers from Canada to Sweden. The production activity was outsourced to a supplier operating in the Electrolux's former factory in Mariestad (Sweden). The relocation was due to a new European requirement that imposes by 2020 the exclusive use of environmental friendly gas for refrigeration. The unit in Canada was not interested in making production changes requested by the EU market. Moreover, relocating the production in Sweden, TES may operate closer to its costumers and suppliers avoiding long delivery time. The manufacturing of the relocated products started in May 2018.

Sources: 

Di.se 23/05/2018

Svensk Verkstad 24/05/2018

Metal Supply 29/05/2018

Offshoring details
Offshoring date: 
1950
Offshoring location: 
Canada
Offshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Host country geographical area: 
North America