US EditionExclusive. "This Is Not a Decision Taken Lightly": Why Somfy Will Remove 550 Positions Despite Good Results
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The company Somfy, based in Haute-Savoie, plans to abolish 550 jobs, including more than 300 in France. The group indicates that it is affected by the weak market dynamics in Europe, but intends to maintain its French sites.
The Somfy group, which is based in Cluses in Haute-Savoie, presents this Thursday 29 January to its social partners a project of reorganization, the first of this magnitude in its history, which could lead to the abolition of 550 posts worldwide, including about 350 in France. The group's managing director, Sébastien Picot, details for Le Dauphiné Libéré in exclusivity the reasons, the timetable and the commitments vis-à-vis the employees.
The manufacturer of shutter motors and Somfy home automation "considers a reorganization" and the abolition of 550 posts, 350 of which in France, to cope with the slowdown of the market, announced the management....
Somfy intends to abolish nearly 550 jobs worldwide, 350 of them in France, said on Friday 30 January, the group specializing in shutter motors and blinds and the connection of the house. "No industrial or logistic sites and jobs are concerned," says L-Usine Nouvelle l'entreprise de Cluses (Haute-Savoie), which has 6500 people worldwide, of which nearly 2800 in France, for 1.5 billion euros in turnover in 2024.
On Thursday, January 29, Somfy announced a plan to abolish 550 jobs worldwide, including nearly 350 in France. The group whose head office is in Cluses explains that it is obliged to adapt to "a market in profound transformation".
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