This new project adds to the other three leather workshop sites currently under development in L'I isle-D'Espagnac (Charente), Loupes (Gironde) and Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes).
Hermès will open its tenth leather articles in Colombelles, calvados, by 2028, creating 260 artisanal works. This expansion supports its artisanal model and its local employment. Complement in progress in Charente, Gironde and Ardennes. The training will be provided by École Hermès des Savoir-Faire, in association with local education and employment agencies.
Hermès reaffirms her focus on local employment
The Maroquinerie de Colombelles is part of the development of a tenth regional artisanal center for the Hermès group that currently has leather articles production sites in nine of the thirteen regions of France. Hermès is deeply committed to building lasting relationships with her local partners and is preparing for her arrival in Colombelles with the help of the Urban Community of Caen-La-Mer, Normandie Aménage and the City of Colombelles.
The Chamber will recruit its artisans with the support of the École Hermès des Savoir-Faire, the Employment Service of France and several local labor partners.
Hermès reaffirms its commitment to education and training
In a spirit of tutoring focused on the transmission of knowledge and artisanal culture of the house, the Colombian site will be based on the experience of the teams in the group's leather workshops and the Hermès des Savoir-Faire. The school, which has been recognized as a learning training center by the Ministry of Education of France since 2021, will train new artisans in close collaboration with the Regional Education Authority of Normandy and local vocational training partners.
A sustainable and responsible approach
In line with its sustainable development ambitions, Hermès will build the new leather workshop in a brown field site previously owned by the Metallurgique de Normandie (SMN), an old jewel in the Industrial Crown of Normandy that operated in the region from 1917 to 1993. Since 2010, Hermès has opened leather triade in France. The Colombian Maroquinerie will be the leather articles 27 of the house, all of which are in France. Hermès continues to strengthen its role as a socially responsible company, creating long -term and high quality jobs and reaffirming its willingness to contribute to regional development.
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