Hermès Inaugurates Regional Training Hub in Fitilieu (Isère)
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Hermes has plans in place to strengthen its territorial presence in France with the inauguration of a 17th leather goods workshop in Fitilieu (Isere). Les Ateliers de Fitilieu, which has a training school for professions in saddlery-leather goods, cutting anHermès Inaugurates Regional Training Hub in Fitilieu (Isère)
Hermes has plans in place to strengthen its territorial presence in France with the inauguration of a 17th leather goods workshop in Fitilieu (Isere). Les Ateliers de Fitilieu, which has a training school for professions in saddlery-leather goods, cutting and leather mechanics, will ultimately employ around 100 craftsmen and women, as per the brand.More than 50 craftsmen undertake initial or further training at the Ateliers before completing their apprenticeships in the site’s production workshop. At the end of their training, the qualified artisans will move to one of the three sites in the Savoie-Dauphine hub, according to Hermes.Hermes is pursuing a recruitment strategy in close collaboration with employment services in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Region, the education department via the GRETA adult education centers, and the Pole Emploi governmental employment agency, as per the brand.As brand’s general training policy also supports the integration and retention of disabled people in employment, Fitilieu’s artisan trainers have developed specific skills to adapt learning and production to people with different disabilities.Axel Dumas, CEO of Hermes, says, “This new leather goods workshop is a testament to our commitment to the region. Hermes objects are above all the fruit of the skills of the women and men who apply their know-how at Hermes. In Fitilieu they are craftsmen, elsewhere they are sales associates, engineers or creators. All of them contribute to the success of our house with their talents.”The brand is also trying to establish the Maroquinerie de Guyenne (Gironde) and the Maroquinerie de Montereau (Seine-et-Marne) leather workshops, and will lay the foundation stones of these future sites in June and September 2019 respectively. Each of these establishments will ultimately employ more than 250 artisans. With its new sites, Hermes reaffirms its regional anchoring and the success of its sustainable model of artisanal growth, as per Hermes.Since 1837, Hermes, a French high fashion luxury goods manufacturer, is committed to maintaining the majority of its production in France, through its 42 manufactures, while developing its network of 310 stores in 49 countries. Hermes has been led since 2013 by Axel Dumas, member of the sixth generation of the family that founded the fashion house. At the end of December 2018, nearly 5,200 craftsmen and women, all metiers combined, were employing their know-how in the group’s workshops, including more than 3,500 in the leather sector, as per the brand.Founded in 2008, the Fondation d’entreprise Hermes supports projects in the fields of artistic creation, training and the transmission of know-how, biodiversity, and the preservation of environments, according to Hermes.Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at Hermes small leather goods https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more