Company/Division name | Quick Fitting, Inc. |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 200 |
Number of manufacturing jobs outsourced domestically: | 450 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2014 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2014 |
Offshore, work was done: | Outsourced |
Domestically, the work will be done: | Both |
Capital investment ($): | 20 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China |
City reshored to: | Warwick |
State(s) reshored to: | RI |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Other, Plumbing |
Product(s) reshored | Pipe fittings/connectors |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Intellectual property risk, Total cost, Quality/rework/warranty |