Company/Division name | Kent Bicycles |
Parent company | Kent International |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
If manufacturing, is the company an OEM? | Yes |
Reshoring category: | Reshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 175 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2013 |
Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2015 |
Capital investment ($): | 4.3 |
Country(ies) from which reshored: | China,Taiwan, Province of China |
State(s) reshored to: | SC |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Transportation Equipment |
Product(s) reshored | Bicycles |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Currency variation, Freight cost |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Raw Materials Cost, Walmart |