Company/Division name | Hyperlite Mountain Gear |
Type of work | Manufacturing |
Reshoring category: | Kept from Offshoring |
Total number of jobs (added or to be added): | 30 |
Year reshoring announced: | 2010 |
Domestically, the work will be done: | In-house |
City reshored to: | Biddeford |
State(s) reshored to: | ME |
If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
Industry(ies): | Apparel & Textiles, Hobbies (subset of Miscelaneous) |
Product(s) reshored | Tents and backpacks/backpacking gear |
What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Difficulty of innovation/product differentiation, Intellectual property risk, Quality/rework/warranty |
What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Manufacturing/engineering joint innovation (R&D), Under-utilized capacity, can create in-house training cell |