“For Vannes, it’s a dark day. For the urban area, for the country of Vannes, it’s an earthquake,” assures David Robo, the mayor of the prefectural town of Morbihan this Tuesday, November 5, 2024, after the announcement of the closure of the Michelin factory by 2025. “It is the entrance to our city, it was the industrial flagship of Vannes. For a very long time there were up to 1,500 employees. »
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Prospects for reindustrialization
The mayor expresses the desire for strong support for employees. “I ask Michelin to have very personalized support for everyone in what they want to do today, in what they want to do tomorrow. »
He also discusses the future of the site. “ We have already started with Michelin to reindustrialize this site. Since 2024, APF Entreprises has transferred more than 100 employees to this site. Wisamo, a Michelin start-up, arrived in 2024. Today, with Michelin and other local authorities, we have prospects of reindustrializing this site. I hope that the first beneficiaries will be Michelin employees. »
