Pierre Fabre is reshaping its industrial footprint in the eastern part of the Loiret region and is offering the 46 employees of its Château-Renard site the opportunity to join the Gien site, the group's main pharmaceutical production site.
Faced with structural under-activity at its Château-Renard site (Loiret), the Pierre Fabre Group presented a project to transfer activity and personnel to the site's staff representatives on July 21 morning.
A sample packaging activity in tubes that is no longer a priority
The Château-Renard site exclusively packages care tubes for the Eau Thermale Avène brand, including 50 % in the form of sample tubes. The production of these samples having been divided by three since 2017, the site's capacity is now only used up to 45%. The sample tubes have been voluntarily replaced by bags, which have the advantage of being better adapted to the needs of consumers and e-commerce for increasingly lighter and more compact formats.
A job offer in Gien for the 46 employees of the site
All employees will be offered mobility to the nearby pharmaceutical site in Gien, 40 kilometers away. Internal mobility positions will also be available at other Group sites for employees wishing to relocate to the southwest. Finally, assistance for external mobility is also planned to enable employees with a personal career plan to carry it out via specific measures and the support of a specialized firm. The HR teams and site managers are mobilized to inform, listen to and support employees, who will all be met individually by July 30.
Strengthening the Gien site
The Gien site, which produces medicines and oral hygiene products, is the group's main pharmaceutical production site. The arrival of employees from Château-Renard will bring new skills. Their integration will be facilitated by the proximity of the businesses, the implementation of appropriate training and specific mobility assistance.
A project with a positive impact on the environment
This transfer would also have the advantage of simplifying logistics flows. Bulk creams are currently transported from Avène to the Loiret, then the tubes are brought down to Muret (Haute-Garonne) where the group's logistics platform for dermo-cosmetic products is located. Under the project, the packaging of the tubes would be transferred mainly to the Avène site (Hérault). The project would save more than 1,000 tons of freight per year and thus reduce the Pierre Fabre Group's carbon footprint.
A desire to find a new future for the buildings on the Château-Renard site
All opportunities to convert the buildings will be studied in conjunction with the economic and institutional players in the area. The buildings are adapted to accommodate different types of industrial or logistics activities. Once the activities have been transferred, the site will continue to be maintained to allow for optimal conversion of the buildings.
