Hermes to open new leather goods workshop in Normandy

To support the success of its leather goods and saddlery collections, which are exclusively manufactured in France, Hermes is continuing to invest in its production capacities and to pursue its development based on an integrated artisanal model, a source of quality, creativity, expert know-how and innovation. By establishing a new leather goods workshop on a former industrial site, the house is reasserting its long-term commitment to Normandy, where Hermes already operates the Val-de-Reuil and Louviers workshops in the Eure department and has announced plans for a new site in Colombelles, in Calvados. Ultimately, 260 artisans will apply their excellence and know-how at the future workshop in Les Andelys.

Hermes confirms its dynamic of regional regeneration and employment

Hermes is expanding its France-made leather goods production with a new workshop in Les Andelys, Normandy, creating 260 artisan jobs.
Built on a former industrial site, it strengthens Hermes’ regional hub, supports local employment and training via the Ecole Hermes des savoir-faire, and reflects the brand’s long-term commitment to craftsmanship, sustainability and regional development.

The Maroquinerie des Andelys joins Hermes’ Normandy hub, which currently includes the Maroquinerie de Val-de-Reuil, opened in 2017, and the Maroquinerie de Louviers, opened in 2023. Deeply committed to building long-term relationships with its local partners, Hermes is preparing for the new site with the support of the Normandy Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Seine Normandie Agglomeration urban authority and the municipality of Les Andelys. To recruit its artisans – who will be trained at the Ecole Hermes des savoir-faire in Louviers – the house will draw on its partnerships with the France Travail employment service and the Normandy education authority. This new project will complement the developments currently underway on other sites, in Loupes (Gironde), Charleville-Mezieres (Ardennes) and Colombelles (Calvados), for which recruitment and training at the Ecole Hermes des savoir-faire are ongoing.

Hermes reasserts its commitment to education and to perpetuating its exceptional know-how

In a spirit of mentoring that places the transmission of skills and a culture of craftsmanship at the heart of its training, the Les Andelys site will benefit from the expertise of our local leather goods workshops and the Ecole Hermes des savoir-faire – an apprenticeship training centre (CFA) certified by the French Ministry of Education since 2021. L’Ecole Hermes des savoir-faire provides a free, paid 18-month training course leading to a recognised qualification. The course is designed for men and women of all backgrounds who are interested in becoming artisans.

A sustainable and responsible approach

In line with its sustainable development and responsible real estate ambitions, Hermes will be constructing its new workshop on a plot of land that formerly housed the Holophane glassworks factory.

Since 2010, Hermes has opened thirteen leather goods workshops across France. The house thus continues to strengthen its role as a socially responsible company and a creator of long- term, high-quality jobs, and to reaffirm its willingness to contribute to regional development.

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (HU)