Overview
- Legrand formally announced the national reorganisation on Thursday that will progressively close four factories in France and eliminate 178 positions by the end of 2028.
- The closures affect Pont-en-Royans (Isère), Lagord (Charente-Maritime), Confolens (Charente) and Châlus (Haute-Vienne), with production moved to Magré, Sitel, Sillé-le-Guillaume and Saint-Marcellin.
- The company says it will propose internal redeployment and voluntary retirement options but has opened a Plan de Sauvegarde de l’Emploi procedure that could lead to layoffs if reclassification offers are declined; a formal staff information-consultation will begin later in June.
- Legrand will invest more than €80 million in France, allocating about €20 million to expand capacity at receiving sites and about €60 million to accelerate digital and energy-transition activities.
- Management frames the plan as a response to a long weak construction market, rising costs and low-cost competition, a position unions dispute given Legrand’s strong 2025 results and the potential impact on local jobs and communities.