Hermès has laid the foundation stone for its new leather goods workshop in Charleville-Mézières, in France’s Ardennes region.
The site, due to open in 2027, will be the luxury house’s twenty-sixth leather goods production facility and will eventually employ 250 artisans.
This will be Hermès’ third leather goods workshop in the Ardennes, alongside existing sites in Bogny-sur-Meuse and La Sormonne. Artisans will be trained at the École Hermès des savoir-faire, which has operated in Charleville-Mézières since 2021.
The new manufacture will occupy a converted industrial site in the city centre. Designed with sustainability in mind, the complex will feature energy-positive buildings, solar panels, and natural materials such as timber and straw. Around 8,000 square metres of the former brownfield site will be regreened to support local biodiversity.
Hermès said the investment reflects its commitment to local job creation, artisanal training and long-term regional development.
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