This is a path that the government is considering to revive activity. The executive is considering the possibility of creating 500 "local factories" in the small and medium-sized cities of the territory, which would resemble collective workspaces for artisans, entrepreneurs, etc. This initiative, which is part of the government's recovery plan, aims to boost local employment in the face of the crisis caused by the confinement and the coronavirus epidemic.
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Convert brownfields into shared workshops for local artisans. This is the ambition of local manufacturers. Spaces of over 1,000 square meters where these entrepreneurs can pool their network and the most expensive equipment, for example, a 3D printer. A project inspired by individual initiatives that already exist on the territory like in Puy-en-Velay.
In an old warehouse, Nicolas Bard welcomes around fifty very different craftsmen. "Carpenters who rub shoulders with leatherworkers, the factory brings customers, and between them, they subcontract and help each other. After a year, they have three to six months ordering policyholders," explains T he at the microphone of Europe 1. "In a territory like Puy-en-Velay we can quickly be isolated. It is both the factory and the network that we will create together".
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The bill could be heavy for the State
And it is precisely in medium-sized cities or rural areas, away from metropolitan areas, that this manufacturing model could multiply. The project is on the desk of the Minister of Territorial Cohesion Jacqueline Gourault. Very interested, she told her cabinet that it is a way to recreate a dynamic, to restore confidence after the crisis. But there is a downside, we are told: the bill which is likely to be heavy for the State, with 700,000 euros of investment for each of the 500 factories.