# URGO Group expands Textile Centre of Excellence in Veauche, France

URGO Group announced the expansion of its Textile Centre of Excellence in Veauche, near Saint-Étienne, and launched the URGO Textile School. The site will employ nearly 200 people by 2026, doubling its workforce.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-02-22
- Where: Veauche, near Saint-Étienne, France
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2026
- Status: announced
- Products: medical textiles
- Sectors: [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [URGO Group](https://endata.com/companies/61216.md)

## Sources

- [urgo-group.fr](https://urgo-group.fr/en/urgo-group-establishes-its-first-in-house-school-urgo-textile/), 2022-02-22: "Our goal: innovation, training and industrial investment in France."

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