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Re: Got some new news on Enfield Plant closing
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lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Fri, 22 Dec 2000 19:41:47 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Kevin McMillin writes:
Also, we appreciate your concern regarding a recent newspaper story that
indicated that the Enfield Plant would be shut down.  We are pleased to
inform you that this story was misleading.  Only the molding area of the
plant was closed, as the work is being transferred to our European offices.
The Enfield manufacturing facility will remain open and most of the sets
will continue to be packed in the U.S.

I believe they were only molding basic bricks at the Enfield plant.
Considering how few basic bricks are in the current sets, it probably
bade good business sense to shut it down.  I wonder if they will
discontinue bulk buckets and tubs?

KL



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  Re: Got some new news on Enfield Plant closing
 
(...) Concerning only basic bricks being moulded in the US... There is currently another thread about shipping containers being lost overboard while travelling across the Atlantic, (URL) inventory only showed special elements, which may confirm your (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Got some new news on Enfield Plant closing
 
Hope it hasn't been mentioned earlier. When I heard about the Enfield closing, I sent a letter to LEGO in Denmark, asking why the sets were simplified and if the sets would still be packaged in Enfield. I got the following back on an (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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