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Re: LEGO moves production
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:48:04 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Scott Lyttle wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, Ray Sanders wrote:
> > > In lugnet.general, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote:
> > > > Just wanted to be the one who made post number 50.000 in "General"....!
> > > >
> > > > But as to the subject, in the Danish television yesterday it was announced, that
> > > > LEGO will move a considerable part of its production capacity from Billund
> > > > (Denmark) to the Czech Republic. There are 1600 people employed in production in
> > > > Billund, and the first 100 positions will be moved now, more following later.
> > > >
> > > > Arne, Copenhagen
> > >
> > > So this means that parts are currently molded in ...
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> > > Denmark, Switzerland and the Czech Republic ?
> > >
> > > Sets are being assembled in ...
> > >
> > > Denmark, Enfield/USA and (possibly) South Korea ?
> > >
> > > Ray
> >
> > To the best of my knowledge, that is correct. The sets are made in-country to
> > be more adaptable to the product mix that is desired by the marketplace in each
> > country (plus, I figure it's easier to ship bricks en masse than sets--a lot of
> > physical space savings there in shipping!)
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> I thought Enfield was now a distribution center only and all molding and set
> assembly/packaging has been terminated. Who has been there lately and can
> confirm/deny?
Lar, I was in Enfield last April, and I know one of the buidlings there was
still doing set packaging (production line of bins feeding pieces of Lego bricks
into bags, and then the bags were going into boxes and tubs). I know the large
building with the Lego logo on it is the Distribution Center.
Scott
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| (...) I thought Enfield was now a distribution center only and all molding and set assembly/packaging has been terminated. Who has been there lately and can confirm/deny? (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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