 | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant —Tim Courtney
| | | | (...) Never been to the factory, but from the pictures I've seen, that's reasonable. (...) Yup :-( Understanding the true bulk ordering system a few of the NZ AFOLs got and how long/hard it was to get...doesn't sould too fun. (...) Yeah.. :\ I don't (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant —Christopher Masi
| | | | | (...) I am unclear about what parts of the Enfield plant are closing. Obviously, the molding facility is closing, but what do they mean by the processing ( (URL) ). It was a long time ago (1987) but there were more than 100 people working in the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Further Article on Lego ceasing Manufacturing at Enfield, CT location —Will Middelaer
| | | | | | (...) It sounds like they are just closing a small part of it, the manufacturing side. They are keeping the distribution and headquarters in Enfield. An article from my local paper: Lego To Shut Enfield Plant, Lay Off 94 By MATTHEW KAUFFMAN The (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Further Article on Lego ceasing Manufacturing at Enfield, CT location —Mike Petrucelli
| | | | | | | <snip> (...) If the preceeding paragraph does not finally convince TLC and some skeptics here that AFOL's make up a significant chunck of the market, I don't know what will. Personally I think the Life on Mars sets are a huge step in the right (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Lego To Close Molding, Processing at Enfield, CT plant —Tim Courtney
| | | | | (...) Enfield's WAY too big to shut down the whole works on something like this. All of their Americas marketing is done out of there, distribution, etc. There's a HUGE shows & events department there - probably 30,000+ sq ft of workspace and (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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