I just tried to call Jarvi Tool Company to get some information on my Facetron and both their numbers are disconnected...? Anyone have any information on this?
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I guess if the facebookers say so it must be true. I think I will wait for the company to post they are "going out of business" before making any final judgements.
here's a report from another forum... not sure who glhayes talked to but... ".I called Jarvi today and they said they were going out of business in July and will not be manufacturing any more dops."
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As of the end of June they are officially out of business.
On a phone call, Jean told me they will still be doing repairs as they have parts. Call first, the address is not the same!!!
She also said that they had sold the blueprints for the machine to someone that they believed would do the brand right. Have to see where it goes from here!
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i as well spoke with Jeane and was told they were retiring at that date, saying they are out of business because they will not continue to sell machines out from then, but still maintain their obligations to current and past customers for repairs and parts to me is a somewhat hurtful term. I too was told someone very local is looking at the continued work they spent many many years developing. But it is what it is.
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firedrake wrote:
here's a report from another forum... not sure who glhayes talked to but... ".I called Jarvi today and they said they were going out of business in July and will not be manufacturing any more dops."
read my post and you would know who I spoke to, the lady that was half of all that Facetron is.
Wow, both happy and sad news. Happy they're able to retire, but sad that we've lost another long-time faceting machine manufacturer.
This industry is rather precarious for the buyers these days as in past almost all the machine manufacturers were small family-run businesses. There are precious few large players with succession plans. I hope that we see some new reliable entrants to the market, especially for the generic supplies like dops.
-Allan
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