Bill Schwab Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Very sad news on this fine American company. I own a few Marlins and enjoy them all, and currently have an 1894SS en route from Buds Gun Shop. I hope this is a temporary closure to just move to a better (corporate tax-wise) state. http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/business/north-haven-marlin-firearms-plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmw5142 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 That is sad... it reads in the article though that they are moving out of state. It sounds like they plan to re-open somewhere else. So, I think the hardest break is for the people losing their jobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Suckage. Sorry for those people losing their jobs..... JT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 From reading the article it looks like they're now a division of Remington..... Sucks for the employees, but might be the only way to preserve the brand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz-0 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 From reading the article it looks like they're now a division of Remington..... Sucks for the employees, but might be the only way to preserve the brand..... Marlin was apparently having some argument with the state of Connecticut about being taxed out the wazoo and said they would leave if the state wasn't willing to work with them to make it more financially viable to stay. Guess they didn't get what they wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolex Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Very A typical- a state will incress tax's and next thing you know, the company lets every one go, and moves to another state that will relish them being in business there! Best of luck to all those that will be out of work. Not a very good time in our county to find work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Middle Man Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Remington (or rather Cerbus, their corporate parent) purchased Marlin (along with H&R/New England) about three years ago. This will be the Freedom Group's (the Cerbus umbrella entity for all their firearms companies) first major move to employ scales of economy on the production side of their business. The warehousing and shipping functions of Marlin, H&R, New England products was transferred to Big Green's operation about two years ago with predictably poor results. Marlin, before selling out, had an excellent record of shipping and supplying all the various distribution channels; since the move of those functions elsewhere shipments mirror the poor delivery performance of Remington products. Remington has long been known for building and shipping season appropriate products either in the middle of a season or at the end. Marlin production scheduling has been under the purvey, of one Remington VP or another over this same two years with the same predictably poor results. Model 60 rimfire rifles were literally *never* out of stock, until Big Green took over scheduling and delivery. In defense of the move to close Marlin production facilities, those facilities and machinery were certainly old and most assuredly inefficient and in need of some capital expenditures to bring them up to snuff. Indeed the tax situation contributed to the decision, yet the need to invest and upgrade machinery probably played an equivalent role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 aaargh. time to go pick up that 1895 asap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Remington (or rather Cerbus, their corporate parent) purchased Marlin (along with H&R/New England) about three years ago. This will be the Freedom Group's (the Cerbus umbrella entity for all their firearms companies) first major move to employ scales of economy on the production side of their business. The warehousing and shipping functions of Marlin, H&R, New England products was transferred to Big Green's operation about two years ago with predictably poor results. Marlin, before selling out, had an excellent record of shipping and supplying all the various distribution channels; since the move of those functions elsewhere shipments mirror the poor delivery performance of Remington products. Remington has long been known for building and shipping season appropriate products either in the middle of a season or at the end. Marlin production scheduling has been under the purvey, of one Remington VP or another over this same two years with the same predictably poor results. Model 60 rimfire rifles were literally *never* out of stock, until Big Green took over scheduling and delivery. In defense of the move to close Marlin production facilities, those facilities and machinery were certainly old and most assuredly inefficient and in need of some capital expenditures to bring them up to snuff. Indeed the tax situation contributed to the decision, yet the need to invest and upgrade machinery probably played an equivalent role. Awesome info. I knew Remington had purchased Marlin, but all the supply info was good to know (I've noticed the issues but didn't know all the Remington background). Seems like a company as large and reputable as Remington could make a lot more money if they had their supply chain fixed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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