Ilford calls in receivers
Posted 25/08/2004 - 12:16
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Sad news indeed, not least for the poor s*ds in Manchester who'll probably lose their jobs over this.
Hopefully they'll keep running for a while, restructure and come out stronger - I'm hoping their troubles are partially the result of trying to maintain too varied a product line, maybe a reshuffle is needed. What films and papers do you reckon they'll keep? I'm hoping Delta stays, and HP5 has always seemed a good seller.
I suppose most of us knew something like this was coming, I just hoped Ilford had the mass and expertise to ride through it, obviously not.
fingers crossed.
Hopefully they'll keep running for a while, restructure and come out stronger - I'm hoping their troubles are partially the result of trying to maintain too varied a product line, maybe a reshuffle is needed. What films and papers do you reckon they'll keep? I'm hoping Delta stays, and HP5 has always seemed a good seller.
I suppose most of us knew something like this was coming, I just hoped Ilford had the mass and expertise to ride through it, obviously not.
fingers crossed.
Posted 24/02/2005 - 13:26
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Today I was on the ePHOTOzine site and read some news;ILFORD ARE SAVED ! A management buy-out!
Been a member of Pentax Club since the Ron Spillman era! Got COMPUTERISED at last - DIGITISED?
Taken the PLUNGE - BUT FILM STILL RULES !!!
Taken the PLUNGE - BUT FILM STILL RULES !!!
Posted 25/02/2005 - 11:38
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It was in the newspaper this morning too. They are out of receivership. Great news for the employees too. I think there will be drastic changes in the products offered. Digital crept up on them too quickly. I hope they can reorganise. It would be sad to lose a name with a great history.
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Sad news, though not surprising.