Posted on 12/29/2013 3:55:50 PM PST by smokingfrog
Edited on 12/29/2013 3:57:27 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
When everybody else went max panic over the Sandy Hook shooting, Brownell’s took orders on back order for magazines. It took a few months, but both. Magpul and Brownells’ came through. Ten 30 round Magpul magazines for $135 including shipping.
Where did Magpul wind up? I know they left Colorado.
I don’t honestly know. I know they were looking at splitting production into multiple states to protect from being stuck in one state.
Leftists “Social Justice”=
“We’re telling you to do what we say Jesus said and having the government make sure you do it”
For anyone who needs to know more, there’s this article (and see at bottom of article for a transcript of questions answered by the CEO). . .
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130203/BUSINESS/302030032/
“One reason Brownells decided to expand in Grinnell was a desire to access a larger labor pool.”
They haven’t left CO yet & are not responding to people that ask about it on their Facebook page.
That is interesting. They flat out said they were moving.
Maybe still negotiating where to. It might hurt the deal to say where until they actually start to move.
They are supposedly making some items out of state, but I don’t know where. Their main plastics supplier is located in Colorado as well, so I would think they might want to bring them along as well.
Where did Magpul wind up? I know they left Colorado.
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https://www.facebook.com/magpul
“Action has been happening. Full update by the end of the year.” Magpul, Facebook, Dec 5, 2013
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This was from four months ago. . .
Posted: 8/23/2013 11:54:49 AM
We are still planning on moving out of Colorado.
Due diligence is key here. Six months ago we had a new 100,000+ sf ‘build to suit” facility ready to break ground here in Colorado along with 10 years of infrastructure and expertise to allow us to cost effectively produce parts here in the US.
All this changed with what happened in our capitol.
Since then we have cancelled our planned Colorado expansion and have been doing our due diligence on moving the company to another state. This means meeting with local authorities of different states and traveling to these locations to make assessments on their infrastructure and labor pool.
So far several states have been visited by our management team. While many offer great locations for part of our business, none have yet offered the complete solution we require to run and expand the business. So we are still looking and vetting out new locations right now.
Remember it takes us over 6 months just to vet out a new vendor to produce a single product. We are talking about the move of 100s of people along with over a decade of established production/supply lines.
So we are still moving. We just have not found the right location yet, but we are still actively looking.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_2_124/234827_Magpuls_new_location.html&page=11
(scroll about a third of the way down)
Thanks for the info. I guess it takes time to move that large an operation.
They've got less than 2 days left!
Amen. I've been a Brownells customer since the late '70s.
First came to know about them via Shotgun News.
Darn good company & folks.
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