Marlin Firearms closing, 265 to be laid off

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Forwarded to me by a friend that has his articles posted on Jeff Quinn's Gun Blast.

Marlin Firearms closing, 265 to be laid off
North Haven plant closing in next 18 months
Updated: Thursday, 25 Mar 2010, 11:20 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 25 Mar 2010, 4:54 PM EDT


North Haven, Conn. (WTNH) - Employees at Marlin Firearms in North Haven just got word late Thursday afternoon that they will be losing their jobs in the next 18 months.

265 people will be losing their jobs. The layoff will begin in May and the plant will be closed by June of 2011. The company tells News Channel 8 that they are moving the work out of state.

Employees we spoke with say they feel blindsided.

"We had a meeting at 3:30pm. They gonna phase us out," said one employee who has worked at Marlin for 19 years.

Founded by John Marlin in New Haven in 1870, Marlin Firearms is now headquartered in Madison, North Carolina. In 2007, Marlin was sold to the Remington Arms Company.

The North Haven plant manufactures a variety of rifles.
 
This is sort of like Browning shutting down the Winchester brand and closing the New Haven plant, then bringing Winchester back to life in a new plant in one of the southern states (Georgia?).

I wonder if there was a labour or cost problem in Marlin's Connecticut plant.
 
I wonder if there was a labour or cost problem in Marlin's Connecticut plant.
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I would imagine having been at the same location for so long their labour force is likely quite entrenched and getting paid a lot more than the industry standard (if there is such a thing), and lots of old equipment. Instead of firing and re-hiring, dealing with the fallout, reorganizing the facility it's simply easier to relocate and start afresh. Having said that, Remington's quality of late hasn't exactly been stellar, one hopes Marlin's relocation doesn't follow suit. Time will tell.
 
Employees at Marlin Firearms in North Haven just got word late Thursday afternoon that they will be losing their jobs in the next 18 months.
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That's 18 months of disgruntled employees making a product...I wonder if quality will suffer?
 
Gunslinger said:
Having said that, Remington's quality of late hasn't exactly been stellar, one hopes Marlin's relocation doesn't follow suit. Time will tell.
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Calum said:
That's 18 months of disgruntled employees making a product...I wonder if quality will suffer?
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Are you kidding? Have you looked at Marlins lately? They aren't the only ones: Ruger and Remington seem to have similar issues.

To American Manufacturers: if you don't want to be outclassed by European and Japanese makers, then build a better product.

I feel bad about it, but jeez guys, that's capitalism.
 
I wish a Canadian company would jump into the sporting arms manufacturing market, it would be a dream job of mine to work at such a place...If it was a good design.
 
Camp Cook said:
Forwarded to me by a friend that has his articles posted on Jeff Quinn's Gun Blast.

Marlin Firearms closing, 265 to be laid off
265 people will be losing their jobs. The layoff will begin in May and the plant will be closed by June of 2011. The company tells News Channel 8 that they are moving the work out of state.

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Out of state = cheap labour in Mexico or China. Can anyone say Norico-made Marlins?
 
762shooter said:
I wonder if there was a labour or cost problem in Marlin's Connecticut plant.
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It's Connecticut's high business related taxes. It just isn't conducive to running a profitable business in CT. Also it states in the article that they aren't producing as many firearms in that plant as they used to. That means the plant size has outgrown their production size, and in the world of economics, plants are most efficient and profitable if they are just slightly undersized. So all in all it makes sense for them to pack up and leave CT, and all signs seem to be pointing to them moving closer Remington's production, which is located in Kentucky.
 
I will visit Lebaron tomorrow to see if I can snatch one of the remaining Marlins made in CT. They may become a prized items in years to come plus they were made when employees didn't know they're getting a boot so quality wise they should be OK, although I suspect they knew this is coming. My company underwent several mergers and take overs. Lots of people lost jobs, new ones were hired then fired. This is part of life. I never ever assume I would keep my job more than 6 moths so my plans never go beyond 6 months. Someone saying "yeah, but I worked here for so many years!!" well, that's a sense of entitlement. Company bosses decide what's best for the company so I would never get pissed off for being let go. Life can be tough.
As for my Marlin....Hmmm....what would that be, 1895 SBL or maybe GBL? Or perhpas 336 GBL, or 336 SS? Hmmm....decisions decisions.....
 
If this is a big mess created by Marlin to make cheap arms over sea's, I'd say boycott them....but I have no idea.

If the employees were soaking up the gravy and not wanting to do their jobs (like most north americans now days) then I say tough beans....

I look forward to reading more about this.
 
abalas said:
I will visit Lebaron tomorrow to see if I can snatch one of the remaining Marlins made in CT. They may become a prized items in years to come plus they were made when employees didn't know they're getting a boot so quality wise they should be OK, although I suspect they knew this is coming. My company underwent several mergers and take overs. Lots of people lost jobs, new ones were hired then fired. This is part of life. I never ever assume I would keep my job more than 6 moths so my plans never go beyond 6 months. Someone saying "yeah, but I worked here for so many years!!" well, that's a sense of entitlement. Company bosses decide what's best for the company so I would never get pissed off for being let go. Life can be tough.
As for my Marlin....Hmmm....what would that be, 1895 SBL or maybe GBL? Or perhpas 336 GBL, or 336 SS? Hmmm....decisions decisions.....
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At one point, I took a look at four new rare-as-hen's-teeth 1894s and left all four on the shelf. Not impressed.
 
In the States alot of them are getting stupid with their taxes, such as California and Massivetwo####s. The commies that run them are stunned when business refuses to stick around and get taxed to death.

I wouldn't be surprised if they opened up shop in another state that is more friendly to business.

It's the same thing up here, really. The idiot liberals hate guns and would do their damnedest to tax the crap out of any that tried to set up a business here.
 
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