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Title: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: a40ty on October 01, 2008, 04:32:38 AM
On Friday Holmegaard glassworks was declared bankrupt; 150 employees have lost their jobs and 60 have been suspended. It seems that the glassworks and the activity centre have been kept separate and that the latter will continue.
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: Pinkspoons on October 01, 2008, 07:44:04 AM
It's a shame, but not exactly a surprise. They've been in financial difficulty on and off since the 1970s, and haven't released any interesting new designs for about 15 years.

I daresay, though, that someone will buy up the brandname and continue the outsourced production in Poland that Holmegaard have been running since the '70s.

R.I.P. real Holmegaard.
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: Pinkspoons on October 01, 2008, 08:49:24 AM
I think the problem with a lot of these glassworks (and most businesses in general) is that as soon as they hit trouble they streamline their output to just the very safe and very neutral designs - as well as the very cheap designs - then try to trade solely on their brandname and charge something not dissimilar to studio glass prices for bland and tired mass-production items.
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: a40ty on October 01, 2008, 11:20:54 AM
Hear hear! The innovative designers have already got the boot and have left for pastures new.
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: Pinkspoons on October 01, 2008, 11:36:48 AM
Just flicking through the pages of Holmegaard's 1999 catalogue and nearly all of it is identical to their current one. Very few changes indeed.
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: RetroPerceptive on October 07, 2008, 11:39:36 AM
I was also shocked to here that Lisguard Glass were still making although just door handles.
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: a40ty on October 07, 2008, 02:30:54 PM
It turns out the activity centre at Holmegaard is also closed.
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: Pinkspoons on October 07, 2008, 02:44:18 PM
I hope they have arrangements made for their extensive archive.  :huh:
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: a40ty on October 08, 2008, 04:38:45 AM
They could give it to you!  ;D
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: sph@ngw on October 09, 2008, 04:37:21 PM
Tremendously sad news about Holmegaard! It goes back to 1825 and produced designs by Per Lutken and Joseph and Michael Bang, ( I won't make the tasteless joke!). Both influenced greatly Ronnie Stennett-Willson and Frank Thrower!
One wonders where it will all end with rumours abounding about Dartington and Waterford Wedgwood!
 :ghug:

 Surely some quality makers must survive!
Title: Re: Holmegaard glassworks declared bankrupt
Post by: pamela on November 02, 2008, 08:21:49 PM
Lise and Dan Andersen told me about Holmegards bankrupcy, what a shame. WHO here will rescue the glass !!??