April 2008

Those of you who know 'J.T.' in the factory will we are sure wonder why it is that he is expecting to take another period of 'Paternity Leave' in the next few weeks. The management refuse to comment.
Down to business

Thank you all for your recent orders. The newspaper/media tales of sales depressions in the housing market do not seem to be having any effect on your sales levels. Maybe there is some truth in the saying that if it is not convenient to move, then it is time to improve.

It is a fact that we are having to work harder to keep up with your orders. This is not a complaint.

As a result of the need to devote more factory space to wardrobe door production we are having to make use of some of the space reserved for kitchen door production and we will be pulling out any advertising of kitchen doors with a view to dropping that range of products entirely. If any of you are interested in taking on the production of this small but profitable range of products we would be happy to talk terms. We could offer to sell the equipment necessary if you do not already have some, but it would not be a requirement.

The other day our 7.5 ton van blew its turbo, this causes the engine oil to be drained out and ruins all the engine. You may be seeing a new big van, but it will not be for about 2 months, they also seem to be having difficulty in keeping up with the demand. One advantage of the new vehicles is that they are more fuel efficient and less polluting which means that we will be clear to deliver into London inside the "Carbon Free" zone without paying the new higher penalty. It is good that we can do our bit in the carbon reduction drive.

You may notice that the exchange rate for the Canadian Dollar has improved a little we hope that it continues but we are having to watch the exchange rate for the Euro which is getting worse steadily. We will stand the losses as long as possible, but do not be surprised if we have to come with bad news some time soon. Maybe if you are thinking of improving your margins you could use that as the reason now just in case we need to move, and continue to hope that we can ride it out.