Please be assured that Maclaren Group is a fully operational organization. To clear the confusion, the specific details reported in Daddy Types do not relate to Maclaren Group. Here are the facts for your reference:
- American Baby Products, formerly known as Maclaren USA, was a third party distributor for Maclaren branded products in the US market.
- American Baby Products lost the rights to distribute Maclaren products, and the right to use the Maclaren name, in the Fall of 2010.
- American Baby Products filed for Chapter 7 in December, 2011.
- Maclaren, as a brand, changed its distribution strategy over the past years moving from third party distributors to distribution within the Maclaren group, allowing Maclaren to better ensure management of its products and its brand.
- Maclaren is one global company which controls its distribution, following a common trend within the retail industry.
- Today the Maclaren brand is unified worldwide. All 2012 products feature a single Global Safety Standard, which means that Maclaren buggys around the world will meet and exceed even the highest safety standards mandated anywhere in the world.
- Within its industry Maclaren, by far, has the most comprehensive and highest level of safety standards around the world.
I hope this reassures you that all is well on our end
This evening a fellow club member told me that LP (in the UK) went bust last Friday.
He got this info from Rooster whilst at the London Dinghy Exhibition on Sunday.
A quick search on the Companies House website states that Laser Performance Europe are "active". Ie not in recievership or administration etc.
It also states that all accounts have been filed to date.
Interesting view and also in line with what they have done with Maclaren US and would explain why you suddenly see a lot of lasers with huge Maclaren logos i.e. being sponsored.What's the chance that this is some technical use of the bankruptcy laws to wipe out one company with inconvenient liabilities (perhaps to pay Bruce Kirby royalties) and we will soon see some other company (also owned by Mr. Rastegar) making boats that look just like Lasers but are called something else. Maclaren Blazers perhaps?
Sorry guys, Rooster Director here: - Chinese whispers are usually wrong. The only rumour - and its a rumour I heard was that a couple of LP's sailing centres were closing or about to close. I am usually the last person to know what is going on and when I do - I am usually bemused!This evening a fellow club member told me that LP (in the UK) went bust last Friday.
He got this info from Rooster whilst at the London Dinghy Exhibition on Sunday.
Farzard transferred the Laser 1 rights to a Chinese company.
The one thing that is perfectly clear is no change to the sail or spars can happen until the fundamental rule/builder issue is resolved. As far as anything else you may read or hear, watch your step folks.
That's Tom Slingsby sailing the D1 on Lake Garda.Lets all get one of these while we wait for a new Laser builder
Enough people purchasing unauthorised parts, can impact on both cash flow and profitability, when these are impacted in a negative way, bankruptcy can occur. People are often their worst enermy.This is what happens when you create a monopoly... Told you so...