It is good news indeed, John, but I wonder what they have done to
ensure their survival. What is to stop the company from shutting down
again, especially as they have the same team in charge?
Chris
On 20 Mar 2005, at 14:21, john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The first concerns Ilford. It says the "new" company will retain all
> existing film lines except SFX200 (shame!) as well as all existing
> papers and liquid chemistry. Dry chemistry products. warm tone
> developers and a number of abandoned papers will be reintroduced in
> the next few months and it is hoped to enter new markets such as glass
> plate coating. Managing Director Phil Harris said: "We are committed
> to black and white". The Mobberley (Cheshire, England) plant will
> retain all 380 staff now employed there. Harris predicts that the
> present decline in monochrome will flatten out "as we reach the core
> of fine art, student and specialist black and white photographers. We
> plan to be the last man standing in black and white imaging".
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