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Great News!
December 6, 2007
Release 12/4
FENTON ART GLASS PLANS TO CONTINUE GLASS PRODUCTION
(Williamstown, W. Va.). The Fenton Art Glass Co. is now
contacting about
900 dealer accounts and will accept orders from them for
Fenton glass
items for Spring 2008. Production of these pieces is
currently scheduled
to begin within the next few weeks.
"In the past two weeks, we've made important progress
toward the financial
restructuring of our company," Fenton Art Glass President
George W. Fenton
said. "There are several future hurdles, but we're all
hopeful that our
company will be able to continue. Since our initial
announcement last
August, we have processed many orders for our 2007 products
and received
tremendous support from both collectors and dealers. People
from all over
the country have visited the Fenton Gift Shop in recent
months, and we're
seeing many local friends, too. We wish to thank our
dealers, collectors
and neighbors for this surge in orders because these orders
have been
essential in giving us a chance to continue."
"We currently have about 120 employees, and we want to
preserve those
jobs," Fenton continued. "The dealer and customer response
to the upcoming
Spring 2008 product offering will help determine our
future. Our company
will be smaller than it was, and we will be making and
selling fewer items
to a smaller group of dealers. Our company will have two
divisions: Fenton
USA will consist of glass made domestically and Fenton
International will
consist of glass and non-glass products that are imported.
Each brand will
be clearly marked."
To complete the task of saving jobs at Fenton and serving
our customers,
we will need to reach an agreement with our vendors and
lenders. We also
appreciate the support and patience they have shown during
this difficult
time.
Formed in 1905, the Fenton Art Glass Co. has been producing
handmade
colored art glass in Williamstown, W. Va., since January 2,
1907.
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