Pentax USA also went thru a reduction in employees this fall. Bob S. On 12/14/05, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't seen official information about that. However, it is widely > believed it is for Pentax world cost cut policy. > I've also heard rumors of job cuts at Pentax Germany/Europe, but cannot > confirm that. > In Italy, those 8 folks working for Pentax in Florence sales dept. for years > are no longer there (all fired or retired in advance). > Their office has been closed one month ago and now there are just 5 (new) > people in Milan premises of the Italian distributor. > > Bye, > > Dario > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> > Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 3:00 PM > Subject: Re: Planned closure of Pentax Benelux and Breda repair lab > > > > > > Is there a public reason why they close it? > > > > Jostein > > > > > > Quoting Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> I've just been informed of the sad decision to close the Pentax Benelux > >> branch and the relevant repair lab next April. That lab in Breda is the > >> most > >> > >> renowned Pentax service, the only one capable to solve the hardest > >> technical > >> > >> problems for all European branches of Pentax. > >> A petition to Pentax against this move is undergoing here. > >> http://www.culinair.com/pentax/index.php > >> > >> Ciao > >> > >> Dario > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > >