Steve P posted this in a couple other groups, and I think it is pertinent to RBW group as well. Very cool news. I think Velocity rims are great, hopefully this will let them make a real in-road to the NA market! Florida seems an odd choice for light manufacturing especially as they're distribution is out of Michigan, but maybe FL has more capacity there than I'm aware of.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> Date: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 12:05 PM Subject: [650B] Velocity moving rim production to US To: iBOB list <internet-...@googlegroups.com>, 650b list < 6...@googlegroups.com> November 7, 2011 VELOCITY RIMS TO BE MADE IN THE USA (Grand Rapids, MI) Brothers and partners, Tom and John Black will begin manufacturing rims in Jacksonville, Florida in February 2012. Currently, all Velocity rims are made in Australia, and production will cease in Brisbane by the end of November. Tom Black, the founder of Velocity, will be relocating from Australia to Florida where he will continue to oversee rim production at Velocity’s new manufacturing factory. Velocity’s distribution center will continue to operate out of Grand Rapids, Michigan as it has since 1992 and become their worldwide headquarters; with the Australian facility remaining as a distribution center for the Asian and Australian markets. Velocity will be the only U.S. produced aluminum rim in the cycling industry. John Black, president of Velocity Worldwide, Inc., anticipates this to further propel the company as a leader in quality, ingenuity and customization customers have come to love and expect from Velocity. --http://www.velocityusa.com/default.asp?contentID=656 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "650b" group. To post to this group, send email to 6...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 650b+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/650b?hl=en. -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA ** -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
