Difficulties At Omas In Bologna ?

[fabri00]

In several newspaper this morning is said that the actual owner of Omas, the Chinese Holding O-Luxe owining 90% of Omas, want to close down the company.

 

Some of the employers are negotiating to make an offer to buy the Company, and also to find an agreement with sindacates.

 

I have no ides of what's happen there, I just reported what was written today on newspapers.

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.cgilbo.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/1477

http://www.crisitaly.org/crisi-omas-per-la-storica-azienda-lunedi-scatta-la-messa-in-liquidazione/

http://www.rassegna.it/articoli/omas-ore-decisive-per-la-storica-azienda

 

 

 

I had no idea also that the company was employing only 17 peoples recently, as said in newspaper's articles.

[Keyless Works]

Thanks for sharing this. I hope the employees buy the company. 17 employees is pretty close to what I have heard previously.

[benslot]

What I read (with a little help of Google) in the local newspaper the request for liquidation is very imminent, ie next Monday.

And yes, I hope that the company can be salvaged, albeit that time is apparently running out.

[bleair]

Oh dear... I had thought OMAS was doing well financially.... I personally thought they were doing a great job issuign pens that were stylish reflections of many of the vintages models that really stand out.

 

 

Google translation of one of the articles -

 

 

Crisis: Omas, the historic company Monday triggered the liquidation

Interim meeting, the table Safeguard metropolitan, for each Omas, Bologna-based company that produces high-end pens in the portfolio to a finance company in Hong Kong. The summit - said in a statement - the CEO of the company "announced the liquidation of the company that will be formalized on Monday." However the table have heard of "some purchase orders for which to Omas said maximum availability to careful consideration." At the conclusion of the meeting the parties "agreed to recognize the table as a forum for Safeguarding to accompany the path in place and have undertaken to upgrade once the proposed acquisition will be better delineated, and however short." For their part, 'the institutions have reaffirmed the utmost interest to explore all solutions that can lead to safeguard employment and to stay in the area. "

[fabri00]

Thanks for sharing this. I hope the employees buy the company. 17 employees is pretty close to what I have heard previously.

 

2 years ago, in 2013, they were about 30.

It is also written in the newspaper (3rd article linked in my post).

[fabri00]

Here is written that somebody has offered some money to buy and save the company:

 

http://www.ansa.it/emiliaromagna/notizie/2015/11/13/omas-liquidazione-ma-proposte-acquisto_0f379c67-3b2e-4adf-8f09-cacdaa44f66c.html

[Keyless Works]

 

2 years ago, in 2013, they were about 30.

It is also written in the newspaper (3rd article linked in my post).

My mistake.

 

I talked to the local rep in the US and they told me they only had about 10 people involved in the production (not the company as a whole) and only one guy doing the faceted barrels.

 

In a handful of instances when I have asked dealers and reps about OMAS I have been met with what always felt like hyperbole but you hear it enough times....

[Z-Tab]

I hope they can figure this out. I think Omas makes some of the best modern pens and it would be tragic to lose them.

[Erik Dalton]

First they learn to copy the best brands, and nobody says anything. Then they use their money to buy established brands, and nobody says anything. Next they close the plants, and all that is left are pens made in China. I think they have caught onto capitalism pretty well.

Best to hold onto your European and Japanese made pens, they will someday become rare.

[jmccarty3]

Gresham's Law strikes again.

[bobje]

Richard Binder wrote a helpful piece on the long and fascinating history of imitation and similarity in pen design, with examples from Conklin, Wahl-Eversharp, Sheaffer, and others.

[Erik Dalton]

I read Richards article. Its factual and historically enlightening. But, that had to do with open free market competition. What is happening now is the appropriation of competitors by an entity that does not believe in freedom of expression or free markets.

[Keyless Works]

I don't think that is fair. If the company isn't profitable then it's the owners right to sell or shut down the operation.

 

Most Italian pen brands got their start imitating American pens.

[mhphoto]

They make some of the most beautiful pens today. Hope they can pull through.

[flipper_gv]

That makes me sad, I thought they were selling well.

[mhphoto]

No other company's materials can give you an in-the-cap view like this!

 

 

 

(Inside of Arco pens)

[Lam1]

No other company's materials can give you an in-the-cap view like this!

 

(Inside of Arco pens)

Wow! Those photos are incredibly beautiful, Mhphoto.

 

While I don't have an Omas (yet), I agree that they have some of the most beautiful pens out there. I find the Arco and some of the 360 pens just amazing. I hope they manage to stay in business.

[Barkingpig]

I would find it a sad world if no more Omas pens were to be produced. I was attracted to them from my beginning interest. I initially tried to purchase one of each brand but somehow I couldn't stop with "one" Omas. I am grateful I ordered the Ogivia in Burkina this year & consider it my "grail pen." Out of the box from Italy it has been EVERYTHING I hoped for & I can't say that about any other pen I have wanted & subsequently purchased.

[rafapa]

Peneconomics prophesied the fate of Delta,

 

http://www.peneconomics.com/blog/2015/10/30/delta-drama

 

Let's hope he was wrong

[fabri00]

I don't think that is fair. If the company isn't profitable then it's the owners right to sell or shut down the operation.

 

Most Italian pen brands got their start imitating American pens.

 

100% in agreement with that.