Harris
Grumbler
Yea, I finally got my Grumble account to log-in.
I'd hoped to get on here a lot earlier and talk about the Ivy situation, but was having trouble with my computer. I've read some of the earlier posts and hope this little bit helps.
I was the former director of sales/marketing at Ivy. When the company president and CFO were caught check-kiting (big-time illegal), the local bank that had the primary loan for the company shut down all operations and decided to liquidate the assets at auction.
During this period, Joice Wright and I were hired by the bank to handle day-to-day business (mostly talking to creditors and collecting past-due accounts, yuck!), but we also heard from many former customers who were looking for moulding.
Because the auction company decided to sell the moulding in two large lumps instead of item-by-item, I knew most of those people wouldn't be able to get any moulding, and that disappointed me. So I purchased the inventory (I have more invested in moulding than my house right now, I think) and have been contacting those customers who purchased length from Ivy.
I did not purchase the #1 bid though that included the Ivy name and other proprietary stuff. A company from California/Georgia purchased that. I didn't get the impression that they were interested in re-starting an Ivy line, but I hope I'm wrong. They appeared to be swell folks, so I'm sure if they decide to do that, they'd do a nice job. I believe this will be the last chance, however, to get Ivy moulding, particularly hand-finished the way we did it. (On a separate note, I know that a few companies have talked to some of our production people and are intested in trying to reproduce some of the Ivy items. Most don't want to invest the hand-labor that we put into the moulding and prefer machine finishes, but I'm sure someone will make some fine items. I know PB&H, Vermont Hardwoods and Colorado Picturewoods make some very nice items and will fill the gaps we've left.)
So until the end of the summer, Joice and I will be selling the Ivy inventory on a first-come, first-serve basis. The response has been overwhelming but I've still got quite a bit to go and still have large quantities of best-selling mouldings like J-40, F-69 and I-33, among many more.
I'd be pleased to get a copy of the inventory (changes daily, obviously) to anyone interested. Joice or I can be reached at 434/249-8630 during the day.
I can also be reached via email at hmhaynie@juno.com if anyone has any questions. Please be patient, as I don't have internet access right now (had to make cuts when I became unemployed) and only check email a few times a week.
I apologize if this is too long.
All the best -- Harris Haynie
I'd hoped to get on here a lot earlier and talk about the Ivy situation, but was having trouble with my computer. I've read some of the earlier posts and hope this little bit helps.
I was the former director of sales/marketing at Ivy. When the company president and CFO were caught check-kiting (big-time illegal), the local bank that had the primary loan for the company shut down all operations and decided to liquidate the assets at auction.
During this period, Joice Wright and I were hired by the bank to handle day-to-day business (mostly talking to creditors and collecting past-due accounts, yuck!), but we also heard from many former customers who were looking for moulding.
Because the auction company decided to sell the moulding in two large lumps instead of item-by-item, I knew most of those people wouldn't be able to get any moulding, and that disappointed me. So I purchased the inventory (I have more invested in moulding than my house right now, I think) and have been contacting those customers who purchased length from Ivy.
I did not purchase the #1 bid though that included the Ivy name and other proprietary stuff. A company from California/Georgia purchased that. I didn't get the impression that they were interested in re-starting an Ivy line, but I hope I'm wrong. They appeared to be swell folks, so I'm sure if they decide to do that, they'd do a nice job. I believe this will be the last chance, however, to get Ivy moulding, particularly hand-finished the way we did it. (On a separate note, I know that a few companies have talked to some of our production people and are intested in trying to reproduce some of the Ivy items. Most don't want to invest the hand-labor that we put into the moulding and prefer machine finishes, but I'm sure someone will make some fine items. I know PB&H, Vermont Hardwoods and Colorado Picturewoods make some very nice items and will fill the gaps we've left.)
So until the end of the summer, Joice and I will be selling the Ivy inventory on a first-come, first-serve basis. The response has been overwhelming but I've still got quite a bit to go and still have large quantities of best-selling mouldings like J-40, F-69 and I-33, among many more.
I'd be pleased to get a copy of the inventory (changes daily, obviously) to anyone interested. Joice or I can be reached at 434/249-8630 during the day.
I can also be reached via email at hmhaynie@juno.com if anyone has any questions. Please be patient, as I don't have internet access right now (had to make cuts when I became unemployed) and only check email a few times a week.
I apologize if this is too long.
All the best -- Harris Haynie