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Old 13 April 2015, 16:45   #1
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This is not good news for our Industry.

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Old 13 April 2015, 17:08   #2
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Not at all. I always felt Zodiac were 'too big to fail'. I really hope someone picks up the ball.
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Old 13 April 2015, 18:35   #3
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And maybe the the prices of chinese rib's and sib's are winning ??
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Old 13 April 2015, 19:36   #4
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And maybe the the prices of chinese rib's and sib's are winning ??
It's easy to sell product when you won't stand behind it...
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Old 13 April 2015, 21:08   #5
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Dislike, sad news
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Old 13 April 2015, 21:13   #6
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That's not good wonder if it will affect the Other branches like Canada
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Old 13 April 2015, 22:08   #7
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Isn't this like the third or fourth time zodiac has done something like that?

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And maybe the the prices of chinese rib's and sib's are winning ??
Undoubtedly a factor...

The guy that I buy my boats from used to run a large dealership that sold the full Zodiac range and all the bits to support these little "cottage boats" and tenders. He "right-sized" a few years ago, and now only deals with commercial and government RIBS and a few nutbars like me.

This was years ago, but even then he was losing huge numbers of sales to jet-skis and other leisure activities.
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