Howard Smith

STATEMENT FROM Bachmann EUROPE PLC

IN RESPONSE TO

Interesting- David Haarhaus states in the May BRM (P38 just past halfway down the right-hand column)  "Furthermore Bachmann Europe will suspend sponsoring any more external tooling commissions which can consume a great deal of management time, and we'll steer clear of any head-to-head duplication of products".

So no more Locomotion Models special releases from Bachmann, no more Invicta special editions (CCT, TPOs etc). This is a real shame, as these commissioners have proved there is a market for models that Bachmann seemed unwilling to produce on their own accord. I can understand suspending until the current backlog is cleared, but putting a blanket ban on tooling commissions...

David Haarhaus, European Sales & Marketing Director at Bachmann Europe Plc would like to clarify the situation regarding future commissioned items.

“At the time of the interview with BRM we were reviewing internal processes relating to commissioned items. Detailing the relationships between our customers, our UK engineering team and our parent company in Hong Kong. This review would not have in any way infringed on commissions for our retailers such as Invicta or the London Transport Museum.

I would like to reassure RM Web readers that Bachmann will continue to talk to its customers regarding bespoke projects and opportunities and the options available to make their dreams and suggestions become reality”.

Nice to see another 7mm project underway!

Howard

Thanks Howard.

Hope you're settling in to the new job?

 

Steve.

Very much so Steve. Thanks.

  Regards,

         Howard

Very nice Steve,

    Another masterpiece in the making I'm sure.

Howard

Hello Steve,

I've only just come across this topic and it's nice to see some "proper modelling". Keep up the good work!

Regards,

Howard