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Post# 431921   9/16/2020 at 15:37 (1,288 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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Nooooooo...
Just saw that shopvac buyer walk away from the deal shop vac is done...
Williamsport, Pa. – The Shop-Vac Corporation will be closing. The company, which has over 1,700 employees worldwide, informed staff members this morning.

According to multiple sources, most of the employees lost their job today and a few administrative-level employees will remain through the end of the week. Not only were the employees informed they had lost their jobs, according to multiple employees who chose to remain anonymous, but they were also informed their insurance and benefits were terminated.

We regret that we were unable to provide you with more notice. The current global pandemic and economic crisis has left the Company in dire financial conditions. The Company accordingly had been negotiating the sale of the business as a going concern, which, if such sale has been completed, would have enabled us to stay in business and continue the employment of employees. We fully anticipated the sale to be completed and for the buyer to hire all employees,” stated a letter SHOP-VAC provided to its employees in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

Unfortunately, the buyer without warning walked away from the deal. This unforeseeable business circumstance has left us with no choice but to close our facilities.”

The SHOP-VAC facility on Reach Road in Williamsport has over 400 employees, all of whom will be losing their jobs as a result of the closure.

SHOP-VAC Corp. is well-known for pioneering the concept of the wet/dry vacuum cleaner.








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Post# 431924 , Reply# 1   9/16/2020 at 15:56 (1,288 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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Post# 431925 , Reply# 2   9/16/2020 at 16:00 (1,288 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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Oh ans the canadian shopvac site is down for maintnance unknown when back up and running but the us site still works so far......

Post# 431926 , Reply# 3   9/16/2020 at 16:26 (1,288 days old) by compuvac ( )        
RIP Shop-vac you will be missed

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That's sad to hear a vacuum cleaner company shutdown. I'm glad i have at least 1 shop vac in my collection considering I'm in Europe.
I wish the best to the employees that lost their jobs.

I found a video on Youtube about this by searching "shopvac shutdown"


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Post# 431927 , Reply# 4   9/16/2020 at 16:28 (1,288 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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Im glad i have my 16 gallons shop vac so sad ,

Post# 431930 , Reply# 5   9/16/2020 at 17:24 (1,288 days old) by EurekaFanSquid (Sacramento, California)        

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This pandemic is going too far! WE NEED TO WEAR OUR MASKS
WEAR YOUR MASKS PLEASE OR ELSE MORE STUFF LIKE THIS WILL HAPPEN
We can't let more stuff like this happen.


Post# 431932 , Reply# 6   9/16/2020 at 18:29 (1,288 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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I don't think this will be the end. Someone will buy the name up and start it going again.

Post# 431933 , Reply# 7   9/16/2020 at 18:33 (1,288 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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The factory are letting go of 1700 ppl allready whit out notice ....

Post# 431934 , Reply# 8   9/16/2020 at 18:40 (1,288 days old) by compuvac ( )        

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@huskyvacs Let's hope that will be the future. I personally prefer someone else taking over a vacuum brand than it disappearing completely.

Post# 431935 , Reply# 9   9/16/2020 at 18:43 (1,288 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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Agreed the frist vac i bought was a shopvac hate to see it go .

Post# 431936 , Reply# 10   9/16/2020 at 19:09 (1,288 days old) by Hooverman99 (Pennsylvania )        

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Its such a shame that they have to closed like this. I don't know if Shop Vac will recover from this or get a new buyer.

Post# 431942 , Reply# 11   9/16/2020 at 21:48 (1,288 days old) by ridgidwd0670 (se wood co ohio)        

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How will Shop-vac (brand) owners be able to buy parts, filters & accessories for their Shop-Vac?

I got a old Shop-Vac wet/dry vac & use Cleanstream HEPA filter


Post# 431943 , Reply# 12   9/16/2020 at 21:48 (1,288 days old) by RoyalFan103 (Washington)        
No, not Shop Vac too!

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First Fantom, then Shop Vac. Hopefully, Maytag buys them but not TTI.

Post# 431944 , Reply# 13   9/16/2020 at 21:52 (1,288 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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I know!!! nooooo this cant be happening not shop vac not the dry wet vac aaaw dangs\


Post# 431947 , Reply# 14   9/16/2020 at 22:02 (1,288 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)        

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Yeah, someone will buy the name. The Chinese, for sure.

Post# 431951 , Reply# 15   9/16/2020 at 22:18 (1,288 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States)        
were they made in China

Were the Shop Vac vacuums even made here or were they made in China anyway?
Mike


Post# 431953 , Reply# 16   9/16/2020 at 22:25 (1,288 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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Mike,

Some were made in China, most were made right here... but look at the bright side, if Shop-Vac completely closed its doors (the news mentioned the potential buyer backed out), then at least (for now, anyway) it avoided becoming Chinese-owned...

~Ben


Post# 431960 , Reply# 17   9/17/2020 at 01:54 (1,288 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell )        
Nothing of value was lost

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Post# 431984 , Reply# 18   9/17/2020 at 13:51 (1,287 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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1700 jobs lost whit out the 60 day notice id say from that point of view the company could of warn its employees better ....

This sucks that shop vac is going under they were the referance in, wet ,dry ,pump blower and industrial vacuum glad i got my 16 gallon shop vac a few years back .


Post# 432016 , Reply# 19   9/18/2020 at 04:47 (1,287 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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Shop Vac did not warn the employees because everything was all set up so that once the buyout happened, things would continue as normal. They gave the employees notice of the buyout and the plans to sell, and what the plan was going forward. Remember, Shop Vac only has 1,700 employees WORLDWIDE, thats less than an elementary school class roster. It was like a family. The buyer just abruptly canceled the deal at the very last possible second, leaving them stuck without any recourse.

From a local newspaper serving Northcentral PA;

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Williamsport, Pa.
Sept. 15, 2020

The Shop-Vac Corporation will be closing. The company, which has over 1,700 employees worldwide, informed staff members this morning.

According to multiple sources, most of the employees lost their job today and a few administrative-level employees will remain through the end of the week. Not only were the employees informed they had lost their jobs, according to multiple employees who chose to remain anonymous, but they were also informed their insurance and benefits were terminated.

“We regret that we were unable to provide you with more notice. The current global pandemic and economic crisis has left the Company in dire financial conditions. The Company accordingly had been negotiating the sale of the business as a going concern, which, if such sale has been completed, would have enabled us to stay in business and continue the employment of employees. We fully anticipated the sale to be completed and for the buyer to hire all employees,” stated a letter SHOP-VAC provided to its employees in accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

“Unfortunately, the buyer without warning walked away from the deal. This unforeseeable business circumstance has left us with no choice but to close our facilities.”

The SHOP-VAC facility at 2323 Reach Road in Williamsport has over 400 employees, all of whom will be losing their jobs as a result of the closure.

SHOP-VAC Corp. is well-known for pioneering the concept of the wet/dry vacuum cleaner.

www.northcentralpa.com/bu...


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Post# 432173 , Reply# 20   9/21/2020 at 00:37 (1,284 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        
That's a shame personally

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The brand Shop Vac was what first got me introduced into wet/dry vacs and I even grew up with using SEVERAL Shop Vacs as a kid. Always thought that they were decent vacs for what they were back then. But I knew that Shop Vac had been struggling to keep up in recent years anyways on the market due to competition and quality control. In fact, the newer Shop Vac 16RTP550A Pump Vac we have out in our family ranch that barely gets used (Maybe less or more than 10 hours of use) already has a bad motor. Even if I were to buy a budget wet dry vac today, I don't think Shop Vac would've been my first brand of choice to get nor would I'd save the best for last as I know there are better options for me out there like Ridgid or Craftsman.

Post# 433465 , Reply# 21   10/13/2020 at 15:18 (1,261 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        

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Looks like Hilco Global is assisting with Shop Vac.

Post# 433481 , Reply# 22   10/13/2020 at 18:51 (1,261 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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what ya mean about that ??

Post# 433487 , Reply# 23   10/13/2020 at 20:12 (1,261 days old) by blknblu (CT)        

Google ..

HILCO GLOBAL ENGAGED BY SHOP-VAC TO ASSIST IN CLOSING GLOBAL OPERATIONS

www.hilcoglobal.com/news/...


Post# 433503 , Reply# 24   10/14/2020 at 01:43 (1,261 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Like with Royal--hope Shop Vac can arise from the ashes like the Pheniex!

Post# 433504 , Reply# 25   10/14/2020 at 03:11 (1,261 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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Yeah thats what I said earlier above. The fat lady has not sung yet. Someone will save them, the IP is too valuable. It may be small, but it is valuable.

Post# 433509 , Reply# 26   10/14/2020 at 06:30 (1,261 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Hope the "fat lady" can save Royal,too!Both ShopVac and Royal will be missed.

Post# 433523 , Reply# 27   10/14/2020 at 14:16 (1,260 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        

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I don't think the Royal brand would be coming back anytime soon. Maybe TTI could bring back the classic metal Royal uprights if they still have the machinery and tooling for them but have them sold either under the Hoover Commercial or Oreck Commercial line. It would seem strange to call a metal Royal a Hoover or an Oreck but I would like it much better if they were called Dirt Devil if TTI would be open to have Dirt Devil going back to selling commercial vacuums.



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Post# 433621 , Reply# 28   10/16/2020 at 20:27 (1,258 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)        

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Their headquarters looks like a pretty cool building. I wish someone could save the company and keep it in the USA - not some Chinese recycled name that has nothing to do with the original product.

I still have my 5 gallon Wet/Dry Shop Vac I got for Christmas in 1997. I love it for cleaning the car, it has great suction and really gets the carpets and mats clean. Every time I use it I wash out the tank and hose with the garden hose, so it is still in excellent condition, looks and sounds brand new.

It's come in handy for overflows and water spills over the years too.


Post# 433676 , Reply# 29   10/17/2020 at 21:25 (1,257 days old) by detroitdirtbag (Bottom of the Bag)        

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What does a mask have to do with a vac company. Shop vac didn’t stay up with the times. The one I bought from them was a pc of garbage. That’s why I didn’t buy anymore. The wheels fell of, the whole vac was poor quality. You go to the store and everyone is into vacs of this kind. It’s their fault.

Post# 433693 , Reply# 30   10/18/2020 at 01:54 (1,257 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

There is a little relation with vacuums and masks-Masks have been made from bag material before they are made into bags.Another good reason NOT to cut up vacuum bags for masks-the bag material may have been treated with a bacteriacide-that is TOXIC-not sure you would want that over your face,nose,and mouth!To get down to it masks have nothing to do with the "death" of ShopVac.Surprized they didn't survive since ShopVac made vacuums and cleaning products.Those could help with COVID cleanings.

Post# 433862 , Reply# 31   10/20/2020 at 15:52 (1,254 days old) by detroitdirtbag (Bottom of the Bag)        

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The vac I had was from the 80’s. First the hose end broke off, then the wheels were on a thin cheap band, those broke, I had to epoxy the hose end to canister and make a new base for the canister using casters.
The filters were a PITA to attach. The hose was a #mall dia. I was going to use it as a dust collector fir my table saw but never did. It went in the dumpster when I moved.
Shop vac seems to be a Lowe’s brand. Rigid is Home Depot. Home Depot you ring up all your items now, I don’t shop there anymore. Let’s see what Lowe’s carry’s now. Prop crapsman.


Post# 433866 , Reply# 32   10/20/2020 at 16:00 (1,254 days old) by detroitdirtbag (Bottom of the Bag)        

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Post# 433867 , Reply# 33   10/20/2020 at 16:49 (1,254 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)        

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So is Sears, Kmart, Steinmart and many others! This world sucks!

Post# 433893 , Reply# 34   10/21/2020 at 09:43 (1,254 days old) by detroitdirtbag (Bottom of the Bag)        

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Pier one imports too, but they were so overpriced. Stein art, I dont even own a beer Stein, Sears did it to them selves. Everyone blames it on Covid.
I bought a BBQ off Sears last summer, it was a huge PITA. First one was damaged, had to drive all the way back out, I wanted a red one, Lowe’s had them in black only. I ended up keeping some parts because I wasted 2 days getting a bbq. Sears sucks.


Post# 435178 , Reply# 35   11/18/2020 at 11:21 (1,226 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX)        

I know when it came time to replace my old 5 Gallon Shop Vac, I looked that Shop-Vac's line up in Late 2018/Early 2019 at both Walmart and Morton's Ace Hardware. I was unimpressed with how the cheaply the fit and finish seemed to be on the display models, but I also looked at a few of the Craftsman Wet/Dry Vacs at our Sears Hometown Store and since most of these models were on sale, I came home with a 12 Gallon Craftsman XSP that I gave $60-ish for and have been pleased with my purchase since then. The Craftsman sees regular use in my garage and its been my go to vacuum for cleaning out other vacuum since normally it has a dust bag and a pleated filter fitted on the vacuum. I considered one of the larger plastic tub Shop-Vacs that Ace Had but for the price I paid I got a larger vacuum.

Post# 436573 , Reply# 36   12/22/2020 at 17:09 (1,191 days old) by man114 (Buffalo NY)        

None of this stuff was Covid.

Sears killed itself. It was dying in the mid 1990s. Eddie bled money off to keep Kmart afloat, never innovated Kmart, poured billions into Shop Your Way merchandise giveaways. One giant mess of just poor planning and ineptitude, lack of marketing and so on.

Pier One walked a tight financial rope for years, almost went bankrupt during the recession and ran a decor business which is somewhat cyclical based on changing tastes. They obviously didn’t learn in 2008/09 and this time it hit them.

Same could be said of Tuesday Morning. I remember going to one in Vegas during the recession and the morning I went there was very good likelihood they were going to file chapter 11 that week. They managed to avoid it, but again walking the tight rope should have given them the lesson. They were close after Christmas but Covid just pushed it over the edge. They’d very likely have run out of cash by the fall with or without it.

Lord & Taylor was another. They pared back what they carried back around the recession and because a largely useless clothing store. Prior to that they still had some cookware, appliances, Electronics etc. Now while margins are thin that stuff gets people through the door. JCP, Sears, Lord & Taylor etc were not hurting for sq footage. When I last set foot in one 5 years ago or so they literally had nothing to offer.

Sears held out longer than most because of hardlines.

Now as far as Shop Vac. Covid wouldn’t do anything to them. There are long lead times and plan times on that stuff. Shop Vac style vacs on shelves now were probably ordered back in April. So any real financial impact from Covid would have been months down the road. It’s a vac that’s used in a shop. Basement, garage etc. None of those areas would be the highest impact of Covid. What has happened is chinese vacs under other brands have encroached, they’re the same general price but better ergonomics and better thought out designs. There are plenty of labels like Stanley and Craftsman to toss on. So nothing special. Same general price price.






Post# 436582 , Reply# 37   12/23/2020 at 00:15 (1,191 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Also "Craftsman" brand shop vacuums were built in the Williamsport PA site.YET---Shop Vacs and Craftsman are still readily available.NO information on the Hilco website that is handling Shop Vac now.No buyers---anyone here want to buy a Shop vacuum company?And acceseries for Shop Vac available ---tools,filters,and bags.

Post# 436583 , Reply# 38   12/23/2020 at 00:20 (1,191 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

And---both owners of Shop Vac strangly moved to California after the Williamsport PA site closed.STRANGE-the employees were left to fend for themselves-and no 60 day warning they were going to be laid off as required by law.No retraining for other jobs,either.Workers just dumped while the owners fled and landed with their "Golden Parachutes".

Post# 436584 , Reply# 39   12/23/2020 at 00:21 (1,191 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

Forget to add-SOME family company!!!???

Post# 436585 , Reply# 40   12/23/2020 at 00:27 (1,191 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

For an earlier entry here on Royal metal vacuums-They were sold under Dirt Devil name at Cosco,and Sams Club.That action pissed off the local Royal dealers-you could buy a "Dirt Devil" metal Royal version for less than the "Royal" branded one.Then the DD metal uprights just disappeared from the market.If you find one-it IS a collectors item now.Commercial folks bought them.This was like over 10 years ago.

Post# 437958 , Reply# 41   1/29/2021 at 17:17 (1,153 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah)        

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Shop Vac's website is back up and running again.

Rex, I'm curious to hear of where you heard that the Dirt Devil commercial uprights upsetted the Royal dealers. I actually find this hard to be true, maybe it just upsetted yours. Royal mainly created the Dirt Devil brand to sell their vacuums cheaper at department stores. Not everyone could've afforded to buy a Royal back then. In fact, I know there are some states in the country where you'd have to drive tens or hundreds of miles to go over to a vacuum dealer store than rather drive less over to a discount store. Or have it delivered at your front door step. Same with Eureka's Sanitaire brand, I bet it was easier for consumers to buy the yellow Eureka commercial vacuums at Sam's Club rather than ordering Sanitaires from a local dealer.


Post# 437973 , Reply# 42   1/30/2021 at 00:27 (1,153 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I did see the Dirt Devil Royal uprights at the Sams Club out here years ago.Should have bought one but didn't.Bill the owner of Vacuum Cleaner Hospital saw the DD Royal metals as well-teed him off and he was going to drop Royal.Sold more Riccar instead.He no longer stocked Royal but would order if someone wanted one.Figure the DD Royal metl upright would be rare now.They were marked as commercial vacuums.

Post# 438081 , Reply# 43   2/2/2021 at 05:14 (1,150 days old) by Gregvacs28 (U.S.)        
Saved.

Whoever predicted "someone" would save them was correct.

They've got wa-a-ay-y-y too many models.


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Post# 438089 , Reply# 44   2/2/2021 at 07:42 (1,150 days old) by compuvac ( )        

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@Gregvacs28 Great link lol

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Post# 443813 , Reply# 45   7/13/2021 at 01:43 (989 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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Post# 443814 , Reply# 46   7/13/2021 at 01:44 (989 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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New buyer of Shop-Vac announced
TOP NEWS
There's new hope for the building that once held an estimated 400 Shop-Vac employees that were put out of work in September

by: Sean Coffey

Posted: Jan 5, 2021 / 02:40 PM EST / Updated: Jan 5, 2021 / 06:24 PM EST

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — A Williamsport-based company that closed up shop abruptly after over 50 years in the region has announced they have a buyer.

The well-known Shop-Vac corporation announced in September they’d be shutting down their facilities, leaving hundreds out of work in an instant. After a sale of the company was announced Christmas Eve, we now have the name of the buyer, who says they intend to bring back those employees once operations return to normal.

When Shop-Vac suddenly announced its closure in September, VP of operations Bill Cooper said he and his staff were blindsided.

“There were a lot of hurt feelings. There were a lot of people who have been here for many, many years. And they felt that they were owed a little more,” Cooper said.

That decision, made after a sale of the company fell through, left hundreds of Shop-Vac employees jobless.

But over the holidays, the company announced they’d been sold, successfully this time, to industrial manufacturer GreatStar.

“We’re back. We’re going to be bigger and better, we think, than ever before. And we’re ready to move ahead,” said Gary Duboff, President and CEO, GreatStar Tools USA.

Duboff says the company plans to rehire laid-off employees, but with Shop-Vac’s sales, marketing, and supply chain gutted from the shutdown, it may take a little time.

“Our intention is to bring those jobs back. What I need is, I need patience. We need people to understand that we’re starting over,” Duboff said.

Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jason Fink says the impact of the sale can’t be overstated.

“While there are jobs out there, being able to replace good quality jobs like this are hard. And being able to know that people are gonna have the opportunity to get their jobs back once they have their house in order here,” Fink said.

Fink is hopeful GreatStar’s diverse manufacturing capacity could even grow the brand and with it, the number of jobs.

“They make other types of tools, and being able to see what they were able to acquire with some of the plastics manufacturing that’s done with Shop-Vac, could allow them to look at other things that they could produce here,” he said.

A difficult year for workers everywhere, ending with a touch of hope.

“It’s such a relief. It’s a huge relief, especially over the Christmas holidays. Just a perfect Christmas gift,” Cooper said.

Duboff stressed that while the company plans to bring its workers back, it’s not as simple as flipping the switch. When the previous owners shut down operations in September, that effectively eliminated any ability to market and sell the product.

So, once those capacities are up and running again, things can slowly move back to normal.


Post# 443816 , Reply# 47   7/13/2021 at 01:51 (989 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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video of shop vac being bougth

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Post# 444007 , Reply# 48   7/20/2021 at 11:02 (982 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )        

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I sure hope the quality and model line up stays the same any one got some info ?


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