Shop-Vac Closing

36654

New member

• Sep 16, 2020

• #1

Based in Williamsport, PA with 400 local and 1700 worldwide employees, ShopVac announced (15 Sept 2020) they are closing due to a failed sale of ownership.

 

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BC1100S

Left Coast Rider

• Sep 16, 2020

• #2

That's really disappointing news.

 

36654

New member

• Sep 16, 2020

• #3

BC1100S said:

That's really disappointing news.

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Yep, left everyone, including the local Chamber of Commerce, in the dark.

 

henzilla

not so retired

Staff member

• Sep 16, 2020

• #4

That sucks.... hey, someone had to say it first.

Hate to hear that, have owned a few of their products

 

36654

New member

• Sep 17, 2020

• #5

henzilla said:

That sucks.... hey, someone had to say it first.

Hate to hear that, have owned a few of their products

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Ya know, it is a vacuum. It sucks till it's dead.

But, I will say, ShopVac was quite willing to support the local schools with equipment for labs. It's affordable turbomachinery that can be used for flow and acoustic measurement labs. One day, on a whim, I called them about the availability of some fan & motor assemblies for a kluged test I was considering. The head of the ShopVac engineering department returned my call and directed me to a stack donated units in one department of the Engineering school on campus. If what I needed wasn't available in the existing pile, ShopVac offered to send whatever I wanted. At no cost.

 

MCMXCIVRS

More toys than space

• Sep 17, 2020

• #6

henzilla said:

That sucks.... hey, someone had to say it first.

Hate to hear that, have owned a few of their products

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Glad you did it, I resisted with all my might yesterday.

 

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rick601

New member

• Sep 18, 2020

• #7

First off- sorry for the company and the employees...I like the idea of an American made product.

I bought one in 1987 and have never even had to empty it because, obviously, nothing exists in a vacuum.

I held off all day and if I didn't get it out i wouldn't sleep!

 

pauls1150

MOA #24991, south of Los Angeles

• Sep 19, 2020

• #8

Nature abhors a vacuum, so we invented vacuum cleaners.
If you clean a vacuum cleaner, you ARE a vacuum cleaner.

 

pglaves

#13338

• Sep 19, 2020

• #9

Pauls1150 said:

If you clean a vacuum cleaner, you ARE a vacuum cleaner.

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Actually, you would be a vacuum cleaner cleaner.

 

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EUGENE

Active member

• Sep 19, 2020

• #10

Cute Paul.

 

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179212

Active member

• Sep 20, 2020

• #11

Sucks

I am sure the name will remain and someone will use it to sell cheap chinese crap and that will really suck

 

pauls1150

MOA #24991, south of Los Angeles

• Sep 20, 2020

• #12

Well, we don't want any attachments...

 

gtrider

52184

• Sep 20, 2020

• #13

36654 said:

Based in Williamsport, PA with 400 local and 1700 worldwide employees, ShopVac announced (15 Sept 2020) they are closing due to a failed sale of ownership.

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There’s never a good time to see that many people suddenly out of work, but especially bad right now. There’s probably a good chance this will play out similar to what happened with Wood-Mode, another PA operation that suddenly shut down. Employees are sent packing, pension plans found inadequately funded, assets sold to a new owner, and the business reactivated with employees receiving lower wages and reduced benefits. I’m sad to see the closings—I have used Shop-Vac products at home and work over the years, clear back to a former life where I sold Wood-Mode products...

Best,
DeVern