[LRflex] Re: Rumour mongering...in Wetzlar's local rag
- From: David Young <telyt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 04 May 2007 13:47:59 -0700
Douglas wrote:
>The rumour is running around this neck of the woods too
>
><<German Langauge snip>>
>
>This was a short article in the local newspaper in Wetzlar on the
>14th of February - the gist of it is that Leica is "possibly" going
>to move back to Wetzlar from Solms.
>
>ACM, owners of 93% of Leica , are planning to make Leica the centre
>of an industrial park with several other companies. The city of
>Wetzlar is currently negotiating the sale of an 11,000 square metre
>site on which three Wetzlar companies are interested in settling.
>
>Interesting that the last bit doesn't mention whether Leica is one
>of the firms - and that these are Wetzlar companies.
The rumour, as I heard it, was that Leica's move, back to Wetzlar,
was a "done deal". This is, of course, rumour. However, the 11,000
sq. meter size make more sense than the 117.000 square km site
mentioned by Flavio.
>Next rumour: Is someone planning to get the three Leica companies back=20
>under one roof?
Now, that, I've heard nothing about! And, somehow, it does not seem likely.
The idea of a move makes sense, to me. Leica is a product which
sells, to a great extent, on image. And Wetzlar, for many decades,
was a major part of that image. Whether they resurrect the Leitz
name, as well, is another area for interesting conjecture.
And ... yes, I know .. I should be out taking photos! With what?
Cheers!
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