Burton Moves All Production Offshore

by The Editors on March 17, 2010

Bilde-15In June 2010 Burton Snowboards will close their South Burlington, Vermont production facilities and move all manufacturing to China and Austria slicing off 43 jobs in the process according to a story in the Burlington Free Press.

“The environment here is not very manufacturing-friendly… a board costs more to make than you than you sell it for,” Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin said Tuesday. Burton will keep its global headquarters in Burlington.

Yes. It is much cheaper to make things in China. We’re surprised it lasted as long as it did. Guess from now on they’ll have to do what Apple does: Designed in Vermont, made where ever is cheapest. For the rest of the sad, sad story click the link.

[Link: Burlington Free Press]

{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

henchbot March 17, 2010 at 12:55 pm

damnit Ive been rocking Burton for years.
NeverSummer: here I come.

NigHeist March 17, 2010 at 6:12 pm

Aren’t Lib Tech’s still made in the U.S.A.?

http://lib-tech.com/kraftsmen/

Go fuck yourself Burton.

rob March 19, 2010 at 3:47 am

Made in Austria.
This is a label of quality. Made in the Alps itselfe!

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