Last year they announced they were calling it quits but things changed and business picked up.
He's found some non-metalshaping products to keep the doors open and still makes the metalshaping stuff. Over here prices raw material prices have gone way up. This is the reason for his price increase next year.
Materials prices have gone insane. I don't buy steel much anymore but a $2.50 2x4" stud is now $7.00. A $7.00 sheet of plywood is now $30.00. A friend who was planning on building a house this year cancelled his plans after the builder told him to expect a 25-50% price increase.
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Kerry Pinkerton
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