[GZG] [OFFICIAL] Current status on orders......

Hello all, I hope that 2009 is shaping up OK for you so far......

I thought I had better post something here for general info, 
particularly to those of you who have either placed an order with us 
in the last few days or are planning to do so shortly.

We're running a bit behind with order processing at the moment, due 
to sheer pressure of work. We've had the busiest pre- and 
post-Christmas period I can remember since the business has been 
running, which on one level is great (recession? What recession?) as 
it gives us some welcome extra capital to invest in new product and 
also gives us a bit of a financial cushion against any lean months 
that may come later in the year. BUT, the downside of it is that 
we've shifted so much stuff that stocks are currently very low on 
many ranges, and we're working as hard as possible to re-make 
supplies at the same time as packing and dispatching orders - plus 
we're trying to get at least some stock in hand for the coming shows 
in February (Hammerhead in Newark on the 15th and Cavalier in 
Tonbridge on the 22nd).

As many of you know, GZG has just two staff (including me), and there 
are only so many hours in the day that we can work without burning 
out either the casting machine or our sanity! So, right now things 
are taking a bit longer than normal, and this situation may persist 
through much of Feb - so we must ask you to be patient; you'll get 
your orders as quickly as we can do them, but probably not at the 
super-fast turnround that we normally offer when things are a little 
calmer. If an order is quick, simple and we have the items in the 
stock bins, then it may still go out in a day or so - but others will 
take a few days for us to prepare.

As to the Hammerhead and Cavalier shows, we'll be there with as much 
stock as we can make in the time we have available, but we can't 
guarantee we'll have everything you'll want - and we also won't have 
any time for last-minute pre-orders, so if you really need something 
specific then PLEASE get a pre-order in to us SOON - realistically 
this means THIS WEEKEND for Hammerhead, and next weekend for 
Cavalier. Any later than that and we'll do what we can, but no 
promises.

OK, thanks for reading, and as they say: "Normal service will be 
resumed as soon as possible"!

Best,

Jon (GZG), 29.01.09.
www.gzg.com

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