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For now, the Bentley furniture will be used to refurbish showrooms and company offices

For now, the Bentley furniture will be used to refurbish showrooms and company offices

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Luxury carmakers have a knack for stamping their logos on almost anything, from pens, to laptops and watches. But the latest direction Bentley is turning for additional revenue has left us scratching our heads a little - the 90-year old company has started producing furniture, including tables and cabinets.

At first we thought that perhaps Bentley's recent 10% pay cut imposed on all of its employees may have caused some screws to come loose in upper management, but the reality of the situation is that the global economic crisis has forced the company to seek creative solutions to keep its workers employed.

This means that leftover walnut wood used for car dashboards will be used to make wooden furniture by a staff of 140 at Bentley, reports the Telegraph. The company will be using what would have been wasted material, as well as providing work for its employees - and at the end of the day Bentley may even be able to sell the furniture to the public if there is demand. As Bentley says, there would be no point in wasting the skills of its craftsmen, some of whom have worked in the company woodwork shops for over four decades, and the plan will allow numerous employees to be retained throughout the recession.

For now, the Bentley furniture will be used to refurbish showrooms and company offices. Eventually, if there is enough demand, Bentley may sell pieces to the public but this still remains uncertain.



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  1. ma_InkMaster avatar InkMaster Posted: 3/6/2009 11:28am PST

    But the latest direction Bentley is turning for additional revenue has left us scratching our heads a little

    Well, lets be honest, its better then if they would start laying people off on the grounds of not enough work for them to do...
     
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  2. ma_www.mywheelsonwalls.com avatar www.mywheelsonwalls.com Posted: 3/6/2009 3:37pm PST

    Perfect sense because when money is tight the first thing the wife and I do is go buy more furniture, especially furniture made by Bentley!!!!!
     
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  3. ma_InkMaster avatar InkMaster Posted: 3/7/2009 10:10am PST

    Perfect sense because when money is tight the first thing the wife and I do is go buy more furniture, especially furniture made by Bentley!!!!!

    As the article states, they're not making any furniture for sale. Just for their own office use. They will start selling it if and only if there is a demand for it.
     
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  4. ma_www.mywheelsonwalls.com avatar www.mywheelsonwalls.com Posted: 3/7/2009 3:54pm PST

    InkMaster- I was being sarcastic inrelation to the sad state of affaires the auto industry currently finds itself in, oh well....
     
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