When Central Plains Book Manufacturing was about to declare bankruptcy, they failed to alert their customers to this fact and indeed continued to try to take on new customers. (In addition, we placed a call to Central Plains after they were already in bankruptcy and they were happy to try to take a new order from us.)
This resulted in major problems for Central Plains Book Manufacturing customers when Central Plains failed to fulfill their book orders.
The following account is an example of one such negative experience. It comes from Eliza Earsman (http://www.elizaearsman.com/4.html):
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Days of Elijah Release Date Delayed:
With a Release Date of 1 September 2007,
'DAYS OF ELIJAH' was accepted for printing on
24 July 2007
by CENTRAL PLAINS BOOK MANUFACTURING in Winfield, Kansas, i.e.
"We will proceed with your job."
Becky Pate
Vice President of Acquisitions/Sales
Central Plains Book Mfg.
22234 C St., Strother Field
Winfield, KS 67156
bpate@centralplainsbook.com
www.centralplainsbook.com
7/24/07
On 5 August 2007 this email was received from the same Becky Pate:
"Central Plains has found itself in a terrible situation with the IRS and we have been forced to file for Chapter 11 (Bankruptcy/protection against creditors!) in order to try to salvage our company.
Right now all work in process has been "frozen" by the court."
Becky Pate
Vice President of Acquisitions/Sales
Central Plains Book Mfg.
22234 C St., Strother Field
Winfield, KS 67156
877-278-2726 toll free
620-221-4762 fax
bpate@centralplainsbook.com
www.centralplainsbook.com
CPBM didn't find itself in a 'terrible situation with the IRS' overnight! So say I and many!
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We agree. You don't owe the IRS $300,000 in back taxes overnight. They knew they were in major trouble and selfishly failed to disclose this information to their customers. Pathetic.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Friday, December 21, 2007
More Deception from Central Plains Book Manufacturing
Recently you may have seen the following statement on the Central Plains Book Manufacturing website:
"We are pleased to announce Central Plains Book has joined Sun Graphics, LLC based in Parsons, Kansas. Sun Graphics has a 50 year tradition which started in color separation and evolved into a cutting edge commercial printer with broad capabilities."
"We evaluated numerous opportunities and selected Sun Graphics for a variety of reasons, none more important than their commitment to quality and service, which is a core value we share."
Now the truth:
1. Central Plains Book Manufacturing went bankrupt.
2. They couldn't make their loan payments to the bank.
3. They owed the IRS $300,000 in back taxes.
4. They were sending out defective product.
5. All of their equipment was sold at public auction.
They did not "evaluate numerous opportunities." They were looked at by several companies who might have bought the company in bankruptcy. None did. Sun Graphic bought a portion of their equipment AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
Having someone buy your equipment at public auction after your company is in bankruptcy is a world of difference from "evaluating opportunities" and "joining" Sun Graphics like it is some type of partnership or business merger.
Maybe "CEO" Gunter Hansen isn't clear on the difference. Then again, he wasn't too clear on the difference between defective and non-defective books, either.
In short, these are misleading and deceptive statements by Central Plains Book Manufacturing.
"We are pleased to announce Central Plains Book has joined Sun Graphics, LLC based in Parsons, Kansas. Sun Graphics has a 50 year tradition which started in color separation and evolved into a cutting edge commercial printer with broad capabilities."
"We evaluated numerous opportunities and selected Sun Graphics for a variety of reasons, none more important than their commitment to quality and service, which is a core value we share."
Now the truth:
1. Central Plains Book Manufacturing went bankrupt.
2. They couldn't make their loan payments to the bank.
3. They owed the IRS $300,000 in back taxes.
4. They were sending out defective product.
5. All of their equipment was sold at public auction.
They did not "evaluate numerous opportunities." They were looked at by several companies who might have bought the company in bankruptcy. None did. Sun Graphic bought a portion of their equipment AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
Having someone buy your equipment at public auction after your company is in bankruptcy is a world of difference from "evaluating opportunities" and "joining" Sun Graphics like it is some type of partnership or business merger.
Maybe "CEO" Gunter Hansen isn't clear on the difference. Then again, he wasn't too clear on the difference between defective and non-defective books, either.
In short, these are misleading and deceptive statements by Central Plains Book Manufacturing.
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