La Marzocco GS3 Availability Update

June 21st, 2006, 11:41 pm

La Marzocco of Italy has recently informed me that GS3 production is currently slated for October, with delivery beginning in early 2007.

#2: Post by **the_deal_maker** » June 23rd, 2006, 3:38 am

There will be no production in the US?
The Italians have to do the entire job?

#3: Post by **Nick** » June 23rd, 2006, 9:22 am

The La Marzocco factory is in Italy. Florence (aka Firenze) to be more specific. That's all.

#4: Post by **the_deal_maker** » June 23rd, 2006, 2:09 pm

There is no production in the US? Only distribution?

I know that LM is producing in Firenze - I already visited it,
it's OLD EUROPE - just 600km away from my home base.

#5: Post by **T.J.** » June 23rd, 2006, 2:48 pm

The production of the commercial line is outside Firenze.

Nice facility...small and homey.

I don't gather that they'd be able to produce the GS3 from the same building.

You can expect distribution in the US to be through already established channels.

#6: Post by **the_deal_maker** » June 23rd, 2006, 4:05 pm

Still did not get it: what do they do at La Marzocco USA?

I've learned that there is no plant / production, right?

#7: Post by **Nick** » June 23rd, 2006, 4:28 pm

There was a La Marzocco Seattle factory at one time, but not anymore. LM USA still maintains an office in Seattle, at ESI's facility.

There's no reason why they couldn't build the GS/3's at the Firenze factory. These will be a relatively low production machine, and the Firenze factory didn't appear to be running at full capacity.

Those guys are pro's. They'll be just fine.