On June 24th, Herff Jones Inc., announced its intention to close the George F Cram globe division, including all of its manufacturing operations. Closure of the George F Cram division is scheduled for January 1, 2012.

How does this action affect you, our World Globe Universe customer? The announced closure will result in the discontinuance of all Cram globe products. In addition, as Cram has been the North American distributor of Stellanova Globe products, the future availability of Stellanova Globes in the North American market is unknown.

For a more detailed look at the impacts of the closure of the George F Cram globe division and the discontinuance of the Cram brand, we invite you to read the article; Where did they go? The disappearing US globe manufacturers.