Skee-Ball maker in Chalfont sold to rival; production to move
The Bucks County manufacturer of Skee-Ball, that staple of boardwalk arcades at the Jersey Shore, has been sold to a Wisconsin rival in the family-amusements industry.
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The Bucks County manufacturer of Skee-Ball, that staple of boardwalk arcades at the Jersey Shore, has been sold to a Wisconsin rival in the family-amusements industry.
Joseph W. Sladek, who bought Skee-Ball Inc., now in Chalfont, in 1985, called the sale a "bittersweet goodbye" in a news release from the buyer, family-owned Bay Tek Games Inc., which is based in Pulaski, near Green Bay.
The price was not disclosed. The deal was signed Tuesday.
Skee-Ball manufactures its games in Chalfont, but after a roughly three-month transition will move to Wisconsin, Gaetan Philippon, Bay Tek's chief executive, said Wednesday after meetings with Skee-Ball employees.
"Bay Tek and Skee-Ball have a long, friendly history with each other," Philippon said. "We knew one day one was going to buy the other," he said.
About 25 to 30 people work for Skee-Ball in Chalfont, said the company's president, Jeff Hudson.
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