With the recent news and concern regarding the safety of drop side cribs, we thought we would ask the true experts, our primary manufacturer of drop side cribs, how they are feeling regarding this issue. El Greco produces cribs for Relics Furniture and have, in the past, directly sold cribs under the El Greco Furniture brand. They are one of the few major crib manufacturers left in the US. Here is what they had to say:
“El Greco has not had a recall on any of our drop side cribs. Although there have been serious issues in the marketplace with some hardware used for drop side operation, we have not used it on the products we manufacture. The government adoption of the ASTM standard that voluntarily eliminated drop sides last year, will take effect in mid June of 2011. At that time, it will become against the law to place drop side cribs into the stream of commerce, but it will not be against the law to use them in your home. The sweeping scope of the new law is meant to close any loop holes that would allow more of the imports that caused all the problems to come into the marketplace. You bought a high-quality, domestically made crib and can continue to use it with confidence. If your crib is not working properly for some reason, please let us know and we can address any issue. As always and with any crib, be sure to tighten all bolts regularly. Again, as long as your crib is operating properly and you still have all hardware for it, you need not take any action in light of the recent regulatory change.”
We are more than willing to answer any questions you may have regarding your drop side crib. Some things to note:
Most manufactures are or have developed solutions for converting drop side to stationary gate cribs. If you are interested in this option, please let us know.
We also have a wonderful assembly team that are experts in crib assembly and maintenance. If you would like to schedule an appointment with them to check out the operation of your crib, we can arrange for that as well.
We can order replacement hardware for any of the drop side cribs we have sold. In some cases there is a charge for replacement hardware, but in most cases hardware is replaced free of charge.
We recommend that all cribs be professionally assembled, not only for the first use, but all subsequent uses. Professionals will ensure that all hardware is available and in good condition and that the crib is functioning properly.
Again, we are more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
