In reply to Post #15
Can find plenty that isn't though.
Defiant mps
JAG
Dobbins Bobbins
Custom Carp Products
Cotswold Aquarius
Edel Maya
Thats without sitting and thinking about it,shame all terminal gear is though
Can find plenty that isn't though.
Defiant mps
JAG
Dobbins Bobbins
Custom Carp Products
Cotswold Aquarius
Edel Maya
Thats without sitting and thinking about it,shame all terminal gear is though
In reply to Post #16
Hardly a big share of the market though Tony. And somewhat splitting hairs lol
Hardly a big share of the market though Tony. And somewhat splitting hairs lol
In reply to Post #17
Just pointing out that there is plenty of quality uk made products about
Just pointing out that there is plenty of quality uk made products about
In reply to Post #18
Yeah there's a bit of choice for certain items, but not many. Luggage and rod support/indicators mostly
Yeah there's a bit of choice for certain items, but not many. Luggage and rod support/indicators mostly
In reply to Post #16
And most of the materials used by those companies will have been sourced from china indirectly. Just cos it carry's the Union Jack don't be fooled.
And most of the materials used by those companies will have been sourced from china indirectly. Just cos it carry's the Union Jack don't be fooled.
In reply to Post #20
Do we actually manufacture any raw materials in this country anymore? I thought the whole point was that we close all our polluting industries, outsource it all to china, where they burn vast amounts of gas and coal to produce it. Then we get to point the finger at other counties saying how bad they are and look at us and how amazing we are at cutting our CO2. Its all a load of bollox.
Same as this massive push for electric cars and heat pumps. Its all horse s@@T. Scrap a perfectly good car, produce tons of CO2 making a new electric one, use slave labour to extract the materials for the battery, then ship the whole lot half way round the world on gas guzzling container ships, so someone in the UK can boast about how green they are, whilst making the power to charge it from burning gas in a power station.
Same with heat pumps, made in china, shipped half way round the world. Then we burn gas to make electricity, producing loads of CO2 which we transport through hundreds of miles of cables, losing half of it in the process, stepping it up and down through transformers etc. Which we then run a heat pump with, instead of just burning the gas that we already had at the start in a perfectly good boiler at over 90% efficient.
In years to come people will realise that theres a lot of people making a lot of money off the back of this green revolution.
Do we actually manufacture any raw materials in this country anymore? I thought the whole point was that we close all our polluting industries, outsource it all to china, where they burn vast amounts of gas and coal to produce it. Then we get to point the finger at other counties saying how bad they are and look at us and how amazing we are at cutting our CO2. Its all a load of bollox.
Same as this massive push for electric cars and heat pumps. Its all horse s@@T. Scrap a perfectly good car, produce tons of CO2 making a new electric one, use slave labour to extract the materials for the battery, then ship the whole lot half way round the world on gas guzzling container ships, so someone in the UK can boast about how green they are, whilst making the power to charge it from burning gas in a power station.
Same with heat pumps, made in china, shipped half way round the world. Then we burn gas to make electricity, producing loads of CO2 which we transport through hundreds of miles of cables, losing half of it in the process, stepping it up and down through transformers etc. Which we then run a heat pump with, instead of just burning the gas that we already had at the start in a perfectly good boiler at over 90% efficient.
In years to come people will realise that theres a lot of people making a lot of money off the back of this green revolution.
In reply to Post #21
AMEN brother
AMEN brother
In reply to Post #21
That's one hell of a post
That's one hell of a post
In reply to Post #21
Well put, and on the money. 👍
Well put, and on the money. 👍
In reply to Post #21
Top post.
Makes you laugh as well people just have no idea. I was having this conversation with somebody the other day and that the national grid isn't big enough for everyone to have electric cars or heat pumps... Not that heat pumps work anyway. On top of that, what happens to all the batteries in electric cars when they all fail within 15 years? Also, what happens with vans and hgvs? It's all good having electric vans for delivering parcels and that like they do with hardly any weight but a van full of tools etc travelling round working and lorries, they can't stop all the time to charge it for an hour or two, the technology isn't good enouhh
It's all too late, planet is fooked. Everybody knew about global warming, fossil fuels, deforestation, plastic 30 plus years ago! And nobodies done anything about it.
Top post.
Makes you laugh as well people just have no idea. I was having this conversation with somebody the other day and that the national grid isn't big enough for everyone to have electric cars or heat pumps... Not that heat pumps work anyway. On top of that, what happens to all the batteries in electric cars when they all fail within 15 years? Also, what happens with vans and hgvs? It's all good having electric vans for delivering parcels and that like they do with hardly any weight but a van full of tools etc travelling round working and lorries, they can't stop all the time to charge it for an hour or two, the technology isn't good enouhh
It's all too late, planet is fooked. Everybody knew about global warming, fossil fuels, deforestation, plastic 30 plus years ago! And nobodies done anything about it.
In reply to Post #25
Some fecker s are making money Lots of money out of these processes
That's why these white elephant s are being created
Some fecker s are making money Lots of money out of these processes
That's why these white elephant s are being created
In reply to Post #26
BUT back to the mu Original question
After several emails and phone calls over the course of a week I finally got hold of a chap on the phone who was quite helpful Even if my search for a set of legs for the head of my benchmark Bedchair proved fruitless
BUT back to the mu Original question
After several emails and phone calls over the course of a week I finally got hold of a chap on the phone who was quite helpful Even if my search for a set of legs for the head of my benchmark Bedchair proved fruitless
In reply to Post #27
Yes slightly off topic that went. That's good though, the guy I spoke to about my chair falling apart was basi ally like well what do you want us to do about it. Shame as I do like some of the avid stuff but wouldn't buy it now.
Yes slightly off topic that went. That's good though, the guy I spoke to about my chair falling apart was basi ally like well what do you want us to do about it. Shame as I do like some of the avid stuff but wouldn't buy it now.
In reply to Post #28
When it finally fails I won't be getting another of their beds that's for sure
It's not as if the head section is load bearing Just Chinese junk like others have said
When it finally fails I won't be getting another of their beds that's for sure
It's not as if the head section is load bearing Just Chinese junk like others have said
In reply to Post #29
Ive only ever brought smaller items (buzz bars, bit of luggage etc) but everything I have ever brought has been poor quality and subsequently fell apart. Ive never bothered with their customer services, I just would not buy anything Avid ever again.
Shame as some of the stuff seems a good idea in principle
Ive only ever brought smaller items (buzz bars, bit of luggage etc) but everything I have ever brought has been poor quality and subsequently fell apart. Ive never bothered with their customer services, I just would not buy anything Avid ever again.
Shame as some of the stuff seems a good idea in principle