In reply to Post #60
Strange because I remember reading that the business had been neglected due to the fact the management spent to much time fishing abroad and it was the bank that stepped in and rescued it. The production of the then small range was shipped over seas to maximise margins which gave the necessary capital to invest in new products, Kevin has always been good at the development side of things.
Strange because I remember reading that the business had been neglected due to the fact the management spent to much time fishing abroad and it was the bank that stepped in and rescued it. The production of the then small range was shipped over seas to maximise margins which gave the necessary capital to invest in new products, Kevin has always been good at the development side of things.
Dragons Den on Sunday night...
'If you shift manufacture to China we can bring that unit cost down....'
It's like a mantra for British business owners to increase profits... can't see it changing as if they did decide to bring production in to the uk costs would increase and they'd simply pass that on to the consumer who would seek cheaper options from.... china maybe?
'If you shift manufacture to China we can bring that unit cost down....'
It's like a mantra for British business owners to increase profits... can't see it changing as if they did decide to bring production in to the uk costs would increase and they'd simply pass that on to the consumer who would seek cheaper options from.... china maybe?
In reply to Post #1
Right,
Been looking into this as this pandemic came at a time when I was starting to build up a three rod set up.
I currently have a lighter two rod set up which is dual use for Chub/Barbel/Carp to high doubles on smaller venues
So,
This is what I've gathered. There may be some discrepancies based on products built cheaply for high volume sales
Shimano - Japanese/Taiwan/Malaysia. Unsure of items such as the "Beastmaster/Alivio/Powerloop" range
Daiwa - Scottish Factory manufacture a large amount. Unsure of items such as the "Black Widow/D Carp" range
Cotswold - UK
Aqua - Union Jack/Black Label range - UK
Matrix - UK
Solar with the Lockey Label - UK
Defiant MPS - UK
Chris Brown Products - UK
Nix - UK
Gardner - TLB Alarms Made in the UK
Jag - UK
Nbrice - UK
Born & Bred - UK
Heritage - UK
Pukka Carping Rags - Some items of clothing UK made
Summit - UK
Dymag - UK
Feel free to add your own...
Right,
Been looking into this as this pandemic came at a time when I was starting to build up a three rod set up.
I currently have a lighter two rod set up which is dual use for Chub/Barbel/Carp to high doubles on smaller venues
So,
This is what I've gathered. There may be some discrepancies based on products built cheaply for high volume sales
Shimano - Japanese/Taiwan/Malaysia. Unsure of items such as the "Beastmaster/Alivio/Powerloop" range
Daiwa - Scottish Factory manufacture a large amount. Unsure of items such as the "Black Widow/D Carp" range
Cotswold - UK
Aqua - Union Jack/Black Label range - UK
Matrix - UK
Solar with the Lockey Label - UK
Defiant MPS - UK
Chris Brown Products - UK
Nix - UK
Gardner - TLB Alarms Made in the UK
Jag - UK
Nbrice - UK
Born & Bred - UK
Heritage - UK
Pukka Carping Rags - Some items of clothing UK made
Summit - UK
Dymag - UK
Feel free to add your own...
In reply to Post #63
Are you sure the aqua black label range is uk made ?
I would highly doubt the pukka range of clothing is uk made either probably the branding and extra bits are but that would be all
but stand to be corrected
Are you sure the aqua black label range is uk made ?
I would highly doubt the pukka range of clothing is uk made either probably the branding and extra bits are but that would be all
but stand to be corrected
In reply to Post #64
The old Aqua black label stuff is UK made, the more modern black label stuff isn't (AFAIA)
Pukka are branding some products on their site as 100% British, but not all.
The old Aqua black label stuff is UK made, the more modern black label stuff isn't (AFAIA)
Pukka are branding some products on their site as 100% British, but not all.