Buying British

[Gazzer]

Try and avoid British Made products if I can, it's all made by bloody northerners

yeah but everyone is north to you ! :lol:

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Try and avoid British Made products if I can, it's all made by bloody northerners

only thing southerners can make is a bloody big fuss..:lol:

 

[Spud]

the US outsourced a lot of manufacturing jobs but alot of US companies are bringing back production to the United States , Japan are doing the same as they too outsourced alot of work in the past 10 years both have realised that it does their ecconomies real damage and hopefully our companies and government will realise this and bring back producers here it doesnt help when the banks are risk averse to lending money to British businesses here in the Uk but have an open check book for companies who wish to set up in foreign climbs

 

[Diggy]

In the past 10 years or more it was simply cheaper to make the goods elsewhere whilst at the same time pumping out cheap debt in our own countries .This of course encourages the gullible to take on more debt , move house , withdraw equity , spend it on imported tat which fuelled a consumer boom and so it goes on until...................................
........the money runs out which it of course did in the end of of what is just another economic cycle.

The reason the USA , Japan and even the UK is bring some manufacturing home is that the chinese and other BRIC workers are getinng a little better off , there cost of living goes up , they then start to demand higher wages to buy more stuff , this of course drives up their labour costs which in turn starts to make less economic sense for our manufacturers to outsource , ya de ya de ya and so it goes on until the next time.

Diggy

 

[John Benton]

only thing southerners can make is a bloody big fuss..:lol:

Or mess up an economy, big styleee

 

[AliGage]

Wasn't Gordon Brown from Scotland??

Depends how far back you wanna go to pin blame i suppose.

 

[Jeff the tiler]

Unfortunately it seems customers have no loyalty, can not remember when I have last laid an english tile. Our customer base are highly price sensitive and unfortunately this seems to take most english companies out of the market. Probably Original Style the only company left in size now they have quarries onboard. It's a real shame but can not see anyone new entering the market for a long time other apart from adhesive and grout market, even then i have my doubts if it is manufactured here or just branded here.

We could start a rumour that 6" white with spacer lugs are the next trend or even Topaz vein with it's "Exciting chicken design" may get the companies up in Stoke up and running again. OKAY JUST A DREAM!:nopity:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

If anybody wants to buy British walking boots, there's a company called Altberg based in North Yorkshire who are still making boots here in Britain. Not cheap mind you, but walking boots never have been. I will seriously be considering buying boots from this company and I never imagined there would be a UK manufacturer of boots still around.

 

[White Room]

If anybody wants to buy British walking boots, there's a company called Altberg based in North Yorkshire who are still making boots here in Britain. Not cheap mind you, but walking boots never have been. I will seriously be considering buying boots from this company and I never imagined there would be a UK manufacturer of boots still around.

Northampton still have Dr Martins.....

 

[Time's Ran Out]

This is a Great Britain!

 

[Rookery]

What a load of old cobblers :lol:

 

[rainsco]

...., I've got some electrical equipment sold & packaged under a highly regarded German brand name and even that is made in China. You just dont know these days. Even the beef we're eating is dodgy.

thats the truth. here in germany the biggest industry are cars. my new van comes from hannover. thats one reason i buy vw. but vw plans 10 new plants and 7 of them will be in china. so most of my money goes outside germany.
and yes, all the german electric tools come from taiwan or china. only Festool i think is a real german brand. but taiwan is ok. every state specialize on things. taiwan has a big production industry and very high quality. look on the bike sector. italy has great tiles and always the best design. uk has great artists the are always on front. cyprus had low taxes... so it can change..

the next car i dream of is a TVR with the six zylinder straight 4l engine. and next bike brake will be definitly a HOPE.

 

[DHTiling]

So is it right to say for example :

British product for British tilers..?.. i read this on a social media website and did not see any wrong in it but i do know it was taken as being racist.

How PC do we get over the usage of words..?

 

[stephenoneill]

the british have a great history of inventing and manufacturing of the highest quality ;the industrial revolution was british based, you just have to go back to your roots stop buying cheap foreign goods ;shop locally buy british be proud again ;i say that as an irishman living in france

 

[Lee@emctiles]

Good debate......

Started selling a truly British owned Tile Adhesive, it's nice to know that profits are staying in this country and I'm doing a little bit to make what is a family owned business to keep producing quality products.