On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:52:36 +0000, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

Contrast that with the UK where manufacturers such as MK
and Crabtree which invest in safety design manage to grab a larger
portion of the market than the dirt cheap low end manufacturers

That is if you are still able to find somewhere convenient that sells them,
eg B&Q last year stopped stocking MK products, no doubt because the profits
on lower volume sales were insufficient to warrant the potential cost of
shelf space etc which they took up.

So maybe B&Q is starting to look more like Home Depot with el cheapo
electrical components?