"Malcolm Race" wrote in message news

Are there any?

We are in the process of re-fitting a kitchen. SWMBO wants to fit only
white goods made in the UK. She vwas looking at Hotpoint until she was told
that they were made in china/far east. Are there any manufacturers who make
wquipment in the UK?

Malcolm

The only machine in the Hotpoint range that's made in the UK is their tumble
driers. Ours arrived Thursday of last week, from one of Amazon's traders via
DPD.

A few minutes into it's first drying cycle, it was clear that the cylinder
wasn't rotating. I informed Hotpoint and an engineer duly arrived. "Most
odd" said the engineer, "The belt has broken, doesn't happen often, I'll
have to order one from Bristol, where they're made".

So there's a new appointment for Thursday. You'd think he would carry a
spare belt to cover all tumble drier models? Shudder to think of the cost of
2 visits, plus 2 lots of petrol. My advice : buy foreign, unless you like
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