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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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 22:25:53 +0100, Malcolm Race wrote:
Are there any manufacturers who make wquipment in the UK? I think our Belling hob was BICBW. -- TOJ. |
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I believe a company called Crosslee PLC produce tumble driers under the White Knight brand near Halifax.
Richard |
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Malcolm Race wrote:
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? https://www.ebac.com/washing-machines |
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And don't forget the cutting edge Dolly tubs and Washboards available
in Stoke On Trent. AB On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 15:01:41 -0700 (PDT), Tricky Dicky wrote: I believe a company called Crosslee PLC produce tumble driers under the White Knight brand near Halifax. Richard |
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"Malcolm Race" wrote in message ... 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 music hall farces :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeMFSzPgGc |
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On 29/04/2017 23:36, Bertie Doe wrote:
"Malcolm Race" wrote in message ... 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 music hall farces :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeMFSzPgGc Why carry a part if it never breaks? |
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On 4/29/2017 5:25 PM, Malcolm Race wrote:
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? Good luck. I wanted to 'Buy British' when I bought my Hotpoint dual-fuel cooker. When it arrived, I found that it had been manufactured in Poland (as was its replacement). |
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S Viemeister wrote:
Malcolm Race wrote: We are in the process of re-fitting a kitchen. SWMBO wants to fit only white goods made in the UK. Good luck. I wanted to 'Buy British' when I bought my Hotpoint dual-fuel cooker. When it arrived, I found that it had been manufactured in Poland http://www.stoves.co.uk/made-in-britain/ |
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On 30/04/17 00:38, S Viemeister wrote:
On 4/29/2017 5:25 PM, Malcolm Race wrote: 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? Good luck. I wanted to 'Buy British' when I bought my Hotpoint dual-fuel cooker. When it arrived, I found that it had been manufactured in Poland (as was its replacement). I so wanted to 'Avoid Spaghetti' when I chose the last one, and so instantly dismissed brands such as Candy, Indesit, Hotpoint, Smeg etc.... So bought John Lewis own brand, knowing that it's a badge on the German AEG / Electrolux heritage. Checked the label the other day. Yup, I failed. Made in Italy. -- Adrian C |
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On 30/04/2017 01:03, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 30/04/17 00:38, S Viemeister wrote: On 4/29/2017 5:25 PM, Malcolm Race wrote: 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? Good luck. I wanted to 'Buy British' when I bought my Hotpoint dual-fuel cooker. When it arrived, I found that it had been manufactured in Poland (as was its replacement). I so wanted to 'Avoid Spaghetti' when I chose the last one, and so instantly dismissed brands such as Candy, Indesit, Hotpoint, Smeg etc.... So bought John Lewis own brand, knowing that it's a badge on the German AEG / Electrolux heritage. Checked the label the other day. Yup, I failed. Made in Italy. Merloni group own *lots* of white goods brands! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 29/04/2017 22:25, Malcolm Race wrote:
Are there any? We are in the process of re-fitting a kitchen. SWMBO wants to fit only white goods made in the UK. What's wrong with the woman? Bill |
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"Bill Wright" wrote in message ... On 29/04/2017 22:25, Malcolm Race wrote: Are there any? We are in the process of re-fitting a kitchen. SWMBO wants to fit only white goods made in the UK. What's wrong with the woman? She must be ****ed between the ears to have shacked up with him |-( |
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Interesting to see the link to EBAC. Something to bear in mind for the future. However, the lady needs to realise that to achieve economies and quality in manufacturing many components will be made by Global Companies whti the industrial processes to make things like, Electronic Componenents, Controllers, Motors, Valves. A British "Made" will be "Assembled in Britain from parts and sub-assemblies made eleswhere". |
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Not that I know of, those which claim assembled in the UK are just that,
made from bits made elsewhere a bit like kits. I guess there could be some smaller brands that do this, but none of the main ones seem to be able to compete using British labour costs. Brian -- ----- - This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please! "Malcolm Race" wrote in message ... 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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DerbyBorn wrote:
A British "Made" will be "Assembled in Britain from parts and sub-assemblies made eleswhere". And all the better for it. The British car industry is proof of that. -- Scott Where are we going and why am I in this handbasket? |
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Tricky Dicky wrote:
I believe a company called Crosslee PLC produce tumble driers under the White Knight brand near Halifax. Richard There's also a hot and cold fill washing machine made up north somewhere, the name escapes me. |
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Bertie Doe wrote:
"Malcolm Race" wrote in message ... 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 music hall farces :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeMFSzPgGc We've had good experiences with White Knight. |
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Brian Gaff wrote:
He will then find there is a defect in the bearing or pullwey and need a spare. We used to make TVs in this country back in the early 70s, but they needed a live in engineer for the first couple of months. Brian That's because a lot of the market was rental and you needed to prove to the customer that it was cheaper than buying the product. Redifusion used to recall their sets after about 5 years and refurbish them to get another 5 years life cheaply. The ideal fault free life was 12 months IIRC! The Japanese buggered up the market by making reliable sets! |
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On 29/04/2017 23:36, Bertie Doe wrote:
I'll have to order one from Bristol, where they're made". Probably assembled in Bristol from a set of parts shipped in from China. Its probably much like the UK car industry where 80% of the parts for a "UK made car" come from factories abroad. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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On 29/04/2017 23:26, Andy Burns wrote:
Malcolm Race wrote: 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? https://www.ebac.com/washing-machines 10 year warranty. Is that impressive or is there a catch (other than the one wash a day)? -- Adam |
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Capitol wrote: Brian Gaff wrote: He will then find there is a defect in the bearing or pullwey and need a spare. We used to make TVs in this country back in the early 70s, but they needed a live in engineer for the first couple of months. Brian That's because a lot of the market was rental and you needed to prove to the customer that it was cheaper than buying the product. Redifusion used to recall their sets after about 5 years and refurbish them to get another 5 years life cheaply. The ideal fault free life was 12 months IIRC! The Japanese buggered up the market by making reliable sets! Like the factory at Hirwaun in south Wales, jointly owned by GEC and a Japanese company. The product was "badge engineered", both makes coming off the same production line. Nobody wanted to buy the "unreliable" British make, but the Japanese one sold so well that the Japanese took over the whole production line. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England |
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On 30/04/2017 10:23, ARW wrote:
10 year warranty. Is that impressive or is there a catch (other than the one wash a day)? There's possibly a big catch buried in the Terms and Conditions: "These warranties are only available through Ebac retailers in selected Northern England locations during the product launch period." Given the way their website splashes the 10 year warranty on the page selling them without even mentioning that it is subject to T&Cs ISTM shady at best and very possibly over the edge. -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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charles wrote:
In article , Capitol wrote: Brian Gaff wrote: He will then find there is a defect in the bearing or pullwey and need a spare. We used to make TVs in this country back in the early 70s, but they needed a live in engineer for the first couple of months. Brian That's because a lot of the market was rental and you needed to prove to the customer that it was cheaper than buying the product. Redifusion used to recall their sets after about 5 years and refurbish them to get another 5 years life cheaply. The ideal fault free life was 12 months IIRC! The Japanese buggered up the market by making reliable sets! Like the factory at Hirwaun in south Wales, jointly owned by GEC and a Japanese company. The product was "badge engineered", both makes coming off the same production line. Nobody wanted to buy the "unreliable" British make, but the Japanese one sold so well that the Japanese took over the whole production line. That was Sony IIRC Toshiba took over Bush at Plymouth. |
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Tricky Dicky writes:
I believe a company called Crosslee PLC produce tumble driers under the White Knight brand near Halifax. +1 - you beat me to it. Used to drive past their factory on the way to work. http://www.crosslee.co.uk/english/index.html They have a factory shop which sells 2nds http://www.whiteknightrange.co.uk/fa...graded-centre/ This web site is helpful: https://ukmade.wordpress.com/tag/ -- Alan J. Wylie http://www.wylie.me.uk/ Dance like no-one's watching. / Encrypt like everyone is. Security is inversely proportional to convenience |
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On 4/29/2017 10:25 PM, Malcolm Race wrote:
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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Even if you can find one, you can be sure that the fill valves and level sensor will be Italian. |
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Malcolm Race wrote: 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? In these days of globalisation, you'd be lucky to find anything like that totally made in the UK. Possibly partially assembled. But the chances are the oily bits will come from elsewhere. -- *Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Scott M wrote: DerbyBorn wrote: A British "Made" will be "Assembled in Britain from parts and sub-assemblies made eleswhere". And all the better for it. The British car industry is proof of that. Not so sure about that. Caring assembly of a car is one of the most important bits. Something which was lacking (for many reasons) in the heyday of the UK car industry. Rather than fundamental design flaws. -- *The best cure for sea sickness, is to sit under a tree. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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In article , Capitol
wrote: charles wrote: In article , Capitol wrote: Brian Gaff wrote: He will then find there is a defect in the bearing or pullwey and need a spare. We used to make TVs in this country back in the early 70s, but they needed a live in engineer for the first couple of months. Brian That's because a lot of the market was rental and you needed to prove to the customer that it was cheaper than buying the product. Redifusion used to recall their sets after about 5 years and refurbish them to get another 5 years life cheaply. The ideal fault free life was 12 months IIRC! The Japanese buggered up the market by making reliable sets! Like the factory at Hirwaun in south Wales, jointly owned by GEC and a Japanese company. The product was "badge engineered", both makes coming off the same production line. Nobody wanted to buy the "unreliable" British make, but the Japanese one sold so well that the Japanese took over the whole production line. That was Sony IIRC Toshiba took over Bush at Plymouth. not Sony - they were st Bridgend. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England |
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Capitol Wrote in message:
Bertie Doe wrote: "Malcolm Race" wrote in message ... 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 music hall farces :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeMFSzPgGc We've had good experiences with White Knight. White Knight what? Iirc people like the gas tumble driers, less so everything else... -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 30/04/2017 09:22, Brian Gaff wrote:
He will then find there is a defect in the bearing or pullwey and need a spare. We used to make TVs in this country back in the early 70s, but they needed a live in engineer for the first couple of months. Brian Blame customers. GEC and Hitachi TVs used to come off the same production line in wales, the only thing different was the badge. GEC couldn't sell them and they sold their share of the plant and then it got closed down. |
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On 30/04/2017 11:38, newshound wrote:
On 4/29/2017 10:25 PM, Malcolm Race wrote: 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com Even if you can find one, you can be sure that the fill valves and level sensor will be Italian. More likely Chinese. |
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dennis@home wrote: On 30/04/2017 09:22, Brian Gaff wrote: He will then find there is a defect in the bearing or pullwey and need a spare. We used to make TVs in this country back in the early 70s, but they needed a live in engineer for the first couple of months. Brian Blame customers. GEC and Hitachi TVs used to come off the same production line in wales, the only thing different was the badge. GEC couldn't sell them and they sold their share of the plant and then it got closed down. That's the one I mentioned earlier. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England |
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Not so sure about that. Caring assembly of a car is one of the most important bits. Something which was lacking (for many reasons) in the heyday of the UK car industry. Rather than fundamental design flaws. But if the parts are not well designed, lack modern functionality and are not well made then the assmbler cannot fix it. |
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On 4/29/2017 7:40 PM, Andy Burns wrote:
S Viemeister wrote: Malcolm Race wrote: We are in the process of re-fitting a kitchen. SWMBO wants to fit only white goods made in the UK. Good luck. I wanted to 'Buy British' when I bought my Hotpoint dual-fuel cooker. When it arrived, I found that it had been manufactured in Poland http://www.stoves.co.uk/made-in-britain/ When the current Hotpoint cooker goes 'pop', I'll have a look at Stoves. |
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dennis@home wrote:
On 29/04/2017 23:36, Bertie Doe wrote: "Malcolm Race" wrote in message ... 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 music hall farces :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyeMFSzPgGc Why carry a part if it never breaks? it broke |
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On 30/04/2017 13:05, dennis@home wrote:
Blame customers. GEC and Hitachi TVs used to come off the same production line in wales, the only thing different was the badge. GEC couldn't sell them and they sold their share of the plant and then it got closed down. I remember that 3 decades ago when a 2 models of a VHS video recorder came off the same production line and were identical apart from the case cosmetics the badge. Which? tested them both and gave one with the JCV badge a best buy recommendation and slated the other as rubbish. -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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alan_m wrote: On 30/04/2017 13:05, dennis@home wrote: Blame customers. GEC and Hitachi TVs used to come off the same production line in wales, the only thing different was the badge. GEC couldn't sell them and they sold their share of the plant and then it got closed down. I remember that 3 decades ago when a 2 models of a VHS video recorder came off the same production line and were identical apart from the case cosmetics the badge. Which? tested them both and gave one with the JCV badge a best buy recommendation and slated the other as rubbish. they did the same with Fergusson & HMV tv sets - and that was in the '60s. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England |
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On 30/04/2017 16:12, S Viemeister wrote:
On 4/29/2017 7:40 PM, Andy Burns wrote: S Viemeister wrote: Malcolm Race wrote: We are in the process of re-fitting a kitchen. SWMBO wants to fit only white goods made in the UK. Good luck. I wanted to 'Buy British' when I bought my Hotpoint dual-fuel cooker. When it arrived, I found that it had been manufactured in Poland http://www.stoves.co.uk/made-in-britain/ When the current Hotpoint cooker goes 'pop', I'll have a look at Stoves. http://www.glendimplex.com/worldwide...ome_appliances -- mailto: news {at} admac {dot] myzen {dot} co {dot} uk |
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