DAB radio made in the UK?
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I'd like to buy a DAB digital radio which was manufactured in the UK.
Does such a thing exist? I've emailed Roberts, but got no reply. I thought I was onto a winner with Ruark, but they're made in China too. I don't mind paying for a quality radio.
And if I can't buy one made in the UK, I'd settle for one made anywhere other than China.
Any suggestions?
Does such a thing exist? I've emailed Roberts, but got no reply. I thought I was onto a winner with Ruark, but they're made in China too. I don't mind paying for a quality radio.
And if I can't buy one made in the UK, I'd settle for one made anywhere other than China.
Any suggestions?
Pure DAB (trading division of uk tech flag flyer imagination technologies) are designed in the UK - not sure if they're manufactured here though - http://www.pure.com/
StuH said:
Pure DAB (trading division of uk tech flag flyer imagination technologies) are designed in the UK - not sure if they're manufactured here though - http://www.pure.com/
All made in China or other Asian countries, sadly.N Dentressangle said:
All made in China or other Asian countries, sadly.
Because apart from you and a handfull of others no one cares, people won't pay the extra, so they don't exist.I do and I would by the way, but people prefer to pay for cheap tag, then complain there are no jobs and that we have to fund people on the social.
talkssense said:
Because apart from you and a handfull of others no one cares, people won't pay the extra, so they don't exist.
I do and I would by the way, but people prefer to pay for cheap tag, then complain there are no jobs and that we have to fund people on the social.
Couldn't have said it better myself. Good to know I'm not the only one!I do and I would by the way, but people prefer to pay for cheap tag, then complain there are no jobs and that we have to fund people on the social.
For the record, NAIM are made in Salisbury, but unfortunately are more of a hifi separates company rather than the bathrooom / kitchen radio which I'm after.
If you want to feel like you're kinda buying British, try Roberts http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/About_us/index.htm
Obviously ignore the fact they are now part of a Southern Irish company - and that we actually have no idea where the stuff is actually made ;-)
Obviously ignore the fact they are now part of a Southern Irish company - and that we actually have no idea where the stuff is actually made ;-)
clived said:
If you want to feel like you're kinda buying British, try Roberts http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/About_us/index.htm
Obviously ignore the fact they are now part of a Southern Irish company - and that we actually have no idea where the stuff is actually made ;-)
According to Roberts, 'a limited number' of the R250 and RD60 models are made in the UK. All the rest of their radios are made in China. Hmmm.Obviously ignore the fact they are now part of a Southern Irish company - and that we actually have no idea where the stuff is actually made ;-)
Ruark have confirmed that all their products are made in China too. I would have thought that it would be possible to produce a radio sold for £160 in the UK, but there you go. Obviously not.
Edited by N Dentressangle on Thursday 15th November 14:35
StuH said:
Pure DAB (trading division of uk tech flag flyer imagination technologies) are designed in the UK - not sure if they're manufactured here though - http://www.pure.com/
My Pure One Elite says Made in China on the back.N Dentressangle said:
Couldn't have said it better myself. Good to know I'm not the only one!
For the record, NAIM are made in Salisbury, but unfortunately are more of a hifi separates company rather than the bathrooom / kitchen radio which I'm after.
Nain's UnityQute will pick up DAB, and it's made in the UK.For the record, NAIM are made in Salisbury, but unfortunately are more of a hifi separates company rather than the bathrooom / kitchen radio which I'm after.
The downside is it's the thick end of £1000 and speakers are extra.
I don't see why buying British is that important.
Britain has a capitalist economy. For British companies that employ British workers to make money they have to sell something at a competitive price with enough of a margin to cover their overheads.
If outsourcing the production of those items to another country (such as China) allows British companies to stay in business then that is good news for those British workers who are involved in the distribution of those products when they get back in the country.
Importance should be placed on quality, performance and price to meet your requirements and not nationalistic blinkers because of where something is made. If the product that best met the quality, performance and price criteria set out was British then so be it, but it wouldn't put me off if it was made in China, India, Germany, Italy or the USA either.
It's like saying you want the best luxury barge but it has to be made in Britain. Yeah you have Jaguar as a choice but it would have ruled out BMW, Mercedes, Lexus etc. just because they weren't made in Britain.
Britain has a capitalist economy. For British companies that employ British workers to make money they have to sell something at a competitive price with enough of a margin to cover their overheads.
If outsourcing the production of those items to another country (such as China) allows British companies to stay in business then that is good news for those British workers who are involved in the distribution of those products when they get back in the country.
Importance should be placed on quality, performance and price to meet your requirements and not nationalistic blinkers because of where something is made. If the product that best met the quality, performance and price criteria set out was British then so be it, but it wouldn't put me off if it was made in China, India, Germany, Italy or the USA either.
It's like saying you want the best luxury barge but it has to be made in Britain. Yeah you have Jaguar as a choice but it would have ruled out BMW, Mercedes, Lexus etc. just because they weren't made in Britain.
You should beware of products that claim to be made in the UK.
I used to work for a company that stamped some product "Made in the UK" with a little union jack flag. They went to great lengths to ensure they were on the right side of the law and I sat in many meetings with Trading Standards and DTi reps.
The bottom line is that in order to claim your product is "Made in the UK" you have to add significant value to the product in the UK. Normally by taking components and assembling them in the UK is sufficient.
However, you are allowed to bend the rules to cover simple things like screws and packaging.
Without wanting to be too specific, the company I worked for made electrical products which had to be fitted to a box on the wall. They could not be installed unless they were screwed in place correctly so we added "significant value" to the product by clipping the mounting screws to the back of the product and packaging it in the UK.
Everything was actually manufactured in China, we just used a small band of temporary staff to do the "production" in the UK.
I believe our largest competitor did exactly the same thing.
On the one hand it is pretty poor form to do this, but on the other, you're encouraging people to buy your product and hence, contributing to your turnover.
I used to work for a company that stamped some product "Made in the UK" with a little union jack flag. They went to great lengths to ensure they were on the right side of the law and I sat in many meetings with Trading Standards and DTi reps.
The bottom line is that in order to claim your product is "Made in the UK" you have to add significant value to the product in the UK. Normally by taking components and assembling them in the UK is sufficient.
However, you are allowed to bend the rules to cover simple things like screws and packaging.
Without wanting to be too specific, the company I worked for made electrical products which had to be fitted to a box on the wall. They could not be installed unless they were screwed in place correctly so we added "significant value" to the product by clipping the mounting screws to the back of the product and packaging it in the UK.
Everything was actually manufactured in China, we just used a small band of temporary staff to do the "production" in the UK.
I believe our largest competitor did exactly the same thing.
On the one hand it is pretty poor form to do this, but on the other, you're encouraging people to buy your product and hence, contributing to your turnover.
OP, I support your good intentions to buy British and support British manufacturing however, it's a lost cause in this case. Look at the Pure range, they make great DAB radios and are designed by a British technology company who are responsible for 100's of jobs in the UK and have a big design and tech facility in Kings Langley.
http://www.imgtec.com
http://www.imgtec.com
rich85uk said:
Ooh, thanks. I've emailed them to ask. Just got reply - 'Our radios are manufactured in China'. Oh well.Made in the UK would be nice, but I'd settle for either made in the EU for first preference or made in any other democracy for second preference. Although I don't think that helps much - they're still all made in f
king China!Edited by N Dentressangle on Wednesday 21st November 09:46
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