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Comment on British Made? That’s an outrageous claim. by Peter Knott

Peter Knott — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:13:29 +0000

From the point of view of lawmakers, I can imagine how this could become a problem.

This is a product that takes skill to make: it matters where the product was actually made, not where it was packaged.

But for a product that takes no skill to make, the packaging starts to matter much more — so arguably, where it is packaged defines where it is ‘made’ as a product that people might want to buy it.

Striking a balance between the two extremes of product types could be really difficult, so they just go for a one-size-fits-all approach.

That’s what I assume, anyway, I may well have gotten this entirely wrong…

Comment on British Made? That’s an outrageous claim. by Syd Partridge

Syd Partridge — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:32:30 +0000

This is a major problem. There seems to be a loophole in the law. If something is packaged in Britain it can then be classed as British made.
The British food producers are trying to sort this out.
It also needs British manufacturers to jump on it.
Unfortunately those companies that are large enough and rich enough to change this absurd situation manufacture abroad or are foreign owned, so I suppose it’s not in their interest.
Good blog - keep it up!

Comment on Black Antique Iron - beware of cheap immitations by Chris Purshouse

Chris Purshouse — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:46:57 +0000

Should we add that your whiteheart malleable iron should also be casted in the UK?
The quality of raw materials is also a consideration to the craftsman !