There is Manufacturing in the UK!

[RoofTops]

Just came across this item on the bbc about Henry vacuum cleaners - which are still made in the UK!

It really cheered me up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12685949

 

[milkermel]

thats not bad! I have facebooked it the more people that know the better

 

[roche]

It's good to see - quite a few companies are starting to realise that cheaper manufacturing in the far east is a myth. Given good design for manufacture you can produce many products more cheaply here...

 

[greatbritishhoney]

Cheered me up too - Especially seeing as I've got a Henry!

 

[Hombre]

Hi GBH, being electrical, I'm tempted to ask if it's the full sized Henry, or the more common milli Henry or micro Henry LoL.

Best Regards,
Eddie Current

 

[Midland Beek]

Britain is a leading manufacturer of the morning after pill, of those electronic tags that people have when they are released from prison early, and of those big bore exhausts that stunted-brained boy racers fit to their cars ... amongst other things.

 

[Tom Bick]

Yes a good story and the Henry is then best vacuum cleaner in the market

 

[taff..]

and only a couple of miles up the road from me.....or about the same distance as the Apache/merlin/lynx/sea king helicopters fly from their factory in the opposite direction.

there is indeed a lot of manufacturing going on in the UK

 

[drstitson]

henry hoover was also featured in a memorable episode on radio one a couple of years back:

http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/dynamic_...dioassets/photos/2007/10/4/29349_fullsize.jpg

unfortunately i can't find the audio clip online anymore - just google captain dan and henry hoover to get the idea!!!!