Went into w h smiths, just before the new year to purchase a duplicate book, as id bought the previous year, they didnt have one, but thats another story, so the next best thing was a "W H Smith" branded, order book, with the words on the front, W H Smith order book, in small writing at the bottom, produced in china, got me thinking? where does the pulp to make the paper come from? we had here in the UK or have pulping mills that can make paper? Yes i know w h smith, are under tremendous pressure to source product from wherever in the world? Like me, us buying tools, etc etc etc that are sourced from china, what do others think, plus does large scale paper manufactur still take place here in the UK, i know a few years back there was a paper milling plant in kent, farms could get the waste, byproduct as a soil conditioner has that closed/finished?
Is there nothing china dont make?
- Thread starter bluebell
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United Paper Mills - UPM is a Finnish company. Many mills all over the world, usually as part of the process they produce electric & heat for the local town.
They also plant trees etc.
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They also plant trees etc.
UPM Caledonian
UPM Caledonian, located in Irvine, North Ayrshire, has been in operation since 1989 and is one of the most efficient paper mills of its type in the world. The addition of a combined heat and power plant (CHP), using biomass as a renewable fuel source, is a natural progression for the site which...
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Pigken
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- Co. Durham
They seem to make lots of poor quality items.
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- Westish Suffolk
Promises?
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- South Wales UK
Yes.
Good stuff
Good stuff
Pistonbroke
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They make what the customer wants. They can make better than we can when they have to
goldeneagle
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They don't care about intellectual property rights so will reverse engineer anything that they can sell/use. So if there is a demand for it there will be a factory somewhere to produce it. Whether the QA/QC is up to scratch depends on the vendor doing due diligence on their manufacturing process/materials etc as they will give you any certification you want.
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- Dumfries & Galloway
They make to the customers spec. If you buy on price alone then what do you expect... same stands for everywhere in the world - except the UK where you pay a premium for "Built in Britain" and the product is usually utter garbage
Nearly
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- North of York
You're thinking of London town or Stoneleigh Park.
Freedom of speech? The vote? Disease that doesn't affect the whole world, as in an open doors approach (truth telling policy) when it invariably does...
Not copy others intellectual rights? And manufacture lower grade materials with higher grade certifications on them.
Not copy others intellectual rights? And manufacture lower grade materials with higher grade certifications on them.
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- Shropshire
No, there is nothing.
We are an economy that is only happy to pay 19p for a kg of carrots, but 3-5 quid on a coffee.
China fills are need of producing low priced goods so we can spend a grand on a phone for 12 year olds
We are an economy that is only happy to pay 19p for a kg of carrots, but 3-5 quid on a coffee.
China fills are need of producing low priced goods so we can spend a grand on a phone for 12 year olds
Swarfmonkey
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- Hampshire
That's slowly changing. Just look at how JLR won it's case against Jiangling Motor Corporation a couple of years ago over their blatant copy of the Evoque. Two or three decades ago that case would never have even got to court.
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- Dumfries & Galloway
Pistonbroke
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Quicke buckets are Chinese. Rep said they're cut by robots,welded by robots and painted by robots,so does it matter where the robot is parked .
Netherfield
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- West Yorkshire
Challenge
Swarfmonkey
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- Hampshire
It's a shame really, the Chinese Evoque would be better built than JLRs
It's not hard to imagine the JMC lawyer standing up in court saying "this no copy of Land Rover, ours is reliable"
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- West Suffolk
They don’t seem to be able to make proper screws! Wife said put these blinds up, the blinds were flimsy but work,but the screws
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- East Dartmoor, Devon
Loads of childrens books are printed in China. In fact I think ever book my not quite 2yo daughter has is printed in China.
Paddington
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- Soggy Shropshire
China has benefitted for years with cheap postal rates to all over the world as it is still seen as a developing country.