"Made in England"

[dazzul]

Not to bad then Maybe somthing for the future.

Did we come to a end with the "made in england" idea?

[James990]

I hope not some good info coming out!

[dazzul]

I hope not some good info coming out!

What sorry?

[pisquee]

Well, we've gone with the Made in England idea ... too late a decision for our latest mug label order from Chongsta unfortunately though!

[dazzul]

Ive also had this printed before posted here whoopsie.

[smo]

I've started a new thread to carry on the discussion about Marquees and show stands here: http://www.dyesubforum.co.uk/vbforum/sh ... #post74003

[Hyraxx]

Made in England = All material(s) are of English origin to form a work

Assembled in England = Bits and bobs imported and assembled in the England to form a work

[pisquee]

Made in England = All material(s) are of English origin to form a work

Assembled in England = Bits and bobs imported and assembled in the England to form a work

In my head that's what it should mean, but from what i've read legally it doesn't seem to be the case.
With the former, where do you draw the line. Let's take a mug for an example...

It seems, legally, if I buy a blank mug from China, and then print a design to it, significantly altering its appearance, and significantly increasing its value. Adding branding to the base, and a printed gift box to complete the product, then this can be classed as made in Britain.

By your second statement, it could only be classed as assembled/printed in Britain.

But, what it I got blank mugs from a UK manufacturer, but the inks themselves are produced in Korea, and the sublimation paper in Holland? And the raw materials for manufacturing the ceramic mug were still from China, and the polymer coating from USA.

Or, for fashion work, if we buy in a roll of fabric from India or Thailand, and then print onto it, and then cut and sew it into garments ... is this made in UK or Thailand?

I think it is going to be very hard to have anything 100% UK manufactured right down to raw materials of every base component. So, the definition as it is seems to make sense as a solution, even if such a description does not seem accurate.

[socialgiraffe]

Hi Pisquee

What about putting something like "Hand Crafted In England" would that not be vague enough for trading standards but give consumers the impression that it is a UK made product

I am of the opinion that you could put "Made in England" even if the mugs are from China, but I may well be breaking the law, hence the above instead

[Hyraxx]

With sublimation it would be difficult to have 100% Made in England product, due to the inks for example, but with mugs and plates you can get English made everything i.e. paint, glazing agents and clay, along with workforce to create.

I would take the view if a mug or plate is made in the UK then thats a true fact of the product origin i.e Made in the UK, where its decorated, in truth I don't think it matters really as your buying a mug or plate or whatever and and not the actual artwork on the product.

Kind of like apple, designed in California and made in China