Paul Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Yeah. We sell a US brand that has a reputation for quality (apparently). A customer kicked off that they don't have any BS marks or the like and said we shouldn't be selling them. The Kitemark is a choice, not sure about the CE mark on sledge hammers tbh. Tell them to bugger off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoaster Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 The Kitemark is a choice, not sure about the CE mark on sledge hammers tbh. Tell them to bugger off Hand tools are likely to have to satisfy EC Directive 85/374 Although any US product will have been tested for product liability given their litigious customers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Hand tools are likely to have to satisfy EC Directive 85/374 Although any US product will have been tested for product liability given their litigious customers! Exactly, all British Standards fall back to EC directives although conformity to US standards won't mean it's OK to sell in Europe but usually will mean it's decent enough quality. We test many products that have already passed US tests, usually just a formality but there are some marked differences in some of the clauses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 True , but as well as quality products they created a mindset of quality within their country and people only buy German products. The investing stretched to all aspects of infrstructure - schools,higher learning,roads,rail,factories , housing near factories etc. AND (this is relevent to the firemen) the ability through wages for the people to actually afford the products they made!,coupled with affordable housing Via a sustainable and controlled rental Market . Unlike UK there was no booms/ bubbles and debt slavery . The other trick company D has is control of Money. The Euro is a busted flush , they knew that when they joined , it's the control of money that runs the world , the far east does not have this , so they themselves are controlled. In Germanys case they will withdraw from the Euro in the end , they have a 40% export Market trapped in Europe to sell their quality products. Once the Germans leave the Euro , then the Euro collapses and the southern neighbours can become the new ( read old) cheap labour source to outsource elements of manufacturing. China/India despite dirt cheap labour in abundance still have to add transport costs , the rise in oil will negate any benefits in labour. Nothing involving money happens by chance A commie,what and have to live in a country , where the state owns all the banks,and people should live where the government says , kids have no job prospects , and the elite have duck houses and moats, and governments line their own pockets,and Strikes forbidden ,and millions dependent on handouts - no way , ...oh wait n, it's not oops we've by accident destroyed the worlds economy,it's more like we play pool on a table that is tilted, all the balls end up in one pocket, no matter how you play, how many play ,how many balls are used,or what rules you adopt - the balls always end up in the same pocket! China is good at games and they are trying to tilt the table back , expect a bunfight !!! "The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has warned for the first time that her country could abandon the euro if she fails in her contested campaign to establish a new regime for the single currency, the Guardian has learned." ,,,,,,,,, Oh shock , see above , the game continues,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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