Re: GE-Savant Bucyrus & Logan closures « Reply #15 on: April 18, 2022, 11:44:51 PM » Author: 108CAM
Very sad news. Australia lost it's last lamp factory when Electronic Lamp Manufactures of Australia sadly closed down in 2002. At least we still have Pierlite, the Sylvania Lighting Australia street light factory in Sydney and the Mirabella headquarters in Melbourne but for bulbs and tubes, it's all imported from elsewhere. Australia has lost many lighting companies over the years. AJ Ferguson and Rymer Lighting are 2 examples of defunct Australian lighting companies
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	Re: GE-Savant Bucyrus & Logan closures « Reply #16 on: April 19, 2022, 06:29:44 AM » Author: Rommie
Sad indeed, I don't think there is anything left here any more
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	Re: GE-Savant Bucyrus & Logan closures « Reply #17 on: April 19, 2022, 07:39:29 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Maybe not lighting wise, but we still make a huge amount of stuff for a global market, you only have to drive past JCBs monster plants in Stafford as an example
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	Re: GE-Savant Bucyrus & Logan closures « Reply #18 on: April 19, 2022, 01:17:14 PM » Author: Rommie
I meant lighting, but the amount of stuff made here is a tiny fraction of what it once was  I know about JCB, went past them when I drove bus trips to Alton Towers from Birmingham. Trying to get up that hill into Alton village at 10mph in an old Metrobus double-decker with 70 or so people on and a queue of cars behind letting rip with their "audible warning devices" was not the most enjoyable thing I've ever done on a Saturday morning
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	Re: GE-Savant Bucyrus & Logan closures « Reply #20 on: April 19, 2022, 07:12:26 PM » Author: 108CAM
I have a few Canadian market items in my collection
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	Re: GE-Savant Bucyrus & Logan closures « Reply #21 on: April 20, 2022, 10:47:35 AM » Author: AngryHorse
Quote from: Rommie on April 19, 2022, 01:17:14 PM I meant lighting, but the amount of stuff made here is a tiny fraction of what it once was  I know about JCB, went past them when I drove bus trips to Alton Towers from Birmingham. Trying to get up that hill into Alton village at 10mph in an old Metrobus double-decker with 70 or so people on and a queue of cars behind letting rip with their "audible warning devices" was not the most enjoyable thing I've ever done on a Saturday morning  Yeah I have to give you 20 out of 10 for that!  , that very tight RH then LH bend through Alton village is the LAST place I’d like to take a bus round!
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