Aint the EU a bunch of Bar Stewards....

[Bonzo]

That is a bleeding outrage Andy

You are going to have to do really well to absorb a price hike like that.

Nice to know that you are going to go the extra mile in order to do so

Gonna hurt all of or local boat builders, that's for sure.

Just had my latest BOC price list .... New EEC reg's are being cited as part of the reasons behind their price increases

[davidimurray]

That's ridiculous!

Looks like Saturn will have to setup a fibreglass manufacturing centre in India and then ship all the bodywork over to the uk

[MikeB]

OMG that sucks!!!

[3GE Components]

I can see the logic behind it, having seen so much production go the far east due to costs that some industries have almost become extinct. However this only works if there is an industry to protect, if there is only a distribution network, then it just looks like another way of generating more money.

Kind regards

John

[spud69]

Originally Posted by 3GE Components

I can see the logic behind it, having seen so much production go the far east due to costs that some industries have almost become extinct. However this only works if there is an industry to protect, if there is only a distribution network, then it just looks like another way of generating more money.

Kind regards

John

I believe you have just hit the nail on the head there John - Generate more money loosely under the disguise of protecting european manufacturing. The only industries left are cottage ones like ours who pay through the nose for it....

[David_17]

That sucks big time! I don't see how they can get away with it. Make sure you stock up big time before 18th Oct. Gives you chance to get all your bits sorted for mixing your own.

[spud69]

Originally Posted by David_17

That sucks big time! I don't see how they can get away with it. Make sure you stock up big time before 18th Oct. Gives you chance to get all your bits sorted for mixing your own.

Profile pic is looking nice there David......

[TSM Locost]

To Spud.
I know nothing about the technical side of Fibreglass, is it possible to buy direct and stuff the E.U. barstewards.

Good luck

[spud69]

Cheers Mike,

You could set up an import licence but you would have to buy by the container load and still pay all the import duties relevant to the product. Just couldn't believe when we opened the letter, normally get 2 or 3 letters a month from GRPMS informing us of price changes but nothing like that.

Most of the cost of grp is in the labour cost so will be able to absorb most of cost hike in mixing our own gel coat.

Cheers...AndyH

[Balidey]

My company is unfortunately forced to buy from the far east, and i will say that 90% of the items we buy are absolute crap. I wish we could have had this levy introduced 10 to 15 years ago. Far east pollution levels are shocking. You may not like EU meddling in some things, but the amount of damage thats being done unchecked is nothing to what our worst polluters do in the western world.
It is a shame that it all comes down to money, but you do get what you pay for. I honestly hope that manufacturing in the far east gets hit and hit hard. That's what has happened here. I'm in manufacturing / engineering and it saddens me every time I have to order cheaper inferior parts instead of quality (and I must admit, more expensive) UK made parts.

So, yes I feel your pain about this levy, I will feel it too as we buy GRP parts and I would guess about 50x more volume than you do. But hopefully in a couple of years the tide will turn. Chin up.