Thread: Would you Aussies put up with this?

Lets face it people, I know youll hate what I say, but manufacturing is dead in OZ until the offshore companies spend what we spend on wages etc etc. until then, we are not competitive.

And face it, most people would rather save a buck and buy overseas compared to spending a bit more if made in Oz.

While locally made items are up to double the cost of an import no-one can afford to support local.

And don't get me started on union involvement...

Originally Posted by Reads90

mmm wrong there, Hard Yakka and King Gee are both part of the Pacific Brands group . So they are both part of the same company. You would not belive the companys that they own

Here is the list of companies they own , i know because i get discount on all of them


Clothing


MOOKS
Street savvy youth label. Witty, unpretentious and credible

MOSSIMO
The original authentic streetwear brand

STUSSY
Iconic Californian youth streetwear brand, with international flavour

LEE
Directional denim fashion brand with authentic roots

EVERLAST
Dynamic sports and casualwear

WRANGLER
Rebellious American denim brand with over 100 years of heritage

HARD YAKKA
Australia's leading workwear brand. Nothing's tougher

KING GEE
Iconic Aussie brand providing innovative workwear for the last 80 years

SLAZENGER
Stylish and funtional sports apparel, footwear and equipment

MALVERN STAR
Australia's most celebrated bicycle

DUNLOP SPORT
Traditional sports equipment for Aussie families since 1939

REPCO SPORT
Repco bikes - 'Engineered to last'

ROSEBANK
Leading in innovation and design in bicycle safety helmets

MAXFLI
Great range of golf balls, equipment and accessories

STUBBIES
Casual fashionable menswear & schoolwear

DOWD
Solutions in
corporate apparel



Underwear


BONDS
Australia’s favourite underwear brand - look good and feel good, everyday for everybody

BERLEI
Australia’s favourite bra brand

HOLEPROOF
Famous for making underwear and socks ‘famous’

ANTZ PANTZ
Sassy, flirtatious and fashionable underwear


HESTIA
Support for women
at work

JOCKEY
Authentic underwear for a active lifestyle

RIO
Affordable and fashionable underwear & socks for all the family

PLAYTEX
Playtex underwear

RAZZAMATAZZ
Everyday fun, flirty legwear... for legs that turn heads

VOODOO
Premium hosiery... sexy, stylish & confident legs

Home comfort


SHERIDAN
Quality, luxury & style, the leading brand of bed linen and towels

TONTINE
Australia's No.1 bedding accessories brand. Celebrating 50 years

SLEEPMAKER
Australia's No.1 bedding brand

PERI
Renowned for design sophistication and European elegance

DUNLOPILLO
Market leader in Australian latex bedding

SERTA
Makers of the worlds best mattress

ACTIL
Quality bed linen and pillows

SIMMONS
Premium beds for over 125 years

DUNLOP FLOORING
Leading supplier and manufacturer of carpet cushion, adhesives and rubber flooring

FAIRYDOWN
Excellence in New Zealand bedware for over 100 years
Foot Wear


GROSBY
Everyday footwear for the Aussie family

DUNLOP FOOTWEAR
Iconic Australian sport shoes for the entire family

HUSH PUPPIES
Advanced comfort technology for contemporary, everyday footwear

CLARKS CHILDREN
Premium quality shoes providing children with the perfect fit

MERRELL
Premium footwear for the outdoor enthusiast and style conscious

JULUIS MARLOW
Market leader in men's business & occasional shoes

SACHI
Gorgeous shoes and handbags that capture the essence of global style

NATRALIZER
Stylish, comfortable footwear for modern women

PIERRE FONTAINE
Women's fashion for the shoe obsessed

CANDY
Fun footwear for sassy, young girls





NNT UNIFORMS
Enhance your image

CTE
Can't Tear 'Em

That's a very good list you have there. I think we (the public) should have a general "Black Ban" on all their products. Teach those bloody high earning fatcats were their profits are actually coming from. When they decide to tak a wage cut and re-instate the little guys then we might consider buying their products again.

As a group we almost crippled France by black banning all their products after muaroa attol. ! small company couldn't be too hard to hurt.

Just occurred to me that here is a forum dedicated to an overseas manufacturer of motor vehicles with people complaining about products being made overseas

Originally Posted by miky

Just occurred to me that here is a forum dedicated to an overseas manufacturer of motor vehicles with people complaining about products being made overseas

A whole lot of my SIII FFR was manufactured in Australia including the engine and body. I have an Australian assembled 1950 Land Rover, an Australian assembled 1951 Land Rover, and Australian built No. 5 trailer for my SIII-FFR Land Rover, a 1969 Land Rover forward control with an Australian built body, a Range Rover classic that was assembled in Australia.

I'm also not buying one of those BMW, Ford or Tata produced Land Rover products!

So there!! It's like me still wearing Bonds or King Gee that were made in Australia, but not ones made in China.

Originally Posted by XSiV

That's a very good list you have there. I think we (the public) should have a general "Black Ban" on all their products. Teach those bloody high earning fatcats were their profits are actually coming from. When they decide to tak a wage cut and re-instate the little guys then we might consider buying their products again.

As a group we almost crippled France by black banning all their products after muaroa attol. ! small company couldn't be too hard to hurt.

Yeah great that would be great and put me out of a job

Cheers Pal
As well as thousand of others

Originally Posted by XSiV

That's a very good list you have there. I think we (the public) should have a general "Black Ban" on all their products. Teach those bloody high earning fatcats were their profits are actually coming from. When they decide to tak a wage cut and re-instate the little guys then we might consider buying their products again.

As a group we almost crippled France by black banning all their products after muaroa attol. ! small company couldn't be too hard to hurt.

Profits?? - PacBrands just posted a first half loss of almost $150M.
I'm sure that taking a couple of $M off some execs is going to help there.

Maybe those execs are actually doing their jobs and have a plan to keep the rest of the business viable and most of their staff in a job.

Originally Posted by Reads90

Yeah great that would be great and put me out of a job

Cheers Pal
As well as thousand of others

Good point Reads, I that wasn't my intention.

Originally Posted by steveG

Profits?? - PacBrands just posted a first half loss of almost $150M.
I'm sure that taking a couple of $M off some execs is going to help there.

Maybe those execs are actually doing their jobs and have a plan to keep the rest of the business viable and most of their staff in a job.

Maybe those Execs don't need to triple their pay packets to do it.