[jings100] mailman
Nice to see you , unfortunately I'm about to disagree with you. Over the last 50 years manufacturing output has steadily increased, peaking in 2007 . It has dropped back a bit since then and granted...
View Article[jings100] Another nice tick up !
Manufacturing . http://www.eef.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/1EC00841-E738-44A3-A837-DFBEC00DF99B/20520/EEF_FactCard_2012.pdf
View Article[NeepHead] Jings
Good stuff! I hadn't appreciated it was quite as good, probably because it is always linked to jobs, and can understand the fall back since 2007, but as with my previous post I would be very confident...
View Article[NeepHead] TANGO45
As it happens I am meeting a senior textile exec this morning who is at the sharp end, I will introduce the subject and see if any names are available. I would imagine the industry leaders are...
View Article[DSTAR] Future of the Euro
Some interesting points on a recent presentation i went to on the Euro“I believe the euro can work, but only if we repair its faulty original architecture in the right way,” said Mayer. “A new...
View Article[jings100] NeepHead /TANGO
Off Topic ........Came across this thought it might be of interest .Amazing some of the applications textiles are used for.........Could be wrong but I think the Mosquito , WW2 airplane , was made...
View Article[NeepHead] TANGO45
Sorry, no names as yet. It seems there are several companies already established and doing quite well but still relatively low profile. May be worth tracking one or two. GL
View Article[rentboy69] JINGS
The mosquito was indeed made of wood and fabric.The hurricane was metal and fabric.Do you know if they found those spitfires in burma? Down day today,for RBS,Barclays up,.Rbs will pick up
View Article[philski] rentboy69
only the tail was fabric the wings were plywood, alloy control surfaces and metal skin on the ailerons
View Article[rentboy69] philski
Thanks for the info.Sorry i got it wrong.I used to speak to an old boy ,who lived next to an airbase.He has told me loads of stories.He got that bit wrong.He was only a lad,in ww11 and was fasinated by...
View Article[philski] rentboy69
no nothing yet for sure, but an airworthy spitfire is worth about 3 million and they reckon there are 36 of them :)
View Article[Mo2047] bloomberg
U.S. stocks rose, after benchmark indexes reached five-year highs, as lawmakers voted to temporarily suspend the federal debt limit and technology stocks rallied amid better-than-forecast earnings....
View Article[kevin5] Why I Am Still Bullish On RBS
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-am-still-bullish-royal-123500625.html
View Article[23awel] silver dollars
read yesterday that the american mint cannot keep up the demand for silver dollars, is this a good sign or a bad sign?
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