The bad one
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One manufacturer missing from the list is North Western Rods (early 70s through to the mid 2000s) were rods to own if you were a specialist angler. NW were more known really for their blanks and supplied many other named UK popular rod brands.
They also made rods under the name of Rodcraft, late 90s onward, until they closed in 2008. Rod blanks was actually a side line to the core business of the parent company Pimco or Primco and or something like that. Which made composite fibreglass tubing for the aircraft industry.
The parent Co was also at the forefront of the carbon tubing revolution in aircraft manufacturing. Closing NW blanks down due to cheaper far eastern rods coming into the crowed UK mid priced market.
The parent co is still producing carbon tubing for the aircraft industry last time I past (a couple of months ago) the building where the rods were produced.
They also made rods under the name of Rodcraft, late 90s onward, until they closed in 2008. Rod blanks was actually a side line to the core business of the parent company Pimco or Primco and or something like that. Which made composite fibreglass tubing for the aircraft industry.
The parent Co was also at the forefront of the carbon tubing revolution in aircraft manufacturing. Closing NW blanks down due to cheaper far eastern rods coming into the crowed UK mid priced market.
The parent co is still producing carbon tubing for the aircraft industry last time I past (a couple of months ago) the building where the rods were produced.