Green Hornet Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Their sidecast reels will still be manufactured in Australia 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Hi Pete that is fantastic news!! Definitely what all the Alvey fans wanted to hear. Made my day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Bring it on. Super news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustJames Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 More here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-09/alvey-reels-will-remain-open-after-being-acquired-by-gowings/101755902?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Thanks for sharing Pete. My first ever job was as a shirt salesman on the ground floor at Gowings, I’ve followed their ups and downs in a difficult and ever changing retail market and great to hear that an Aussie business has taken on another ailing Aussie business. Gowings we’re always marketed as the “complete mens store”, buy a suit, get your Sox, underwater, have a feed and, moving from underground store to level 3 to get a haircut and shave. They really looked after the ex- servicemen and many blokes used to go their to have a cuppa upstairs and catch-up and share war stories. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 15 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said: Hi Pete that is fantastic news!! Definitely what all the Alvey fans wanted to hear. Made my day! Hi Waza it is fantastic news, that’s for sure. Not that I need any new reels, but to know spare parts will be available for some time to come is certainly reassuring. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 Does make me wonder if Gowings will keep manufacturing here in Australia or do like every other brand and buy from china. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 From memory Gowings retail store closed years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 From what I have heard they are going to keep manufacturing in Australia. Yes gowings closed their retail stores years back , they are now a company that is a bit like westfarmers , they own quite a few other companies Best n less being one of them . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, XD351 said: From what I have heard they are going to keep manufacturing in Australia. Yes gowings closed their retail stores years back , they are now a company that is a bit like westfarmers , they own quite a few other companies Best n less being one of them . They said they will still be manufacturing in Australia. They mentioned Gowings also own a company that is a major producer of surfing equipment. From what I can find its boards, fins etc, so that may help in future production and also to expect new, higher tech model reels to hit the shelves. Edited December 10, 2022 by Green Hornet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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