Ideally made in Europe, but European-based companies are fine too, as realistically many will always need to be manufactured in China, Japan, or wherever else (especially tech). Looking for physical products, not software (amazing open-source software is bountiful and easy to find!)
Does not necessarily have to be from the EU (e.g. UK or Switzerland), non-EU countries are cool too!
What are some quality products that you have used that were made in Europe / is by a European company? From any category.
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https://fiskarsgroup.com/brands/fiskars/
https://fiskarsgroup.com/brands/hackman/
https://halva.fi/en/collections/salmiac
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibram
https://www.grohe.com/en-GB/about-grohe
https://www.wuerth.com/wuerth-group/Company/Company.php
I’ll also mention https://jolla.com/ though I don’t have experience with their current products.
Love the ensemble, very solid European products indeed!
Halva Liquorice is so damn good!
I like the tools from Wera and Knipex.
Some examples I’ve encountered:
Power tools
- Festool - Germany
- Mafell - Germany
Hand tools
- Auriou rasps - (handstitched!) France
- Pfeil gouges - Switzerland
- Ashley Iles chisels - UK
- Gränsfors axes - Sweden
- Sjöbergs workbenches - Sweden
- BeaverCraft carving tools - Ukraine
Food and beverage
- Le Creuset cookware - France
- Opinel knives - France
- La Marzocco espresso machines - Italy
Electronics
- Fairphone smartphones - Netherlands
- Pro-ject turntables - Czech republic
- Rega turntables - UK
Musical Instruments
- Bulas banjos and mandolins - Poland
Festool and Auriou - I also hate money.
They are epically well-made though.
Cars!
While Volvo is majority Chinese owned these days, many (most?) of their models are still manufactured in Sweden. I was curious as to where mine was made, and it was built in Gøteborg. And I am very satisfied with it, so I would recommend.
French and Italian cheese of course!
Kercher best of the best high pressure water. Cobi and BluBrixx are excelent building bricks to whivh LEGO looks like a fly turd
Lego itself is also a Europe-originating product. I don’t know where their manufacturing facilities are, though.
checks Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego
Moulding is done in Denmark, Hungary, Mexico, China, Vietnam and the United States. Brick decorations and packaging are done at plants in the former three countries and in Czechia.
So “all over”, I guess.
EDIT: You don’t seem very enthusiastic about Lego. I’ll say that I have fond memories of Lego, though over the decades they’ve kind of shifted towards licensed stuff that is less-appealing to me. I understand that some of their spin-off licensed products, like some of the Star Wars Lego video games, are considered to be pretty decent, but personally I liked their generic “Space”, “City”, “Medieval”, “Technics” building blocks stuff. Kind of the Erector set of a later generation.
These are all Dutch:
Secrid makes wallets and slim card holders; I quite like mine.
Moccamaster makes great coffee makers that are easy to clean with spare parts easily ordered online.
Royal Dutch Gazelle makes great bikes to be stolen at inconvenient times.
Tony’s Chocolonely makes tasty chocolate that uses as little exploited labor as possible and is (supposedly) trying to end slavery in the cocoa production industry.
Gulpener is a good beer brewed in the village of Gulpen between Maastricht and Aachen.
Philips is Dutch, isn’t it?
The ‘old’ Phillips is not the same as the current. The original Phillips is now doing medical equipment mainly, selling to hospitals etc. Phillips Lighting is now Signify, though as far as I can tell that’s still a Dutch company. Phillips consumer electronics where spun of and sold out, to a Chinese buyer I believe. TVs and monitors I think were sold out separately from general consumer electronics.
Yes, but sadly, the time that they actually made solid stuff is many decades ago. Also, as far as they still ‘exist’, their products are NOT made in the Netherlands anymore.
Is 1000€ a common price for a bike in the Netherlands? It seems a bit much for a bike that will be stolen at an inconvenient time.
If it only cost 50€ it wouldn’t be much of an inconvenience.
You’d still need to get to your destination somehow
dutch is very small, you can walk
I was looking for a great but very stealable bike…
Let me know when you get one and where you like to park it.
Now, and outside. Hope that helps!
Hmm. Well, a few Europe-originating companies whose products I see used or recommended here in the US, though I don’t know for sure where all of their manufacturing facilities are located.
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Bic is a pen manufacturer that makes inexpensive ballpoint pens. French.
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Eaton makes a lot of computer power-control and management hardware, stuff like uninterruptable power supplies, power distribution units, stuff like that. Irish.
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I haven’t used Victron solar/battery/inverter products, but they seem to be regarded as pricey but well-made on Reddit, and I’ve seen people consistently recommend them. They’re Dutch.
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My favorite cheese is probably Red Windsor, a sweet dessert cheese that has white Cheddar with marbled port wine. For whatever reason, no creameries in the US seem to make something comparable. It’s the product of a creamery in the UK, Long Clawson Dairy.
EDIT: Hmm. Reading their Wikipedia article, apparently Eaton is actually mostly American, but it sounds like they moved their headquarters to Ireland for tax reasons, so I don’t know if they’d legitimately qualify.
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Beyerdynamic is a German headphones manufacturer that makes my favorite non-active-noise-cancellation headphones that I’ve used over the years, the DT 770 Pro; they’re pretty sturdy headphones that have good passive isolation. That being said, Wikipedia says that they were just acquired by a Chinese company last year, so…shrugs. It does say that they intend to keep making most of their products in Germany, though. And that reminds me of another:
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Cherry makes well-known computer keyboard keyswitches with swappable keycaps, but they’re apparently closing their German production facilities down and shifting production to China:
https://blackout-news.de/en/news/end-of-cherry-production-in-germany/
Cherry, the internationally renowned peripherals manufacturer from Auerbach in the Upper Palatinate region of Germany, is ceasing its German production after 60 years. Cherry became particularly famous for its iconic keyboards, which are expected to continue being manufactured in the Far East. Production in Germany, however, is no longer profitable, according to management.
All of my mechanical keyboards other than my buckling-spring keyboards use Cherry keyswitches.
Rather than Eaton you may have been thinking of Schneider Electric /Square D, which is French. I prefer their stuff over Eaton.
Victron user here. The devices they build are rock solid. They may have some tiny quirks here and there but so do other manufacturers.
If you have some engineering background they are perfect. Everything is open, you can write software extensions in node red for example. Best part is it is modular with open interfaces and it uses standard battery voltages. You can optimize everything for your usage and I’m sure you can keep it Running for decades. A Multiplus has the look and feel of hardware made in the 60-70s. But in a good way: Built to last.
Price wise they are more expensive than chinese Equipment but not a lot more expensive than other systems from well known brands. Can highly recommend
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Wüsthof and Victorinox make some good knives.
Morakniv make decent outdoor knives. For knives I prefer to aim for decent over excellent as the extra cost isn’t really worth it.
I want something I can happily sharpen on a slate roofing tile.
Secondint Victorinox. Also great warranty (lifetime with most knives iirc)
Savotta / Varusteleka camping gear and clothes.
Moser 1400 hair clipper. Made in Germany. Works for beards too. Loud and heavy like a tank. Lasts for ages. Costs 40-50€. https://www.moser-1400.com/
Thx
Holy shit, thank you! I was looking for something like this.
