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I did go to the other site, I did not say that the Nilco is not made by Fakir. Is it the vacuum on the other link that does not look to be made by Fakir, Please do not assume. Is everyone in the UK as friendly as You? This is the company I was referring to, http://www.ivacalacarte.nl/. They do not appear to be the manufactures of Fakir vacuums.[this post was last edited: 9/8/2013-22:04]
 
The Fakir S-312 (as well as the S-314) were most commonly found in North America as the Clarke Combivac. Once Nilfisk Advance purchased Alto, the Fakir uprights branded for Clarke were discontinued in favour of Nilfisk's in-house designed and manufactured machine.


 


The older Fakir uprights used a flat belt, which was it's biggest drawback in commercial use, IMHO. Newer models incorporated a cogged belt.


 


Fakir uprights are made in <span>Vaihingen an der Enz, </span><span>Germany. They're not manufactured by Ivac.</span>
 
I went to a factory in China recently were they were making exact copies of these under many names in different colours. They were very very secretive and did not want pictures of these machines taken, other vacuum models yes but not these and other canisters mentioned in a similar thread, Perhaps because the company's claim they are made in Germany:) [this post was last edited: 9/9/2013-16:50]
 
No not Kingclean, But they manufacture so many brands of vacuums for company's its amazing. If your a vacuum company and need a entry level vacuum you just take your design to them and tell them the quality you want and presto you get a vacuum. I have seen really good quality and really poor quality vacuums come out of that plant. t was another company. There is literally a vacuum plant on every corner.
 
Gsheen

Must be some nice legal drugs being used in South Africa. What has ever been manufactured in South Africa? Stop the drug use
 
Vegussucks

For starters
Mercedes benz, BMW,Toyota, VW,Audi,Mazda Ford all have very large manufacturing plants in SA. To name a few car manufacturers.

Diomonds ( debeers) Thats SouthAfrican

Gold , most of it comes from SA.

Platinum too.

Various electronics, I dont follow this to closely but know of Panasonic and Sony.

Appliances
Kelvinator Had a huge manufacturing facility in SA some years back. They even had a test centre here in the 60's were they would test new products as they found that no market was as tough on appliances as SA.
Electrolux( I worked for them in engineering ) wap, Hoover, Defy, AEG, to name a few off the top of my head.

In fact allot of stuff has been and still in manufactured in SA.

Like many western Country's we have lost allot of manufacture to China mainly in the appliance front.

I work in the vacuum cleaner business, I own a vacuum shop. I also consult on engineering front for small appliances.

Any case I am glad to have been given the chance to educate you a little :)
 
I wish you'd learn when you're being taught something, Vegas. Otherwise keep your comments to yourself and be prepared to learn something new.

NOT ALL Fakir vacuums are made in Germany. Here's a little example for you:

Also if you look at their range of cordless hand held vacuums AND the cordless stick vacuum, those are made in China. We have them in the U.K under the Dirt Devil brand and other budget brands.

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Vegussucks

I amended my original comment by adding in "exact Copies" I never said they were Fakir though, I just said they were making these uprights under different names in many colours. It would not surprise me if they were making them for Fakir as the company in question makes very high end products for allot of German and UK company's.

I have never been to Fakir's manufacturing plant in Germany, Perhaps you have But I have with my own eyes seen these and the canister versions rolling down production lines in China.

I own a Nilco version of this unit that has served me well, My delphin has this same powernozzle too.

Perhaps you should think before you insult. You would be the only one who is delusional if you think manufacturers don't manufacture in china and say claim its built in Germany.
 
Thank you Jeff

I am always amazed to see what comes out of China. I have just seen carbon copies of the sanitaire vacuums, IE down to the colour and they are well made.

I have also got a commercial upright vacuum sample that will give sebo a run for its money ( no offence sebofan) as far as build quality goes. Not the same shape at all though but I was very impressed.

China is like a huge shopping market if you buy appliances for resale.They are moving rapidly into the commercial/ industrial market now
 
Well Aware of the tricks

I am well aware of the tricks manufactures use including Riccar who use mainly foreign parts and assemble the final products in the United States and charge hundreds of dollar for what in many cases is a Panasonic which can be purchased for less.
I am also aware that the Nilfisk's is selling uprights that look very similar and are made in China. This is what Clarke is selling now and I would not consider because the quality control in China is poor. I purchased a Hoover copy of the Sebo G1 made in China and was not impressed with the quality of the molds, not nearly as good as SEBO IMHO. I only purchased as a collector of interest.
I just do not want people who might want a good deal on a Fakir which seems to be nicer than most of the garbage coming from China to be mislead.

The NILCO photos sebofan posted look very nice, to bad this version is not available to the US market.
 
Vacuums made in China

Of course some products must be made in China, my iPad and iPhone are my favorite. When is come to appliances, for the Mose part what I have seen has been cheaply made. I am always open minded to judging each product on its own merits.
 
This thread has been getting marked as offensive all evening

Vegas I would really appreciate if you would not be unnecessarily rude here. Telling someone they "must be on drugs" because of a difference of opinion is not cool and completely uncalled for. That is something you would see on a comments section of large city newspaper website, but this is Vacuumland and we are suppose to be a family joined via a common interest.

Vacuumland is a great place and the harmony here has generally been wonderful and I will do what ever it takes to keep it that way. So please, if you can't say it in a nice/polite way then don't say it at all. In the end you will get a lot more respect and people will take your opinions more seriously.
 
Family site?

I tried to edit the comment and could not. People should stop making up things and posting as if they are an expert when their information is not correct. I do apologies for the comment.
 

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