Word on the street that Naim are to share manufacturing.
Might satisfy servicing demand.
Provenance?
There are those among us I think that might say âNot made at Naim, Not a Naim?â.
FWIW, I think itâs just a plan to try to ease the problem of resource that has been an issue for a while now (too little capacity at the factory and a shortage of skilled personnel). Naim got a lot of flak over the long waits for product the last year or two and this plan should mean that in the short to medium term, such issues donât reoccur. With projected demand for the new 200 kit to be way beyond the factoryâs current capacity, its probably makes a lot of sense. Naim canât expand the factory any more and so a solution had to be found.
AFAIK, itâs with a âtrusted partnerâ and everything was set up by Naim production engineers, everyone involved trained by Naim, all overseen by Naim, using all Naim parts and processes, and everything tested by Naim - so a completely âNaimâ operation, just off-site.
Quick, cancel that âOld Classicâ kit selling spree
Hopefully itâs no different to us fully trusting Darren at Class A to service our gear
Thankyou.
Iâm told that build will be identical to anything at HQ - which makes sense with the Naim trained personnel, Naim parts, Naim processes, Naim oversight, Naim factory testing etc⌠Think of it as adding an extra wing to the factory, just not attached or nearby.
Still in the UK?
No
EU. Which with recent UK events probably makes some senseâŚ
Whatâs recent UK events. Brexit?
Yes, but obviously thatâs a discussion that ends here as itâs in breach of the forumâs âno politicsâ position.
I can see where this thread is heading.
âDesigned and made in the UK by Naim Audioâ ??
Be interesting to see what the labelling says. Photos of New Classic clearly state âDesigned and made in the UKâ
From the language used in this thread it sounds like they havenât started leveraging the new facility yet?
Good move.
Obviously any of the units built in the EU facility canât say made in the UK. Itâs important to note that this is to give Naim extra capacity above and beyond what the current factory can provide.
Sub contracting part or all of a âbuildâ is very common in manufacturing whether that be onshore (UK), near-shore (EU) and/or offshore (China for example).
Often for anticipated cost reasons but also to provide increased capacity and flexibility. What, in my experience, is vital to ensure is that the quality of build and production is tested and maintained to the level required.
Richard