The Value of Consistency

A well-known fabricator in the north east of England sadly went into administration recently and closed down. Their equipment was sold by online auction as has now become the norm and whilst most of it sold quite well the prices were generally speaking not that high with the exception of the two Stuga machines (and one other). These two machines were not the latest or most sought after technology but nonetheless both fetched amazingly high prices. Some people expressed surprise at the prices a Stuga Autocut saw center and Ecoline prepping center fetched but at Stuga no one was surprised. Stuga machines normally fetch excellent values on the second hand market and the main reasons are very simple. Stuga is not only the manufacturer rather than a dealer but is also a British manufacturer based here in this country with all of the benefits that brings. The Stuga brand has been produced in Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk, since 1986 and very nearly every machine the company has ever made is operational in the market today. There are numerous machines supplied by dealers that have come from other parts of the world (mainly Europe) that were long ago scrapped, sometimes because they were worn out and sometimes because of technology or obsolescence. This doesn’t really happen to a Stuga because the company will always refurbish any worn out machine to make it as good as new and obsolescence is designed out on an ongoing basis.