Beatles' favourite Vox getting back to where it once belonged in UK
Vox, the musical equipment maker beloved by the Beatles and U2, is returning to its British roots by exploring plans to shift more production back from Asia.
The 60-year-old engineering group, founded in Dartford, is looking to onshore a small number of highly skilled jobs from Vietnam after a successful test run building handcrafted amps in the UK.
Vox boss Ian Doggett said: “The UK is a very desirable option as a manufacturing centre and the skills of smaller manufacturers here mean they can make our products to the high-quality standard we need, and in smaller and more flexible production quantities.”
The company, which also counts Foo Fighters, Queen and The Killers as fans, is owned by Japanese group Korg and originally moved production outside the UK in 2002 to China and then Vietnam.
Vox is yet to decide what functions to move onshore but it is likely to involve small bespoke production rather than mass production units.
A limited edition run of 600 handwired amplifiers made in Britain retailing for around £3500 saw a huge surge in demand from fans this year.
Vox was put on the map by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in the 1960s.
