[smt88]

> Sofas. Hence there are many sofa factories right near me in the middle of the UK.

In the US at least, sofas are often assembled in the US out of parts imported from China and Southeast Asia.

> Quite a few pieces of technical climbing or whitewater activity gear.

Also in the US, the biggest brands are all either 100% made in China or they parts are made in China and then assembled here[1]. Certainly many of the important metal parts are made in China.

1. https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/gear-news/black-d...

[thorin]

This is one of the companies I was thinking about, a very popular UK climbing company, based in Wales

https://dmmwales.com/about-dmm

Also Pyranha Kayaks for instance

https://www.pyranha.com/about.php