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[MiniMoi]

Am I loosing it or something, but wasn't the website of Jack Knight:

http://www.jackknight.co.uk/

if so, well it is not anymore. Some IT solutions site.

MiniMoi

[Turbo Phil]

Yeah it was, god knows what's happened to it now ? :saywhat:

[Jammy]

I'm guessin its being re-built and that IT company are the people doing it. There is a new message up now saying the new site will be up and running shortly. What i never work out is why the can't leave the old site up whilst they built the new, or maybe theres a longer period for transisting to the new site than I thought?!

[Jordie]

If this is the company who make gearboxes etc etc, theres rumours of liquidation / take-over lingering on other forums.

Several times in the last 12 months appararently. Jeff Gibbons did a lot of work sorting things for the new owners then they sacked him. Zero parts availability for most things including the bargain 16v head kits they have been advertising for £2.5K

Indeed they are in trouble again,
I have one of there 16v heads on my counter, which i was using to put on top of a 1400cc full race engine with a sequential box,
After reciving the head 6 months ago i was told the cam carrier and cams/valves etc... would follow

They never arrived, i was then told by JKD that they had "ran out" of money and could not continue making the 16v head!

Jack Knights site is down, so things look bad.

[Jack]

If this is the company who make gearboxes etc etc, theres rumours of liquidation / take-over lingering on other forums.

Several times in the last 12 months appararently. Jeff Gibbons did a lot of work sorting things for the new owners then they sacked him. Zero parts availability for most things including the bargain 16v head kits they have been advertising for £2.5K

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH. jACK kNIGHT IS GOING STRONG AND ABOUT TO LAUNCH A NEW ONLINE SHOP, THAT WILL UPSET THOSE NASTY PEOPLE IN BYFLEET

Indeed they are in trouble again,
I have one of there 16v heads on my counter, which i was using to put on top of a 1400cc full race engine with a sequential box,
After reciving the head 6 months ago i was told the cam carrier and cams/valves etc... would follow

They never arrived, i was then told by JKD that they had "ran out" of money and could not continue making the 16v head!

Rubbish go back to supplier

Jack Knights site is down, so things look bad.

What a load of rubbish, Jack Knight is going strong and have just employed David Knight the son of the founder. There are a few people who would like to see the company harmed but they are out of luck this year ha,ha,ha

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[Jordie]

I was only passing on information i had read. There is a huge uproar about the heads, even from people who support jack knight.

[Jack]

I was only passing on information i had read. There is a huge uproar about the heads, even from people who support jack knight.

Please don't listen to gossip there are some people who are trying to do harm to Jack Knight for their own reasons. Cylinder head is only one of hundreds of parts that Jack Knight makes and have done for the past 50 years. Come on get behind a great company with great values and more good things will be developed in the future

[Pavel]

Heh Jack don't take this too seriously. It is only what other people have said on other forums, and it was posted here as such. This post was only a result of Jack Knight's website being unavailable...

Let's not start a thread war over this :] Besides, we all know that JK products are top notch

[Pavel]

Just for the record I've also heard quite a bit of this talk elsewhere, never really troubled myself with whether its true or not, as far as I know JK still exists.

[Jack]

Heh Jack don't take this too seriously. It is only what other people have said on other forums, and it was posted here as such. This post was only a result of Jack Knight's website being unavailable...

Let's not start a thread war over this :] Besides, we all know that JK products are top notch

No war but the truth is the truth and i'm on a mission, only kidding

[bluebottle]

.bloomin duplicate posts!

[bluebottle]

If this is the company who make gearboxes etc etc, theres rumours of liquidation / take-over lingering on other forums.

Several times in the last 12 months appararently. Jeff Gibbons did a lot of work sorting things for the new owners then they sacked him. Zero parts availability for most things including the bargain 16v head kits they have been advertising for £2.5K

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH. jACK kNIGHT IS GOING STRONG AND ABOUT TO LAUNCH A NEW ONLINE SHOP, THAT WILL UPSET THOSE NASTY PEOPLE IN BYFLEET

Indeed they are in trouble again,
I have one of there 16v heads on my counter, which i was using to put on top of a 1400cc full race engine with a sequential box,
After reciving the head 6 months ago i was told the cam carrier and cams/valves etc... would follow

They never arrived, i was then told by JKD that they had "ran out" of money and could not continue making the 16v head!

Rubbish go back to supplier

Jack Knights site is down, so things look bad.

What a load of rubbish, Jack Knight is going strong and have just employed David Knight the son of the founder. There are a few people who would like to see the company harmed but they are out of luck this year ha,ha,ha

if all is well why would a respected engine builder, whose business uses JK parts to make money post up that he cant get bits?.....just what would he have to gain from it?

i've read on other motorsport forums about orders cancelled, or not fully provisioned......hardly the sign of a healthy company!.......or is it just a conspiracy by all the people who use JK bits?

[jimbo_edmondo]

just checked the site again says it will be up and running shortly i'm afraid i don't see any probs here! Just wish i had some money to spend on all their gorgeous bits!

[Dan]

As I understand it there was a kind of management take over thing a few months ago and they are now trying to get back on track. The supply issues were all to do with the previous ownership, the takeover happened because the company was being run into the ground (the old pricing was ridiculous for example) and someone there wanted to save the business.
Hopefully this will annoy those nasty people in Byfleet very much indeed.

'Jack' from Surrey, oh very secret that is!

And who do you mean when you say respected engine builder Bluebottle?

[Jordie]

That comment is from ENGINE TUNER aka Simon of morespeed.