Not yet. There needs to be a quality control system in place from go to whoa on these reels.
The Chinese do good engineering, but the integrity of their materials let them down.
If the factory has a Alvey rep there on quality control ( full time ) this may work. But again, materials used needs to be of an Australian standard that will allow for warranty certificates to be issued and honored.
Quick story. Building rods. I used Fuji guides and would sandpaper down the edges of the feet on the guides to make a smooth transition for the thread.. Some time later I noticed cracking in the resin. Turned out the feet rusted. WTF ? Fugi guides I used were 316 stainless steel.
Long term investigation found Fuji graded their own steel and Australian 316 standard was never reached and in fact the Fuji S/S was well below 300 grade, way lower. This is the problem with overseas materials, branding, naming and construction.
I am a long term Alvey fan and know the family well. It must have taken an awful lot of convincing for Bruce to allow one of their products to be manufactured O/S. Particularly China. Pretty sure they tried this with the Zebco reel many years ago.
Fingers crossed this new reel range from Alvey works...................................
LP