N.Z. firm to make Aust. flags
PA' Auckland An Auckland company will fly flags in Australia because no Australian manufacturer could be found to produce bunting for the Australian bicentenary. Blue Grass Products will print 1000 Australian flags for community kits being distributed to local bodies by the Bicentennial ityBlue Grass’s director, Mr Jack Lang, said that the company pioneered the screen printing of flags which brought the price down considerably on traditionally made flags. Mass-produced 2m flags such as the Australian order sold for $38.50. The Bicentennial Authority’s merchandising manager, Mr John Taylor, has said that no Australian company could meet the necessary standard. Screen-printing of flags was relatively new to Australia where most flags were produced by the traditional applique method. But the decision has ruffled Australia’s leading flag-
maker, Carroll and Richardson, which said it would produce unofficial bicentennial flags. Mr Lang said that the New Zealand flag remained its most popular line, far outselling any other flag.
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