I am currently in discussion with a manufacturer in China with the intention of becoming their UK based distributor. I hope to be able to supply the market with competitively priced laser cutters/engravers and offer a support service to buyers thereby removing a lot of the pitfalls associated with importing the units from China directly. Having researched the availability of these lower cost units in the UK, it would seem that there is only one outlet available that sells a machine at a sub £2500 price. Even then, this machine is, according to the distributor "unsuitable for cutting 3mm plywood".
I am currently in the process of ordering one of these machines so that i can ensure that any technical queries about it's ability and quality can be truthfully answered.
If any UK users of this forum would be interested in purchasing laser cutter/engraving machines from a UK source, please let me know. The more interest i get, the higher the probability of me going ahead with the venture.
Regards
Steve