As I mentioned in another thread some time ago, Thorn closed its frame shop. We were looking to source a tandem frame at the time, so it was at the beginning of last year. There is a sticker/decal on both the new frames that says: Made in Taiwan.

When I inquired about a smaller frame of a particular colour for Machka than the one we sourced, I was told it was not in stock and wouldn't be for six months. I don't think production of Thorn frames will be returning to the UK for some time, if ever.