Nineboys Guitars was founded in the UK by Mark Ellis (who previously worked for Rosetti). Nineboys offer a range of guitars, cigar boxes, lap-steels and diddley bows, mostly made in the Far East but some products such as the unique Nineboys Cigar Box Guitar have been made in the UK.  Nineboys also produces Tonk Bros. brand instruments - these are made in the UK.

Source: MI Pro Mark Ellis Interview