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Seen on the Brandbright web site, they are stoping making items after 11 April, then closing down when items are sold off.

The have been trying to sell up for some years now looks like know one is willing to take over.

Bloody Hell!!!

That's awful!

I'd better write a shopping list...

Wow, that's a big name out of the business!

I haven't got any brandbright coaches yet! i will have to raid the stall at the april show!

dws:108813 wrote:Seen on the Brandbright web site, they are stoping making items after 11 April, then closing down when items are sold off.

The have been trying to sell up for some years now looks like know one is willing to take over.

Much more likely no one is willing to pay the huge price being asked, which I was given to understand last year included the whole site, outbuildings and house, plus the business at valuation. It will be sad to see them go,

Sad that no one is prepared to buy it as a going concern.

Would love to be able to keep it going as it will be a shame to lose them, just a great pity there's not the money available.

I shall miss them.  It's a pity there's no one to take on the business, I assume there's no chance it'll be sold piecemeal?

I haven't been sad like this since Leonard Nimoy's passing last Friday 😞
I do hope that the kits and castings are bought by someone (those buffers and vacuum pipe castings are the best out there). I'm hoping someone like Rob at Swift Sixteen will heed the call and make up substitutes for the flexible vacuum hoses and all the amazing kit that they do, and someone like IP to have the drawings for the amazing rolling stock kits they have built.
The hobby has lost a legend. Brandbright have been very helpful and have supplied us with everything from small castings to my Silver Lady all the way up to our mighty NGG16, and even when we had problems (the Garratt especially), they tried their hardest to help out.
The LVLR and the Gloucestershire 16mm Group wish Richard and Shirly the best of luck in all future projects in the future. Thank you very much for your excellent service Brandbright!
Jason and Malcolm Morgan

I doubt it is the end. Very strange if the production is not continued in a way or another.

The panelled coaches are superb, especially for those of us who like to build rolling stock rather than buy it ready-to-go. I've just ordered some more kits, to put away and build in the future, so I can eventually have a nice little matched train.

For generic coaches, they are pretty much the best in my opinion.

I do hope someone picks up their product line.

A real loss to our hobby. Excellent service and products. Hope someone can and does keep there range going!

I was told by someone who tried to buy the business that there were to many conditions attached that made it impossible to take on.

I was told by someone who tried to buy the business that there were to many conditions attached that made it impossible to take on.

Funny you should say that.

I do hope that the ranges are sold on or someone comes out of the woodwork to take the business on in it entirety.

I contacted them regarding looking at taking it over, as I have the financial backing, but to be quite honest, they were not forthcoming, and  in my last email, quite rude. Whether or not they thought I was serious, god only knows.

Regardless, they wish to now wind it down instead. I wish them the very best for their retirement, and would like to thank them for their time and skills over the years.

Update: There was some confusion over the emails, and they missed my enquiry. Shirley says they are frantic in the run up to the show, but will be in touch after....so maybe there is hope!

Great shame, my first ever kit came from them about 20 years ago. I've always thought that they are the best out there in terms of quality and service.

I do hope someone can take it on, surely they must be selling the property off so maybe the tooling etc could be available separately?

From a personal point of view id want someone to re-introduce the gauge 3 wagons.

Really feels an end of an era and I wish them both well.

So, what are people going to do without Brandbright?

Centre buffer couplings, quality wheels, axle guards etc... where do future supplies come from? I, personally, don't like the IP or Accucraft solutions....

Brandbright will be a big miss.

They still had an impressive amount of stock available on their stand at Peterborough, but I overheard them saying they were experiencing a delay in producing their working vacuum pipes.

Picked up a couple of their £1 bargain Surplus Items.

Chris Cairns

The web shop has now re-opened to sell the remaining stock...

The home page contains the line "It is possible that the Brandbright range be continued by a successor and if so news of this will be posted here" - a glimmer of hope??? I don't think that was there before, maybe there's a deal on the table? fingers crossed...

Andrew

Andrew:110300 wrote:The web shop has now re-opened to sell the remaining stock...

The home page contains the line "It is possible that the Brandbright range be continued by a successor and if so news of this will be posted here" - a glimmer of hope??? I don't think that was there before, maybe there's a deal on the table? fingers crossed...

Andrew

I so hope so!