Reply With Quoteif it is true and there's a liquidators sale of assets I'm down there with LOADSAMONEY bidding like crazy for all the spare bottles, barrels and mags I can lay my hands on.
Just seen on another forum and it has been confirmed, Theoben have gone under, now care of Youngs accountants in Huntingdon!
Wheres braufin?
if it is true and there's a liquidators sale of assets I'm down there with LOADSAMONEY bidding like crazy for all the spare bottles, barrels and mags I can lay my hands on.
Matou: The Braughing Banger
Might sell through an auction house, keeping an eye on everything, they may yet sell it as a going concern!
If I win euromillions tonight, it is mine all mine!
Sod the PCs, wheres me gun.......
That's it, all the Rapids out there are now worthless and you can send them all to me for firewood
Happy to take gas ram models also!
Sod the PCs, wheres me gun.......
Don't lie, you'd spend it all on SMKs and Hatsans!Originally Posted by secretagentmole
On a serious note.....End of an era if it's definitely all over. Shame to see them go.
No way, I would do a Victor Kiam, "I liked the product so much I bought the company!"
Then buy a BT65 side bolt....
I scrolled the page up too fast and it fell off
What a shame for them. If they're in administration, someone might be able to sort something out.
Sod the PCs, wheres me gun.......
I knew it
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i think it`s very sad. yet another great british product gone. more manufacturing jobs lost. i wonder is it sales related,i heard the order books were full??????? sad anyhow
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If it's true, I feel sorry for the man and everyone who worked there. Over the years he's worked very hard and been a great help to a lot of people. He really is a true airgun enthusiast. I hope everything works out well for him and those connected with the company.
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Been on the cards for ages, the Rapid is now also totally made in the USA so the Rapid will survive and probably be imported to the UK.
I bet someone will step in with their own blocks etc now in the UK with many of the newer refinements seen on 3rd part blocks..
Its a shame this has happened but anyone could see Theoben were not aggressive enough to keep the business going in the UK, maybe that was never the idea anyway?
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So IF they have gone under, what will happen to stock currently in gun shops? Will it be reduced/sent back to theoben or sold at sale price?
From what has been reported on other forums, it was the American operation that caused the failure of the British operation!
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Ben Taylor bugged out of there years ago. 2000/2001 IIRC - that's when the company changed hands.
I scrolled the page up too fast and it fell off
How many people worked there? Won't be easy to get another job coming from such a specialised field.
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