Flexi Drills

[overskilled]

Hi guys,
Trying to lay my hands on some flexi drills in the UK and having little or no luck. However I was speaking with a friend over the pond, who gave me the name of a manufacturer over there. Long story short they are looking for someone to distribute their products over here (and the rest of Europe eventually), Which is something I'm interested in doing (parallel income streams and all that)....however the minimum order I can place is $2500....up front.....a bit painful for the wallet.
So I'm trying to gauge realistic interest levels from the trade (and other trades), along with some of the independent wholesalers etc to see if its going to be viable or if I'm going to be stuck with 2.5Ks worth of flexible drill bits

Thoughts?

 

[Guest111]

I've posted a link to this before somewhere,Ideal industries based in warrington do the drill bits you are looking for,hope this helps.

 

[telectrix]

buy with your flexible friend.

 

[overskilled]

Phil - cheers, might give them a ring

Tel - my flexible friend is a bit battered at the moment ;-)

 

[scotsparky]

Ideal industries not part of the Neweys chain or they supply neweys. theres a link somewhere

 

[Guest111]

heres the link.
Tools & Supplies - IDEAL INDUSTRIES

 

[overskilled]

Any idea on suppliers? Will give Neweys and a few others a ring and see.

 

[Guest111]

Any idea on suppliers? Will give Neweys and a few others a ring and see.

ring them they may supply direct

 

[overskilled]

*removes head from posterior* I think I'm just so used to companies saying "We don't deal direct, we only sell through retailers"

 

[Guest111]

*removes head from posterior* I think I'm just so used to companies saying "We don't deal direct, we only sell through retailers"

i live around the corner from them and was talking to one of their reps and he told me that if i got stuck i could get the stuff direct from them

 

[paul_h]

Ok I'll be honest, I've looked at the pics but i dont understand them? Lol are they actually bendy or? Lol

 

[grantr37]

Hi guys,
Trying to lay my hands on some flexi drills in the UK and having little or no luck. However I was speaking with a friend over the pond, who gave me the name of a manufacturer over there. Long story short they are looking for someone to distribute their products over here (and the rest of Europe eventually), Which is something I'm interested in doing (parallel income streams and all that)....however the minimum order I can place is $2500....up front.....a bit painful for the wallet.
So I'm trying to gauge realistic interest levels from the trade (and other trades), along with some of the independent wholesalers etc to see if its going to be viable or if I'm going to be stuck with 2.5Ks worth of flexible drill bits

Thoughts?

I have been looking at doing something similar myself, I have been planning for years and have a lot of good industry contacts in the USA....

Do you have anybody in the states that you can get to buy on your behalf and send over? I could help you with that, the supplier will probably want you to sign up for an exclusive distributor deal which entails big orders, be warned that once you start bringing in tools and selling on ebay etc, the big sheds will be watching and if they like the look of the tools they will put somebody on the first flight to the states, hire a car and go face to face at the factory resulting in them signing an exclusive distributor deal and making a sizable order starting in container loads...
You need to build a business relationship fast, or you will lose it.....I would recommend buying a £20 international phonecard, and sending Airmail letters/information goes down well in the states (of course in addition to email) skype will let you have a face to face as well...



be very very fast or be last......I lost out this way a few years ago, I had been in regular contact with a company in the USA advising them on sales in Europe and helped them redesign their website and sales pitch, was hoping to become a distributor here....then an English chap found out and flew over to America to take me out, he gave them all the patter and whatnot and did a deal face to face in under 3 hours to get exclusive distributor, he was selling the items at 2.5x the price I would have sold them for after that...


other people in the UK and Europe will try to take your piece box so don't give them the chance...


I'm interested in helping you out, I can share some of my contacts

 

[overskilled]

Might be worth a consider Grant. My issue is cashflow...though when I worked retail while at college, I had the best "conversion" figures in the store (turning someone who in for a browse into someone walking out having spent money and came back later).
Might be worth working together..send me a PM and we can talk more. Whats in my favour is that I used to live not far from where this company is based so I know the area and I know the culture (work hard, play extremely hard ;-) )
Surprisingly their minimum order value isn't too bad and they are quite keen on getting someone to build a presence here for them (then again they offer a sizeable discount and still come out quids in) also offered to include a fair number of sales catalogs with any kit bought for resale.