Bauer Millett closes down..........
Discussion
mwstewart said:
So it had been struggling for five years and the owner decides to tell everyone 'game over' two days before Christmas? I know things get tough at times but that's just crap management.
Huge assumption, you don't know whether the bank called the overdraft in that morning for example, and left him no option.mwstewart said:
berlintaxi said:
Remind us how many companies you have owned in your time?
Two.berlintaxi said:
Then I would have thought that you would understand that you try and keep trading for as long as you can, even when times are tough, and that sometimes timings regarding when it all ends are not in the hands of the owners.
Agreed, but you need to let it go and make the right decision with your team in mind once things have progressed beyond hope. For example the T&Cs of overdraft cancellation on my business accounts are 30 days. It enough to prevent the staff being laid off before Christmas.I'm not saying the owner did a bad job in general - I don't know anything about him -just that closing down that close to Christmas could be avoided.
Great shame, bought two new Harley Davidsons's from them many years ago, found them OK to deal with.... always used to drool at the exotic cars from all over the world they had in the showroom in the seventies when they were in Peter Street....
One of the Iconic North West dealerships.
One of the Iconic North West dealerships.
It's a shame for many reasons, Mitch was a customer of mine when I sold race wear at Demon Tweeks, he's a decent chap. As for "selling the wrong types of cars" I would have thought that Pistonheads readers would applaud a dealer trying to make a living selling something other than Renault / Ford / VW diesel boxes. What happens to the prospects of Alfa owners in this part of the world if Mangoletsi stop selling them is worrying.
Patrick1964 said:
It's a shame for many reasons, Mitch was a customer of mine when I sold race wear at Demon Tweeks, he's a decent chap. As for "selling the wrong types of cars" I would have thought that Pistonheads readers would applaud a dealer trying to make a living selling something other than Renault / Ford / VW diesel boxes. What happens to the prospects of Alfa owners in this part of the world if Mangoletsi stop selling them is worrying.
I fully applaud them for selling PH cars like Alfas. However being PH and/or enthusiast does not pay the bills in a world of premium German EuroboxesI actually walked passed there on Tuesday morning and was surprised by lack of cars parked up - the forecourt was usually full on the rare occasion I passed there previously.
I remember specifically passing their earlier showrooms due to all the fantastic cars they use to sell.
Shame to see this happen.
I remember specifically passing their earlier showrooms due to all the fantastic cars they use to sell.
Shame to see this happen.
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