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ryanlownie 22-10-2013 01:15 PM

JE Models - A New & Exciting Future Lies Ahead...
 
It is with great pleasure and much excitement that we are able to announce that JE Models will be staying open for business!

We will be under new management from the middle of November but we are working hard to make sure that you, our loyal customers, won't feel a thing!

It's our goal to ensure that our very high customer service levels, our commitment to holding stock and all the other great features that set JE Models apart from the rest of the pack will continue into the future!

From Thursday 24th October 2013 at 6:00pm, the 10% discount that you have been enjoying will come to an end. Keep your eyes open for exciting seasonal discounts, offers and new products!

We continue to trade as normal from our current location in Bury and you will be the first to know as soon as our new location is revealed!

If you have any questions or wish to discuss anything at all, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Here's to another 8 years!!

The team @ JE Models

qatmix 22-10-2013 01:45 PM

Thats great news :)

K-Brewer 22-10-2013 02:05 PM

Fantastic news guys :thumbsup:

JohnM 22-10-2013 02:11 PM

That's great guys:thumbsup:

ravens 22-10-2013 03:08 PM

Thats great news :thumbsup:
Hope you keep send candys for kids with our orders :)

jimmy 22-10-2013 03:38 PM

Awesome stufff guys!

trickkydikky 22-10-2013 03:51 PM

Fantastic news :D

Whiskers 22-10-2013 04:04 PM

This is fantastic news!

adey 22-10-2013 04:12 PM

That's very good news. Well done j.e

Colin Kirkham 22-10-2013 04:24 PM

Wow, that's fantastic news ! :thumbsup:
All we need now is it to stop raining

Chris Larner 22-10-2013 04:37 PM

Great, I was hoping that would happen, and you continue to give us the sweeties!

Maddy 22-10-2013 04:44 PM

Great news,
hope i can still park my truck outside your new location,
oh and make sure its near Mcdonalds again.
Tacho break = Je models and maccy Ds cant beat it.

CARB 22-10-2013 05:00 PM

very good news, I hope you are moving more south as we have very few shops down here

spindles69 22-10-2013 05:23 PM

Happy days:thumbsup:

hotrodchris 22-10-2013 05:34 PM

Glad to hear this news need to keep the UK shops in business:thumbsup:

Crazy L 22-10-2013 06:01 PM

F###ing WOOOOO :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Aire valley 22-10-2013 07:14 PM

Really pleased..:thumbsup: I've always been very satisfied with the service from your business..!

Lee1972 22-10-2013 07:20 PM

Great news hope it doesn't affect the staff employed too much. Good company always have had what I've needed and being localish has been handy to pop in and pick things up :thumbsup:

Martin Wallace 22-10-2013 08:20 PM

Awesome news guys :thumbsup:, website, contacting, layout to the items we need and getting it to us on time would have been a great loss.

thank god for that :), well done to all involved in keeping you open.

RogerM 23-10-2013 11:34 AM

Brilliant news :)

Jordy 17-11-2013 04:09 PM

JE Models address
 
So the rumours are true!

JE Models has moved south! It now has the same address as Apex Models!

Very strange!!

cutting42 17-11-2013 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jordy (Post 817011)
So the rumours are true!

JE Models has moved south! It now has the same address as Apex Models!

Very strange!!


What a shock ;)

Gavin Collingwood 17-11-2013 07:42 PM

REALLY?! ........ Worst kept secret ever

Col 17-11-2013 09:00 PM

So what's happened to the staff from Manchester?

justleanitupabit 17-11-2013 09:35 PM

Let's hope Apex learn from JEs customer service not the other way round....:eh?:

terry.sc 17-11-2013 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justleanitupabit (Post 817091)
Let's hope Apex learn from JEs customer service not the other way round....:eh?:

Considering JE now seems to exist only as a name, a website and a phone line in Apex Models, I would expect the customer service to now be exactly the same as Apex.:cry:

Zippy G 17-11-2013 10:10 PM

Customer Service
 
Always had plenty of help from Richard and his team in terms of advise and help to make the right decision into buying the correct product, rather than being steamrolled into buying something the the shop wants to push or promote like some other places do.

Glad to see Apex expanding in these hard times and wish them every success.:thumbsup:

Ps: I don't want the sweets in the packages as I can't eat them :cry:

Dudders 17-11-2013 10:26 PM

I'll make sure the sweet continue!

This deal is good for both parties and keeps the JE Business going. There is a new dedicated mail order team to handle stock and processes and ready to get orders out!

They sponsor my club SHRCCC and I've not heard one complaint about them, in fact normally they can't do enough for the local racers.

As racers we need to support all the retailers as without them we'd be pretty stuffed and the hobby would die :thumbsup:

Skye 18-11-2013 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dudders (Post 817104)
This deal is good for both parties and keeps the JE Business going. There is a new dedicated mail order team to handle stock and processes and ready to get orders out!

I have to admit that I was in the minority by the looks of things, I had no idea that Apex were taking on JE. It doesnt feel like the JE business is being continued as such though, only the JE name. I can understand how this is good for Apex as they will hope that people continue to trade with the JE name as before. I cant really see how this is good for the people (staff) of JE though, or the racers in the north who used to visit the shop in person.

I have no axe to grind with Apex, I have never used them and currently dont own any RC gear so am not likely to in the short term, but I dont see how this is a good deal for both parties. Possibly in the background, wih creditors getting paid if Apex have paid money to the JE of old for transfer of the name and website etc. But the customer and the (ex) employees, I cant see how this benefits them?

I do think it is shrewd by Apex though, if they had just let JE die and then increased their stock levels in the hope of the customers migrating to them then they would have been competing against the likes of MB, DMS etc for the extra sales. By acquiring the JE name though then it is quite likely that they will have just secured themselves a much bigger slice of the pie.

Balders 18-11-2013 10:09 AM

I think its great, we've lost so many shops over the last couple of years the news that one can be saved (all be it online only) is still better than losing it.

Good luck Japex! :)

andoiwebb 18-11-2013 11:07 AM

this is great news and all the best to the guys taking on the shop. We're losing so many shop and it isn't easy making a living running a model shop, as most distributors sell direct these days and most racers seem to have some sort of deal / drive. Good luck I say!

terry.sc 19-11-2013 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andoiwebb (Post 817149)
this is great news and all the best to the guys taking on the shop.

Apex is not taking on the shop or saving it, the JE Models shop is still closing. Apex is using the JE Models reputation amongst off roaders to add to their customers. While I could pop into the JE shop if I wanted anything as it was a 20 minute drive away, it is now a 400 mile round trip to Apex Models.

If the shop was actually saved, the JE Models staff would still be working in it.

bomber 19-11-2013 11:31 AM

Just received my order, still great service, items received next day with sweets included :thumbsup:

jabba1 19-11-2013 01:31 PM

Same here,great service.Ordered yesterday about 2pm,items arrived this morning,awesome.:thumbsup:

Dudders 19-11-2013 01:33 PM

Excellent news :thumbsup:

qatmix 19-11-2013 01:34 PM

Glad I read this, I was going to pop in today to buy some parts, looks like I will go the extra distance to Steve Webbs.

birdy 19-11-2013 02:01 PM

All good and well JE staying open "In Name" no good for us here in the North West.......

Just hope one of the other North West shops step up to the mark with a good stock level throughout all manufactures so we can walk in the door and get the parts we need!!

Dudders 19-11-2013 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by birdy (Post 817450)
All good and well JE staying open "In Name" no good for us here in the North West.......

Just hope one of the other North West shops step up to the mark with a good stock level throughout all manufactures so we can walk in the door and get the parts we need!!

Great reason to all support your LOCAL shop. If I didn't have Apex, my nearest racing 'shop' would be a 90 mile round trip. If that one wasn't there god knows where I'd go to :thumbdown:

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MODEL SHOP!

RobW 19-11-2013 03:54 PM

Can't remember the last time I actually step foot in a proper RC car shop but I think it was Apex about 3 years ago.

Apex/JE is my nearest model shop that sells anything useful and that is a 110 mile round trip for me. I just cannot justify £15-20 of fuel and three hours out of my Saturday. Everything is mail order (in the UK). That's ok if you know what you want and plan ahead a bit but it must be a nightmare if you are a begineer and want to talk to someone or can't afford to keep a stock of spares/tyres.

Still I reckon I have saved a fortune - I am sure I would regularly walk out with kits when I went into buy tyres if I had a local model shop:lol:

Rob

terry.sc 19-11-2013 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dudders (Post 817478)
Great reason to all support your LOCAL shop.

We did, but it's now moved 200 miles South.


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