bigbert Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 HiDoes anyone know if Tait Components in glasgow is still trading?I've had 3 trips up recently and the shutters have been down. They're website has also been down for almost 2 weeks. Bert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I did notice a few days ago that the website was "currently undergoing maintenance. Please come back soon." Tait's is only a couple of hundred yards from my office and I pass it maybe once or twice a week - but hadn't realised it wasn't open. Hope all is OK - it's a useful source... but shutters and website down isn't a good sign. Update: Suspicions confirmed - "Creditors Voluntary Liquidation". http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/26902/notices/57/ and http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/26898/notices/31 Publication Date: Tuesday, 1 February 2011 Notice Code: 2442 Meetings of Creditors Insolvency Act 1986 TAIT COMPONENTS LIMITED Company Number: SC066552 Registered Office: 231/233 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5QY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 98 of the Insolvency Act 1986 that a Meeting of the Creditors of the above named Company will be held at The Merchant House, 7 West George Street, Glasgow G2 1BA on 8 February 2011 at 12.00 noon for the purposes mentioned in Section 99 to 101 of the said Act. In accordance with the provisions of the said Act, a list of names and addresses of the Company’s creditors will be available for inspection free of charge at W. D. Robb & Co., 1 Royal Exchange Court, 85 Queen Street, Glasgow G1 3DB during normal business hours on the two business days prior to the date of this Meeting. By Order of the Board Michael Tait, Director 26 January 2011. Pity - it was a good local source of bits and pieces.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossmck Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Very sorry to see them go - very handy source of all sorts of things ... anything you could find in Maplin you could find at Tait's for half the price ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipstream Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Very sorry to see them go - very handy source of all sorts of things ... anything you could find in Maplin you could find at Tait's for half the price ;)Seconded - always a good source of "stuff" but if I was honest I guess their time had come - they suffered the same drop as all PC builders / supplers of components now PC's come from Tesco,loss of manufacturing to the rising ecconomies and sad fact that no one has the time / skills to repair the current disposable electronics we all rely on. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Tait's security business (which has separate premises) has also closed. I expect that they'll have been squeezed at two ends of their business: Consumers can now buy computers and accessories at Tesco et al for pretty reasonable prices. And people "in the trade" are getting most of their supplies from online or mail order sources which have far greater economies of scale and lower prices. Everyone I've heard from only used Taits for bits and pieces that they needed at the last minute. I'm sure they must have struggled to make enough margin on that kind of business to sustain their operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Looks like they have risen from the ashes. In the mail this morning:TAIT COMPONENTS LIMITED Tait Components Limited is now part of the Comtec Group. By joining together Tait and Comtec we will be able to deliver greater benefits to our customers and deliver long term security and reliability of service. We are fortunate to retain the knowledge and experience of Michael Tait, Richard Tait (Co-founders of Tait Components) and the majority of Tait Components staff. Comtec has been in the communications business for over 32 years and serves customers across the globe. With offices in Hong Kong, Doha (Qatar) and Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire), we are pleased to have an opportunity to facilitate customers in Scotland. Our website represents Comtec's full product range, available alongside the existing portfolio offered by Tait. More information about Comtec can be found at www.comtecdirect.co.uk We look forward to working closely with you in the future. Best regards, Richard Tait Comtec (Scotland)20 Couper StreetGlasgow G4 0DL0141-564-1234 Email: rtait@comtec-comms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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