Closure of Eileens Emporium

[Derek Russan]

I am very sorry to have to tell you that Russan Limited, trading as Eileens Emporium has ceased trading and appointed liquidators.

 

We have done our best to send out all the stock we have for pre-paid orders. I am sorry that we were not able to complete all of them.

 

Any clains against the business should be sent to:

Christine Vaines, Begbies Traynor, Suite C 11 Kingsmead Square, Bath, BA1 2AB | T: 01225 316 040 | Email Christine.Vaines@btguk.com

[Bucoops]

I'm really sorry to read this. Best wishes to everyone there and thank you for running such a useful shop.

[Crantock]

Commiserations.  Sorry that this has happened and wish you the best for the future.  

 

Thank you for the announcement. It takes courage.

[burgundy]

Very sad news. 

Eileen's has been the first stand that I look for at any exhibition. 

Best wishes to all of you for the future.

Eric  

[Phil Parker]

This is terrible news for the hobby, and most importantly, for you and you family. As a long-term customer, I'm going to miss you both online and at exhibitions where both your products and service have always been excellent.

 

All the best for the future.

[Miss Prism]

A major blow to the scratchbuilding side of the hobby. Sad news indeed.

[D.Platt]

Sorry to hear this , I wonder why you weren’t at Manchester.

Another blow to future exhibitions.

[Trainshed Terry]

That is a big blow to the scratch builders as they where a great source of tools that scratch builders need.

 

Terry

[Jol Wilkinson]

It is indeed a blow to those who build their own models, either from kits or by scratch building.

 

However, there are at least two other traders who supply comparable tools, materials, etc. although they may not have the high profile that Eileeenss Emporium has enjoyed, since Eileen and Jim Pitchforth started the business decades ago.

[New Haven Neil]

That's awful.  I feel your pain as we ceased trading a couple of years ago, thankfully we fulfilled all orders but it was a close run thing at times.

 

Very best wishes to you.

[hayfield]

Very sad news for both the owners and staff especially in these troubled times.  As said, sad news for modellers but I expect its very much worse for those working in the business. Thanks for what you all  have done in the past, its much appreciated and all the best for the future 

[djparkins]

Very Sad. Best wishes to you. As Hayfield said 'troubled times' - they are indeed. A real blow to the modelling end of the hobby.

[cctransuk]

2 hours ago, Derek Russan said:

I am very sorry to have to tell you that Russan Limited, trading as Eileens Emporium has ceased trading ..,...

 

Very sorry to hear this - you will be greatly missed.

 

John Isherwood.

[CDG]

This is a sad time for Eileen's Emporium. They were the first place went to at exhibitions when i needed supplies. The whole modelling family will solely miss you, you have been around ever since i started modelling.

 

Commiserations to you all. I will miss you.

[Bluebell Model Railway]

Massively shocked by the news, always used you for anything model making related, damn... So sad, sorry to hear 

[t-b-g]

That is sad news, especially bearing in mind the huge range of products that were available and not easy to source.

 

My best wishes to Derek and his family at what must be a difficult time.

 

I did visit Phil Atkinson of Hobby Holidays (one of the "alternative suppliers") about a week ago to pick up some supplies as he lives close by and he has now been to his last show and was talking about the future of his business, which he has been trying to sell for a while.

 

He was talking about possibly reducing his product range considerably and running a smaller internet/mail order only business.

 

So that is another specialist trader we sadly won't see at shows any more.

[john new]

Condolences too on behalf of YMRS. Your stand has been a long standing regular and will be sadly missed in 2023.

 

Edited December 11, 2022 by john new

[Blandford1969]

So sorry to read your news. Your service was always first class and staff so helpful. I hope someone is giving you all the support you need and such a hard time. 

 

With best wishes

Duncan

[RANGERS]

Extremely sad to hear this, Eileen’s in its successive guises has been a feature of many of the shows I’ve frequented for many years and it’ll be much missed.

 

Buying habits have changed, the constraints placed on physical retailers since 2020 have spurred that change, many of the specialist tools and materials which Eileen’s had become  the “go to” place for could be obtained elsewhere on-line, I’d guess another chunk of an already declining audience was lost in that time.

 

An extremely stressful time for any business owner, thoughts are with you and thanks for all your efforts since taking Eileen’s on.

[TheSignalEngineer]

Very sad news. Feelings go out to you and staff at this difficult time. I have always looked out for your name when going to shows so I could replenish bits and pieces I am running short of and to restock the kit stash.

[macgeordie]

I'm really saddened to hear that the business has gone down Derek. Eileen's was my first choice for many of the materials I supply with my kits. It will be hard to find another supplier as reliable as yours.

 

Ian

[sawyermodels]

We are deeply saddened to hear this news Derek, we never like to hear of a fellow trader ceasing to trade. A great loss to the modelling world. I will miss our chats at exhibitions. You will be sadly missed at Leigh Exhibition. We wish you and your family well. 

Best wishes

Andy

Leigh Model Railway Society Exhibition Manager 

[SteamingWales]

This is very sad news as the catalogue of scratchbuild parts etc. was second to none and I have been a regular buyer from Eileen's Emporium recently with a big building project.

[Phil Bullock]

So very sorry to hear of the demise of a business local to me, has been my go to for basic modelling materials and tools.

 

@Derek Russan you will be sorely missed. Thank you for all you have supplied and I hope you and your staff have pathways forwards at this difficult time. You will be missed….

[MrWolf]

Very sad to hear about the demise of another of the hobby's major contributors. More importantly I hope that you, your staff and families are able to move forward quickly in the new year.

You will definitely be missed.