ARB Surplus

[Arb Surplus]

Hi all,

We’ve just started sponsoring this forum, so thought it was a good time to introduce ourselves and let you know what we’re about.

ARB Surplus has a simple mission: to connect arborists with surplus products that offer incredible value.

Most of our items are end-of-line, discontinued, or have had a minor update like a colour change. Some are current products but ex-display, so may be out of packaging, etc.

ARB Surplus is owned and run by Fletcher Stewart, a name many of you will recognise as a distributor of some well-known brands. We found ourselves needing a way to move surplus stock before it gets too old and takes up valuable warehouse space – and that’s how ARB Surplus was born.

Stock is always changing, and in the near future, we hope to offer this platform to other manufacturers and distributors as well. We’ve set up a dedicated space in our warehouse, so if any distributors out there are interested in using this as a service, feel free to get in touch.

In the meantime, feel free to ask any questions here. I’ll aim to check in at least once a day – or you can email us at [email protected].

Thanks all, and have a great weekend.

ARB Surplus

[peds]

Some great deals your site, I'll keep checking what's available when I'm due to spend some money. 

[AHPP]

Is this FR Jones's stock?

[GarethM]

Fletcher Stewart, who are also Stein

[tree-fancier123]

he probably wondered why Jonesie posted the link in this thread

 

[Arb Surplus]

Hi

No it's not FRJ stock, you will see there is a lot of old style SIP Protection who we are the distrubitors for.
Also we were the distrubitors for Belotta tools - who have now pulled out of the UK.
There is quite a bit of ISC available and some more to go on. This is from when ISC pulled out of using us as a distrubitor and now supply direct to retailers.
As mentioned above we are Stein as our home brand so anything that becomes end of line we will put on here after offereing it to the retailers first.

Jonesie is advising us with the website and some marketing, but has no stake in the business.

 

[monkeybusiness]

46 minutes ago, Arb Surplus said:

Hi

No it's not FRJ stock, you will see there is a lot of old style SIP Protection who we are the distrubitors for.
Also we were the distrubitors for Belotta tools - who have now pulled out of the UK.
There is quite a bit of ISC available and some more to go on. This is from when ISC pulled out of using us as a distrubitor and now supply direct to retailers.
As mentioned above we are Stein as our home brand so anything that becomes end of line we will put on here after offereing it to the retailers first.

Jonesie is advising us with the website and some marketing, but has no stake in the business.

 

Will he also be advising you about advertising and selling stuff you don’t actually have? 😂

[AHPP]

2 hours ago, tree-fancier123 said:

he probably wondered why Jonesie posted the link in this thread

 

I started seeing adverts for them on Facebook not long after Jones shut. Their websites cast a similar shadow. I’m sure they both had deals on the same wire core fliplines. 
 

hmmm

[AHPP]

2 hours ago, Arb Surplus said:

Hi

No it's not FRJ stock, you will see there is a lot of old style SIP Protection who we are the distrubitors for.
Also we were the distrubitors for Belotta tools - who have now pulled out of the UK.
There is quite a bit of ISC available and some more to go on. This is from when ISC pulled out of using us as a distrubitor and now supply direct to retailers.
As mentioned above we are Stein as our home brand so anything that becomes end of line we will put on here after offereing it to the retailers first.

Jonesie is advising us with the website and some marketing, but has no stake in the business.

 

 

I asked about the relationship because I saw the fliplines at Jones but didn’t buy because I didn’t like Jones. Now I see some at yours (from memory, the same colour, the same length choices, the same lack of grabs) but I’d feel uneasy about buying if I suspected Jones creditors were owed and left wanting and stock that could have eased their suffering had been subject to some kind of disappearing act. Forgive my cynicism if that isn’t the case. 

[MattyF]

5 hours ago, monkeybusiness said:

Will he also be advising you about advertising and selling stuff you don’t actually have? 😂

Was completely out of his hands by the time this had happened to the business, Justin did a lot for the industry and this forum and held some good events back in the day..