Supply Chain Disappearing Suppliers

[solarfred]

I thought it might be good to run a thread on the inevitable changes within the supply chain as the industry contracts. Some distributors are going to bite the dust so here's a space to share news. Hopefully none of us will end up paying in advance for kit and finding out a supplier has gone bust before delivering.

Interesting and somewhat bitter sounding statement here:

Solar Panel | Solar Photovoltaic | Immersun | Grid Tie Inverter

(In summary - because of "dishonest, uncaring and immoral people, Swithenbanks is no longer able to trade and is being forced into the hands of receivers.")

I wonder if this is a reference to the Government or actual players within the industry ?!?

I thought they just drop shipped Segen kit so the business model would be fragile in tough times if Segen wanted to trim stocks for themselves.?

 

[whinmoor]

I thought they just drop shipped Segen kit so the business model would be fragile in tough times if Segen wanted to trim stocks for themselves.?

They mainly did but that's not the reason they've gone bust. They also drop shipped lines which Segen never held such as K2 mounting gear and Omnik inverters. It's not related to the bank overdraft either.