Online bearing supplier for local engineers

Garages, small engineering workshops, farms, maintenance teams and small factories that need the right part quickly and want a helpful point of contact.

You buy at trade price and sell with a margin. Repeat accounts, urgent orders and help finding hard-to-identify or obsolete parts earn more than one-off sales.

• Reading bearing codes and cross-referencing equivalents
• Quoting quickly and accurately
• Building relationships with trade customers

• Counterfeit bearings are a known risk in the industry, so buy only from authorised distributors and keep your paperwork
• Check whether you need product liability insurance as well as public liability, since a wrong or faulty part could cause costly damage
• Larger distributors may undercut you on price, so focus on service, speed and knowledge
• Check VAT rules and your turnover against the registration threshold
• Check with your landlord, lender or council if you plan to store stock at home

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on your website, insurance and any small amount of stock you hold. Most orders are sent on by courier, with little or no stock held.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around £500 to £6,000, depending on how many trade customers you win and the size of their orders. Larger distributors may undercut you on price, so service, speed and knowledge matter.

Counterfeit bearings are a known risk, so check you buy only from authorised distributors and keep your paperwork. Check whether you need product liability insurance as well as public liability, your turnover against the VAT registration threshold, and permission to store stock at home.