What a shame. I daresay they had been going many years too.

TErrible news for a well established company although their advertising bills must have been horrendous.

eBay probably haven’t helped. :-/

What a shame. I have ordered off them over the net and always had great service in the past.

I found they were rip off so not surprised…

not been in for many years
used to go in at dinner when I worked in Sheff, okay to handle & compare rods & poles but I’d have never bought one from them

way overpriced

recall the last time I went in they didn’t have any top flight rods or poles at all, apparently they made the business decision to not carry stocks of expensive items, I can understand that, but I wonder how many people went in to view the top range kit & ended up either buying from them, or buying other items of tackle

think they managed to stay afloat for so long as they were an insurance payout tackle dealer

Just received this two minutes ago?

Bennetts of Sheffield Ltd Ceases Trading

One of the country’s largest fishing mail order companies is the latest business to fall foul of the economic downturn.

Bennetts of Sheffield Ltd, based just off the Wicker Arches in Sheffield, has ceased trading after more than half a century supplying fishing products to anglers across the UK.

Business turnaround and insolvency specialists Wilson Field Ltd are the proposed liquidators and a creditors meeting has been scheduled for November 2-4.

The company has a strong internet and mail order business and it is hoped that a buyer for the goodwill and assets of the company will be found.

Emma Bower of Wilson Field Ltd, said: “The business has operated in Sheffield for more than 50 years but in common with many other businesses it has been hit by the economic downturn and this has, unfortunately, resulted in staff redundancies.

“The company has a strong internet and mail order business and we are hopeful that a buyer for the goodwill and assets of the company will be found.”

Parties interested in purchasing should contact Emma Bower at Wilson Field on 0114 235 6780.

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Bennetts were pretty much the original mail order fishing company weren’t they – the first company I bought from mail order for sure.

Gloomy news.

I used to walk around the shop frequently when I could park nearby. Now its just impossible to get a car any where near, in fact my works van has just been caught driving through a tram gate just 100m from Bennets shop and a £30 fine has been slapped on us as a result.
Dont these council boffins realise what they are doing to town centers and shops like Bennets? Whilst mail order is fine they are located close to the city center and people need to have somewhere to park.
To be solely mail order they might as well re locate in the sticks and save huge rates bills. Sorry to see them go and I somehow feel they wont be the last before this recession ends.

Hopefully somebody will take the business / name on and reinvent / rebuild what is for many an iconic brand in angling.

to be fair – as long as I can remember most of the staff didnt have a clue about fishing, you’d often have to wait ages to get served.

Bennetts once had an item in that nobody else in Sheffield had although it was very expensive compared to other tackle shops around the country – I asked em to price match and was even willing to pay the difference for delivery but they were unwilling to help. Basically, Bennetts were set up in a way to rip off people using credit facilities and take advantage of people that couldn’t afford to pay cash – why else would a company turn down business – espec when buying in bulk as they did?

I feel sorry for those that lose jobs but Bennetts as a shop is no loss.

I’ll miss the fish tank though!

I think they lost a lot of stock when we had the massive floods prob just finding it hard to stay on top with all internet sites.

They were a good mail order shop I bought a Conny g8 from them same price as everywhere else and interest free I dont think that was a rip off I think parking was its down fall

@Dave Pellet wrote:

I’ll miss the fish tank though!

And the videos! – mini fishing cinema

But you could park about 100 yards away and get a great curry on the way back to the car.

Am sorry that people have lost jobs but think this was survival of the fittest.

id have been sad to read this if the bennets i knew as a lad was the bennets that went under,, but it wasn’t ,the bennets that went under was a load of crap!!!
it used to be a crackin shop,, but for as big and as well known as it was,, it never had a patch on the little shop that lived in its shadows,, calcotts,, gutted when they closed after the big floods,, easily the best tackle shop in sheffield if not south yourkshire!!!
there was nothing they didnt have or couldnt get, and all the staff where pretty decent anglers!!!
there was a no hassle vibe about the place,, you didnt have to buy anything to feel welcome,, i used to go to scoots for my hair cut,(god rest his soul)
then walk round to calcotts for a good chin wag while waiting for the bus!!!
it didnt matter that you didnt want anything,, always a warm welcome and a brew waiting if yer wanted one!

still not good to here of another tackle company going out of business though!!
bennets of old was class,
that fish tank and the little cinema area to watch the latest vids was a crackin idea too!!!
wouldn’t look out of place today them to qualities!

ay, fish tank, videos & a cup o hot chocolate
half an hour comparing normark, tricast, daiwa & drennan float rods & a go with an abu 506m

great days

that pole alley has got to have been a 1st too
i remember dreaming of poles like the dam super lithium range, and the then flagship, daiwa matchwinner!!!

this website http://www.bosfish.co.uk/ said maggots are for free (while stocks last) and 25% off everything……

ive just been on there web site.
It says mega sale cancelled.