Founding member invitation
Strength through partnership.
A member-led procurement, trade and growth platform for independent UK distributors. Combined volume, safer international sourcing, and a marketplace of your own.
The market challenge
UK blenders increasingly sell direct. That leaves distributors with a choice: accept tighter supply and margins, or import alone into unfamiliar territory.
Fragmented buyers
Small order economics and little influence over price, terms or allocation.
Fragmented information
Every distributor assesses suppliers, freight and margins on their own.
Uneven market power
Quality disputes, demurrage, dead stock and damaged customer trust — all yours.
No distributor should have to take that risk alone.
How it works
You take part order by order. Nothing is bought on your behalf without you.
01
Grades, packs, timing and volume.
02
A consolidated, anonymised view across members.
03
Comparable origins, suppliers and landed costs.
04
Due diligence done, then pooled or member-specific participation.
The members' portal In development
Anyone can read about the group and browse the range lookbook. Pricing, market intelligence and the AI services are private to members, which is why the portal has a login.
Members
Every order you have placed through the group, in one place.
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Where your stock is, ETAs and certificates against each shipment.
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Your price lists and supply updates, visible only to you.
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Price points, supply alerts and lead times shared across the group.
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Group tools for sourcing, pricing and product matching.
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Discussion, voting and working groups between members.
Orders are registered through the portal. No shop, no basket, no card payments.
The Atticus model
Pillar 01
Aggregate committed volume to improve pricing, terms and allocation — and see comparable options instead of a single quote.
Pillar 02
Screened international supply with supplier due diligence, product assurance, freight options and trade documentation support.
Pillar 03
List surplus, cover an emergency shortfall, swap regionally — and benchmark price points, lead times and margins with other members.
Pillar 04
A competitive fighting-grade range built around shared demand, owned by the movement and sitting alongside the brands you already carry.
The objective is to manage import risk, not to pretend it can be removed.
ATTICUS supplies the Obsidian Oil range as a licensed distributor, alongside NKX2. Obsidian Oil is an independent British lubricant company and is not owned by or part of ATTICUS.
Launch roadmap
Governance and data first, then prove the procurement model, then scale the marketplace and the brand.
0–90 days
Structure confirmed, founding members recruited, charter and tiers agreed, demand profiles collected.
3–6 months
First pricing matrix published, first pooled purchases run, freight and documentation partners confirmed.
6–12 months
Marketplace opens, recurring order cycles established, private label specification developed.
12+ months
National membership, import and export contracts, wider product range and member services.
Membership
Every member keeps its independence and holds a vote. Board eligibility and commercial weighting reflect committed volume, subject to the Founders' Charter.
Access member
Portal, marketplace and intelligence access, visibility of pricing opportunities, and a core vote on reserved constitutional matters.
Entry
Partner member
Everything in Access, plus preferred pooled-buying participation, enhanced pricing and data, and committee eligibility.
Commitment-based
Principal member
Everything in Partner, plus priority allocation where available, board eligibility and initiative sponsorship.
Commitment-based
Founding member invitation
Tell us a little about your business and we will send the prospectus and arrange a call. Founding members shape the rules before anything is fixed.
WhatsApp opened
Your details are in a prefilled WhatsApp message — press send and it reaches the membership office straight away. If nothing opened, message +44 7359 923148 directly.
Strength through partnership