I'm now on my second machine - bought the baby table saw last year, and now just had their biggest craft bandsaw arrive. Not knowing any other brands for this sort of thing, all I can say is I can make accurate cuts, and have implicit faith that any failure is mine, not the machinery. It would seem that the other make at this price would be Record Power, which I think is similar in quality/value. The table saw (AC216TS) seems very well put together, and I have abused it without issue. The band saw (AC2606B), on the other hand, has some overly lightweight, cheap door knobs which lower the tone, but everything else seems reasonably solid. I will have to do a few stupid things with it and find out just how robust it is, but for now all I can say is it cuts 5" hardwood exceptionally easily - I was really surprised.
My main reason for buying Axminster is having zero access to second hand machinery, and free delivery to Greece. Axminster's reputation for after-sales service certainly doesn't hurt.
If I had the same cash to spend in the UK, I would definitely be looking at second hand kit, because I would then have real machinery as opposed to "hobby" equipment. If something is designed to be used for only a couple of hours a week, then it won't last as long as something intended to run 24/7. Perhaps.