 On 3 August 2007, it was announced that Artus would spend a month on loan at Conference National side Exeter City.The following season, he joined Brentford on loan for an initial one-month period and made his Football League debut coming on as sub against Dagenham & Redbridge.In January 2009 he was loaned out to Kettering Town until early March and upon his return he was then loaned out again this time to Cheltenham Town.