Builders Joiners & Home Improvements Business For Sale

Business description

This is an excellent opportunity to aquire an established company that specialises in home improvements, general joinery work and the manufacture of their own UPVC and timber windows, doors and conservatories.

Formed in 2002 by the current owners, the business has earned a good reputation for its excellent quality of work, its competitive rates and the ability to meet customers individual schedules.

This is the only local area approved fabricator and installer of internally glazed pvc windows and conservatories, giving the company a distinctive edge over the competition in both price,
availability and local council approval. The company are proud that they are the exclusive local agent and fitter for Corian Solid Surfaces, which are one of the finest worktop surfaces available.

They are regularly reccomended by local architects and major building suppliers to clients and are able to take on a wide range of work, which include, conversions, extensions,renovations, conservatories and minor building work. They normaly have three months work in progress at all times of the year.

The company is profitable, works with low overheads and is easy to run. There is excellent potential for further growth within the current structure.

Property information

Location:

The business operates from two small adjoining leasehold workshops which are are circa 143 sq. metres in total. One of the workshops is used for joinery work and storage, and the other workshop is used for the manufacture and storage of the UPVC windows. They have a small office of circa 15 sq. metres with a kitchen and bathroom attached.

Outside there is a yard with a conservatory showroom. It also has adequate parking, storage area, a turning area. And four garages which are used for storage.

The lease, which is renewable on a monthly or longer basis, is circa £6,300 per annum with the rates currently circa £1,900 per annum.

Other information

Expansion potential:

There is huge scope to build upon the company’s ability to manufacture UPVC and timber windows, plus fabricating conservatory roofs, as they buy in the roofs at present, reducing their profit margins.

The owners suggests that because of time restraints put upon them, they have not actively searched to find more competitive suppliers.They believe that savings could be made by better buying.

The recent recommendations by local estate agents and local architects plus the local council approval will obviously bring in new work for the company as their excellent reputation spreads.

Competition / Market:

The company has spent very little on advertising in the past four years. They have three fully liveried vans in operation, and the company are in need of an operational web site. All of their business comes by word of mouth recommendation.

Support & training:

Both the owners would be happy to help for a short period of time to enable a smooth transition of the business

Reasons for selling:

The owners are wanting to emigrate.