Packaging Consultancy Business With Global Client Base For Sale

Business description

This truly independent and dynamic packaging consultancy was set up back in 1990 to create and deliver integrated packaging solutions to ensure that clients receive the optimum packaging balance to suit their products, manufacturing operations and their markets and customers.

Since then the business had grown year on year and is now regarded by many as the leader in the field of packaging innovation - creative structural design, materials technology, packaging sustainability and the environment, packaging cost savings, CAD and sampling development, graphic design, world wide Supplier/Converter data bases and Country wide technical legislation.

Because of this the business is regarded as rather unique providing integrated packaging solutions across all areas of packaging and their markets. It has carried out project work for Industry , Retailers and Distribution Companies in the following fields; food, fresh produce, pharmaceutical and medical products, animal feed, kitchen appliances, furniture, disposable paper products, building products, chemicals and paints, DIY sector products, retailers and direct mail companies.

• Medical & Pharmaceutical- This sector includes the development of packaging for medical & pharmaceutical products. Knowledge of technical compatibility, legislative & country text requirements is essential. The company manage through projects on a turnkey basis.
• Food- The business is able to undertake large and focussed creative pack design projects; packaging cost savings programmes and specific pack development exercises. This work may cover any packaging material, product, manufacturing sector and country.

• Retail- work for businesses where packaging is an integral part of the sales strategy and the primary link with the customer.

• Industrial- work in this sector covers all manufacturing industries - furniture, electronics, motors and pumps, office products, paper products, building products, paints and chemicals etc.

• Household- Presentation and quality of packaging is vital, particularly when a Clients operating and supply base is international. The company develop packaging standards for procurement in a global market.

Customer Services/Solutions:

The business can provide the following additional added value services and solutions to customers such is its areas of expertise and market knowledge.
Creative Structural Design- create, develop and produce packaging concepts from ideas to CAD specifications, across all packaging material areas and their related manufacturing processes.

Materials Technology- develop new applications for packaging materials, materials evaluation efficiency improvements and light weighting programmes.

Packaging Sustainability and the Environment-Design and specify sustainable packaging is an integral and critical feature of this company’s project work.

Cost Savings- twenty years of comprehensive expertise in all areas of packaging and its cost effective design, specification, application and global Supplier sourcing. The company has developed a bank of unique materials and Supplier Data Bases, and Cost Evaluation Software Programmes – PAKSIS which allows the business to undertake complex material cost analysis and technical comparisons by pack component size, weight, material area, conversion and manufacturing factors. This process may be used to identify overlaps, cost savings and benchmarks.

CAD, Prototyping and Sampling- to produce and design prototypes for initial assessment, sample for test purposes and CAD drawings for Supplier transfer. This ensures correct specification and manufacture where ever packaging is to be produced.

Graphic Design-design graphic solutions from original concepts to branding extensions and transfer these to artwork ready print standards. Sample packs may be digitally printed to be used for market, consumer and customer sell in.

Supplier/Converter Data Bases-The PAKSIS Programmes also support a world wide data base of Packaging Suppliers. These may be used to locate Suppliers within a geographical area and with a known manufacturing capability, particularly the Far East.

Technical Legislation- the company is familiar with the specific symbol, labelling, Country and text requirements for medical, pharmaceutical, chemical and food packaging.

Clients:

The business has a very impressive client list many of whom are globally recognised companies and brands, bearing testimony to the quality of work the business generates. Customers include the likes of TNT Global, Emerson Group, Irish Sugar, Kenwood, Lakeland, Lyons Seafoods, Oxford Biosensors and Senator International to name but a few.






Key Strengths:

• Turnkey solutions
• Customer base
• Reputation/References
• Market knowledge
• Website
• Global marketplace
• Innovation
• Eco-friendly

Financial Information:

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.

The business has grown year on year since inception. Sales revenues for last financial year were £210,385. This generated very impressive gross profits of £187,541 and equally impressive net profits after tax but before directors dividends of £122,172. The business is ripe for further growth and expansion and represents a very good investment opportunity.

Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

Current lease is for two years. Rent is £500/month.

Location:

The company currently has a small leased office in a multi-occupancy building in London. Current lease is for two years. Rent is £500/month. The company could easily be relocated if need be.

Other information

Expansion potential:

The business has regular revenue streams. In fact it does not take on all the enquiries it receives such is the demand for its services. Further investment and expansion would offer potential for the business to expand its operation further with a designated sales and marketing function and increased capacity. The packaging market has experienced major growth over the last few years and this is expected to continue into the future especially in light of the environmental and technological requirements that need to be met. This business has all the contacts, knowledge and technical ability to develop these opportunities as they arise.

Competition / Market:

Existing customers are the businesses best advertisers. Word of mouth is consistently generating new work, as are referrals and ongoing projects. The company also has an excellent and informative website that performs very very well on all the major search engines.

Support & training:

The current owners would be happy to provide full training and support at handover. One of the directors would be happy to stay on within the busines if so required subject to negotiation. Becasues of this the vendors would also consider a percentage share sale of the business.

Reasons for selling:

One of the directors now wishes to spend more time in their residence abroad.

Trading hours:

Monday – Friday: 0900-1700