Business description

The company was established by the owner in 2001 and offers specialist services in Steel and Alluminium Fabrication Work providing a full design and fitting service for new equipment or modifications of existing equipment. They have worked on commercial kitchens, bars, counters, hand railing, fire escapes, balustrade, shutters, stair cases and provide a full turnkey solution to their clients individual needs.

The company has grown quickly with limited resources and developed into one of the region’s most reputable fabrication companies, producing a wide range of highly accurate products for a demanding, regular, repeat customer base and believes strongly in modern production techniques, the overiding aim is to remain ahead of the field through consistently offering better and more reliable services at competitive rates.

The companies experience and knowledge enables it to fulfill every function from product management and design right through to manufacture. They work with national clients in both the pharmaceutical and catering industries and the team has the required skills to;

• Design or assist with the design of products from concept
• Manage designs through to production in their own workshop
• Manage the production of existing designed products
• Produce prototypes
• Modify existing equipment either on site or in the workshop
• Work to demanding time limitations.

This is an independent company that are small enough to undertake small jobs and it can also handle the larger ones. They have an excellent reputation and prides themselves on a high standard of work.

Equipment:

The company has a comprehensive inventory of machinery and equipment including a fully liveried Long Wheel Base Transit with a semi high roof.

There is also a 3 metre guillotine, 2 x Mig welders, 3 x Tig welders (both ac/dc ),. A 2.5 metre press, 200 wide through polisher, tube rolling machine, 3 x compressors (one portable for site work – 110 volt), fly press, band saw, 2 x shot blast cabinets, Kingsland steel worker, tube notching machine and a fork lift truck.

Customer Service:

Reputations are won or lost by the quality of the service provided by any company. They pride themselves on the high quality of work delivered accurately and on time to their clients. The high customer retention rate is testament to the reliability and trustworthy service that this business offers.
Key Strengths:

The core strengths of this company are its adaptability and its reliability to deliver on time, error free, every time. Projects are always delivered within budget and the company has a reputation for employing skilled and highly trained labour

The company benefits from a high number of repeat contracts of which many are secured from word of mouth recommendations due to the company’s high quality and reputation.

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.

Turnover is circa £250,000 per annum with Gross Profits circa £92,000 per annum.

Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

Total charges for rent, rates and services are circa £ 20,000 per annum.

Location:

The leasehold premises are two adjoining units situated on the outskirts of Leeds on a small Industrial Park measuring circa 3,000 square feet in total. The lease runs until 2010 and is renewable if required. Total charges for rent, rates and services are circa £ 20,000 per annum.

Other information

Expansion potential:

The current market for this business is growing with significant growth forecast for the coming year. The business is well positioned to take advantage of this growth as it occurs.

Business operations are not at full capacity so there remains considerable scope for expansion and increases in production.

Support & training:

The owner would be happy to help in any way possible to achieve a smooth takeover of the business.

Reasons for selling:

The owner wishes to emigrate.