Digital Media Hardware Brand & Periferals Online Sales For Sale

Business description

Key Points:
Manufacture and sales of own brand of digital duplicating machines
Major reseller for other manufacturer branded duplicating machines
Sales of own and other brand related consumables - Many new product offerings in development
Well established niche sector leader with growing public and private sector client base
UK?s leading sales website in this sector - 60,000 individual visitors per month
Loyalty of existing customers extremely high.
2008 Turnover £2,200,000, Net Profit £300,000

Business Activities:
A leader within the niche UK digital media duplicating machine market, this business manufactures a suite of multi format duplicating machines that it sells under its own brand name. It is also a prominent reseller for several of the other leading brands. This business is regarded as a market authority in this developing niche of the duplication market. This reputation encompasses not only the core duplicating technologies and machines, but also the annex printers and multiple peripheral consumables that are required by customers on an ongoing basis.

The business has achieved the position of UK?s leading sales website for the industry sector. Online sales value range from small to up to £3,000. The business is relatively young, however has forged its place as a supplier to Blue-Chip companies and public sector services, as well as supplying many other customer types across a variety of sectors.

The business operates in a vibrant and changing market where flexibility to move with the opportunities and changing technologies is key to success. It has evolved far beyond the original product offering, introducing new products as new technology and media formats supersede the old, remaining at the forefront of information and innovation within the sector.

An unrivalled technical advice, repair and maintenance service ensures a high level of loyalty and repeat custom. Technical support and troubleshooting is available 24/7. The business also runs an industry knowledge and advice sharing chat forum.

Extension of the brand to the peripheral consumables market has been achieved and an opportunity for further extension of both the product range and the brand name. The business has built a database of over 30,000 different customers to date, and the website achieves c.60, 000 unique visitors each month. Further development opportunities include; other European markets, use of further sales channels than just the web, more extensive product advertising to existing and new, largely untapped service sectors.

Demographics show the private and public sector investing strongly in bringing duplicating technology in-house, prompted by the achievable savings, the ever growing requirement for hard copies of digital media formats, the availability of the technology and the simplicity of achieving high quality output.

The management team believes that the next major opportunity is to find a strategic partner with whom to take the business forward at an accelerated pace. One that is likely to be able to provide one or several of the following; further product lines and marketplaces where synergies exist, research and development resources, additional strategic management and administration capabilities, sales/marketing skills and resources.

We believe an ideal partner may come from one of the following sectors:
- IT hardware & consumables
- Traditional or new media duplicating machine manufacturer
- Printing machine or printing peripherals manufacturer
- IT product resellers with business, Local Authority, Education or Forces sector customer base
- Online IT product resellers
- Private equity investment

The team of 8 consists of a Managing Director, Financial Director, a Warehouse and Administration Supervisor, two technicians, a web developer and a graphic designer. The Financial Director, a minority shareholder, is seeking retirement following the identification of a strategic partner and after a suitable handover of responsibilities. The Managing Director, the majority shareholder, is flexible in respect to how the business may be structured going forward, and to the level of responsibility retained.

The business operates from London based premises totaling circa 3,000 sq. which include an under-utilised demonstration suite. They are leased from the shareholders at a market rent, which including rates total approx. £21,800.

Sale Basis:
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Property information

Property:

Leasehold