Independent Heavy Goods Transportation Services For Sale

Business description

The business was established in 1990 to provide professional transportation of non-hazardous goods of deep-sea containers. The business is expert in transporting for freight forwarding agencies, shipping agencies, shipping lines and importers.

The business delivers a professional, cost effective and friendly service to its loyal customer base and has an excellent reputation for fulfilling all requirements. Staff are extensively trained and highly skilled, with many years on-the-job experience and ensures that clients’ individual needs are met, and close attention to detail is maintained.

From collection and transportation of this order, the business is relied upon to manage all logistics activity following a shipment through all steps in the supply chain until final delivery.

Key assets remain consolidated in long-established customer relationships that have created a well-defined customer base with constant repeat sales; also is the management of a small loyal team of drivers and vehicles.

The business offers competitive rates and service to and from all worldwide destinations.

Equipment:

Administrative systems have been implemented to provide the required technology for a modern and efficient business.

Customer Service:

The business considers simply that contented customers stay loyal and on that simple basis has maintained levels of product and service quality intended to best guarantee that happiness. The results of this commitment are evident in the degree of return custom and the choice of this business by new customers over competitors.
The business has built up an extensive client database that covers a wide area and services many industries. The business has a healthy balance of contract and account clients.

The business also benefits from membership of the Road haulage Association which provides dedicated campaigning, advice, information and business services specially tailored for the haulage industry and also uses its buying power to negotiate exclusive savings on a range of key haulage services, saving Members time and money.

Property information

Location:

The business operates from leasehold premises in Kent, with the lease running on a three monthly basis. Rent and rates are to be confirmed.

The premises consist of an office, a workshop and store, kitchen and wc facilities. Outside there is trailer parking space for eleven vehicles.

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

This is an outstanding opportunity to build on the existing business levels and customer base of this company; current financial performance indicates a net profit contribution to an acquiring enterprise of circa £1,300,000 excluding VAT.

With a strong demand for this business’s services, combined with a capacity to increase floor area and turnover, a new owner contributing fresh ideas will have every advantage of building on an excellent platform.

This business maintains an extensive base of satisfied customers, who appreciate the company’s superior products and service. There are many excellent avenues for growth, especially with investment in marketing including advertising where the business has lacked in its aggression in the past.

Competition / Market:

The business has used limited advertising in the past and there are excellent opportunities to increase this and to introduce an Internet presence to market the business more aggressively and to significantly increase turnover. A high proportion of the business's revenue has been due to its excellent reputation for quality and service and strong word of mouth recommendation.

Reasons for selling:

This is a genuine retirement sale due to the ill health health of the vendor.

Trading hours:

7.00 am – 7.00 pm Monday to Friday.

Employees:

The business employees a total of ten staff including the owner, consisting of seven drivers and three administration staff.

Other information

Support & training:

Full support and training will be provided to the successful purchaser.