Intelligent Bird Repelling System For Sale

Business description

Sales memorandum
New and Innovative
Production and Sale of an Intelligent Bird Repelling System
Confidentially offered for sale
Asking price £Negotiable
Business Profile:

Formed in September 2001 by the four Directors, this business is a private limited company backed by its Directors and a small group of private shareholders, and is an independent pest control service, operating mainly throughout Scotland and the main island communities, while also developing strong links in Europe, America and Australia.

The business is building a solid reputation as a reliable and efficient provider of pest control services. With wide experience in pest control and wildlife in general, the business has developed services to tackle the problems of bird behaviour.

The business has developed a realistic model peregrine controlled by state of the art software that looks, sounds and moves like a real bird. Peregrines have been known to attack over 100 species of birds; this makes the product extremely effective against all nuisance birds and is a very successful bird repellent.

The business has the technical knowledge, experience and contacts that were needed to design and build the new product, which has gone through the cycle of development from lash up to prototype, prototype to pre-production, pre-production to production and now into a second cycle for a new high tech variant incorporating cellular telephone technology.

In parallel a testing programme has verified that the product is effective as a bird deterrent and can withstand the rigours of wind and weather on top of high buildings. The first production version was shipped to customers in July 2002. Early customers took products on extended trials, which have been successful and resulted in firm orders for the Company.

Typical customers to date have been large corporations with pressing bird control problems. However, birds have also been provided to resident associations and the Company are currently awaiting orders from private householders with severe bird problems.

The robotic bird is designed to be an extremely effective method of moving pigeons and gulls because it utilises the bird’s inherent fear of falco Peregrinus, the Peregrine Falcon.
Peregrine falcons feed on a wide variety of birds.

Typically birds do not hang around pondering whether the falcon is likely to attack or not, preferring to play safe and leave the area. The objective is to firstly cause a panic reaction so that the pest birds will fly away. Secondly, to convey to birds that a peregrine falcon has taken up residence in their territory, so there is no point in returning.

The list of satisfied customers is growing rapidly, and early customers include - Standard Life (Edinburgh), Hortons Property Management (Birmingham), Schlumberger Exploration and Production (Aberdeen), and East Midlands Electricity Board (Derby).

Customer Service:

The Company is 100% focused on customer value, it strives to push itself to a new level, continually developing to exceed customer expectation and produce a quality product with a quality service. The business seeks to provide a “one door approach” where they can provide clients with precisely the service they need.

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 Directors, and a small group of private investors provided initial finance for the Company. Since then the group of investors has grown to include private investors from other parts of the UK and overseas.

Our clients feel that in the right hands with improved production and sales and marketing facilities the Business could dramatically expand its operation. The current accounts will be made available to the potential purchaser.

Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Location:

Premises:

The premises are leasehold on a month-to-month basis at a current rate of £6,000 per annum.

Other information

Expansion potential:

Key Opportunities:

Within the businesses client portfolio are many large companies, and this portfolio continues to expand as more and more companies are attracted to this successful product. Increasingly the expertise within the business is attracting interest from countries throughout the World.

Many fine and architecturally important buildings can be protected with this bird control system, which provides lasting and effective control. This business have the knowledge to identify the type and the range of a problem during the first visit to a problem site, then armed with this knowledge they can devise the campaign and comprehensive solution to ensure complete eradication of any serious problems.

There is incredible growth potential and room for expansion for this business, the product has world-wide application possibilities, and is not tied to any individual industry sector. The product has already been proven internationally, with success in Europe, North America, and Australia. It is therefore capable of tapping into other area’s offering rapid growth by expanding into other locations. This worldwide market could provide a springboard for the expansion of its services across many different types of businesses.

Competition / Market:

Advertising and Marketing: A large percentage of new clients derive from recommendations, the business regards existing clients as their best advertisers, and has surpassed growth expectations bearing testimony to the excellent reputation the business has earned since inception. This business has received outstanding radio and press advertising coverage, especially when the latest version of the product was shown at the National Pest Technicians Association Exhibition. Representatives of 14 local authorities visited the stand as well as a large number of pest control companies. A full-page article with photographs appeared in the NPTA Journal and this gave rise to great interest from newspapers and radio stations. The business has an excellent informative web site, which has proved a huge it, allowing the user to find out in great detail about the business and the product it offers, along with other topical information. The business has found that the site has performed well with tangible and profitable business being forthcoming.

Support & training:

The owner will provide full provide full business familiarisation, training and handover.

Reasons for selling:

The business is for sale as the shareholders now wish to realise their original investment in this expanding business.

Related documents:

• Full details and confidentiality agreement