Reduced Body Work Garage In Middlesex For Sale

Business description

We are pleased to have been instructed to offer to the market this exceptionally well established and profitable bodywork garage.

Founded over 30 years ago by our client, the business is only now being reluctantly offered for sale as he wishes to retire.

The garage has an excellent local reputation and is well known as an expert repairer of general bodywork damage with a high instance of work coming from referrals from previously satisfied customers.

Approximately 65% of work is insurance company related with the balance from private retail customers wishing to sort their own repairs.

The garage is fully kitted out for purpose and includes:
• Scizzor ramp
• Facom Mobile 2T lift ramp
• Jonair oven which can accommodate up to a small commercial vehicle
• Invertor
• Spot Welder
• Air conditioning unit
• Blackhawk body dozer
• Marlin Quick pull jig
• 2 compressors – 1 of which is a standby
• Lazer measuring equipment
• Headlamp beam setter
• Miracle repair kit
• Spray guns
• Glass matrix estimating system on the computer
• Paint mixing room
• 2 courtesy cars

The vendor works full time in the garage and has 2 full time staff members. In the year to 31st March 2009 they achieved annual sales of circa £250,000 with a gross profit of approximately £121,000 after purchases and wages into account.

We are advised that stock at cost is approximately £2,500.

This is an excellent proposition for a main dealer wanting their own body shop or for another garage looking to expand into the area.



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An Energy Performance Certificate will be made available upon request of further details where one is required for the business premises.

Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

TENURE: Leasehold

Location:

The garage has an excellent high visibility location in the centre of a densely populated residential area with high volumes of passing traffic in North London.

Premises details:

Ground Floor
• Side office with counter for customer service
• Computer with glassmatix estimating system
• Rear kitchen area
• w/c
• entry into the workshop with full height front sliding doors for easy vehicular access
• Junair oven, paint mixing room, gas fired warm air heating
• scizzor ramp and mobile ramp
• parking for approx 9 vehicles inside at night
• additional 9 spaces at side and rear of premises in secured area

The premises are fully alarmed.

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

Our client clearly has a successful business, it does however, still offer excellent scope to increase sales and profits by:
1. Carrying out ‘smart repairs’ where they re-instate the pattern of cigarette burns in fabric seats, plastic welding to repair spoilers or bumpers and restore alloy wheels to the original factory finish.
2. Have a web site so potential customers can view the facilities and the scope of work carried out
3. Carry out minor mechanical repairs
4. Do some advertising as this is very minimal presently

Trading hours:

Mon-Fri: 8.30am -5.30pm
Sat: 8.30am – 12.30