Specialist Breeding Of Primroses With Wholesale Flower Business For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• Established by the vendor in 2000 following a lifetime of experience within the industry
• Value of the business increased over last decade through creation of breeding material
• Additional income streams into the business established
• Excellent reputation within a large international marketplace
• Customer base expanded considerably

REASON FOR SALE

• Retirement
• Vendor is happy to advise on a consultancy basis

PRODUCTS

• Core business is seed production of specialised selected flower crops for a worldwide market
• Particular expertise in the production of seeds for a wide variety of primroses – many unique
• Other crops include dianthus, rhodichiton, lupin, hibiscus and cyclamen
• Flowering crop sales during the year on wholesale basis

SERVICES

• Flower seed trials
• Plant breeding of specialist species

CUSTOMERS

• Seed suppliers
• Retail nurseries
• International market place with seeds sold worldwide
• Agent already in place for sales into Asia and North America

SUPPLIERS

• Consumables sourced from a wide variety of trade sources

STRENGTHS

• Established business with many products due to come on stream in the near future
• Favourable rental on 8 acre site
• Re-locatable if required
• Coverage of products in trade press such as “The Commercial Greenhouse Grower”
• Range of unique products with significant development time (up to 10 years)
• Low overheads
• Superb lifestyle opportunity







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Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

Re locatable or

• Original Lease 3 years
• Lease Remaining 1 year
• Rent £3,000 per annum

Location:

• Trading from 11.5 acre site in Norfolk with circa 2 acres of glass
• Excellent road and rail links to London and the Midlands
• Norwich International Airport within easy travelling distance
• Superb rural location offering excellent quality of life

Premises details:

• 11.5 acre site within the Norfolk countryside
• Circa 2 acres of glass with 6 large glasshouses
• Office building & workshop ( not part of tenancy – on landlord’s goodwill
• Orchard

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

• Focus on business development activity to exploit unique product range
• Introduction of website
• Focus on international sales

Trading hours:

• No public opening hours

Employees:

• Vendor • Part time assistance from spouse • 1 casual staff member working 4 days per week • Additional casual staff hired as business requirements dictate

Other information

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Relocatable:

This business can be relocated.