Lithographic Digital Print Business Inhouse Graphic Design For Sale

Business description

Well-established Lithographic (Computer to Plate) and Digital Print Business with in-house Graphic Design Finishing and Copying services.

This business is a highly successful general and commercial printing business.

This thriving business was established in 1974 and has been under family ownership since its foundation. It has earned an excellent reputation locally and nationally over the past 33 years for its fast, reliable, friendly service and high product quality.

This business maintains an extensive computerised database of satisfied new and regular customers. Name recognition, reputation, longevity, profitability, established patronage, growth capabilities, diversity, location, priced to sell; all of these attributes make this offering a sound venture for the potential buyer.

A highly successful, well-established commercial printing business thirty three years in the making, now on offer as a true turn-key opportunity. This is offering a fantastic opportunity to acquire an already profitable business that is ripe for being driven forward simply by adopting a more pro-active approach to marketing within the local and extensive business community.

This business uses the latest technology available in order to provide the highest quality of product.

Modern state-of-the-art computer-to-plate printing equipment is used together with two-colour printing presses and a fully equipped finishing department, which includes an almost new programmable guillotine, collator, booklet maker, folder and other finishing equipment.

This business offers a complete spot and full colour printing service (design, print and finish) to the customer, therefore removing all pressures from the customer who can get on with the more important aspects of running their business. The in-house artwork and corporate design offers a fast and reliable service, which enables the company to produce high quality Letterheads, Business Cards, Compliment Slips, Brochures, Leaflets, Posters, Booklets, Postcards, Labels, Menus, NCR Sets.

Independent of the printing service the company also offers to its customers
• Digital Printing
• Graphic Design
• Black and White and Colour copying
• Large Format plan printing
• Binding as well as
• Finishing services which includes perforating, cutting, collating, drilling, stapling, numbering and laminating.


Assets

This is a complete “business as usual from day one” turn-key opportunity and all the assets of the company are included in the sale. Assets include (but are not limited to) the following specialist and high spec’ equipment and machinery:

Shop front digital equipment:
Xerox DC12 with Fiery XP12
Xerox 3535
Xerox DC240
Xerox 6204 Plan Printer

Pre Press Equipment:
Eskofot DPX Computer to Plate System.
Epson 5000 Proofer & Rip
1 imac with First proof software.
5 PC workstation units with LCD screens.

Press Room:
2 x Ryobi SRA3 2 Colour Presses

Finishing Equipment:
78” Programmable Guillotine.
A3 Suction Folding Machine.
8 Station Suction Collator, Fold, Staple & Trim.
Numberer/Perforator machine.
Creasematic programmable creaser 150.
Single sided Roll Laminator
Also various binding machines for comb binding, wire binding and hardback binding.

Most of the equipment has been purchased new during the last five years and has been regularly maintained, the printing press and platemaker carry service contracts.

All equipment, machinery, fixtures, fittings and stock currently in place and in use by the business are included in the sale, the current replacement cost of which would be circa £280,000.


Quality Assurance:

Quality comes high on the list of this business priorities

Property information

Location:

The company is located in established modern leasehold retail premises of circa 1,200 square feet fronting a very busy main road, yet benefiting from a load / unload pull in and rear parking space.

The premises consist of: retail counter area, Graphic Design Work area, Print and Finishing room, Store room, Kitchen and W.C. The premises also benefit from rear access.

The town centre is within short walking distance from the premises with easy access to the national motorway network. This is a very stable, middle class area. The premises are fully secure benefiting from Security Grills and an Alarm System. A lease will be granted to the purchaser (the building is freehold and belongs to the company owner) for a term to be mutually agreed at an annual rental of £8,500. Current business rates are approximately £2,000.

Other information

Expansion potential:

This business has achieved an excellent reputation for quality and service with a recognised business name. Consistent growth will be achieved by building on this success and by adopting a more pro-active approach to marketing possibly coupled with an extension to the current 5-day trading hours, which are by no means currently exhaustive.

Competition / Market:

Trade awareness and the finest form of marketing, word of mouth recommendation are used to advertise and market this business.

Support & training:

The owner will assist fully (if the potential buyer wishes) with the handover and training for an agreed period of time and introduce the new owner(s) to the existing and loyal client base.

Reasons for selling:

This is a genuine retirement sale!