Specialist Metal Wall Cladding & Roofing Systems Contractor For Sale

Business description

This well respected and established business provides a specialist service to the Construction Industry, supplying and installing a wide variety of Wall Cladding and Roofing Systems. The business has been trading for some 10 years and in that time has enjoyed consistent growth and built up a loyal and impressive customer base throughout the UK.

The business can supply and fix a variety of cladding systems, ranging from single skin and built-up metal profiles to composite systems including, Kingspan and Wards. It also supplies and fixes standing seam roofs which are available in stucco embossed mill finish aluminium, a wide range of standard colour pre-painted aluminium and plastisol coated steel.

Being centrally located ensures that projects of any size, throughout England and Wales can be easily accessed. The business has experience of installing a wide variety of metal cladding and roofing systems and staff are regularly sent of manufacturers training programmes to ensure they are fully up to date with the latest systems and techniques. The company has strong relationships with a dozen leading manufacturers and this gives it a real competitive advantage in the market such is its knowledge, offerings and experience.

Equipment:

The company has in-house AutoCad drawing package as well as SAGE accounting software systems and pc based administration processes.

There are three company vans.

Customer Service:

This business offers expertise, highly skilled personnel, unpatented technical know how, honesty and reliability. Through its dedication to customer satisfaction it has attracted and continues to attract new referrals such is its reputation in the industry. This is illustrated by the fact the business has a large and regular client base including many of the major main contractors within the UK.

This company works very closely with its suppliers to provide first class design and build cladding, offering a full turnkey solution to the developers and has high quality staff to carry out the works. This is further evident in the impressive health and safety record the company has as well as through the in house internal procedures documentation already in place.

Key Strengths:

The business has built a reputation for providing a high standard of both workmanship and customer support. A strong emphasis is placed on providing complete customer satisfaction and this ethos is shared by all staff, both direct and indirect. This is backed up by quality of the systems the business installs as a recognised and approved installer for many of the leading manufacturers.

The business continues to grow as a direct result of its excellent relationship with clients. The company has held contracts with several clients for many years and offers a very personal service. With word of mouth recommendations this business has maintained an impressive base of satisfied repeat accounts and clientele, while continuing to attract both new referrals and customers.

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 business currently achieves turnover in excess £1 Million per annum with an impressive client base . Gross Profits circa £242,000. Adjusted Net profits circa £100,000 per annum.

Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Location:

The business is currently run from rented offices located on a small industrial estate in a semi-rural location close to the local village. There is no reason why a new owner could not remain in these offices or relocate to new premises should they so require. The premises comprise one first floor open plan office with a kitchen, filing room and toilet with a total floor space of some 800 square feet. The business also has a storage silo for consumables and tools. There is lots of parking available. Rent is very reasonably priced at £636 a month(inclusive of VAT, rates).

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

There are many avenues for expansion. The business currently generates turnover of circa £1Million per annum. The business has achieved figures in excess of £2 million but has kept figures at the current level through choice. There is no reason why a new owner investing in further resource could not expand the business further as the demand for the company’s services is strong.

Competition / Market:

This successful company does not use any formal advertising or marketing strategy, most new business is generated from client referrals, inclusion within tender documentation, approvals and word of mouth recommendations, bearing strong testimony to the business’s excellent reputation. An immense opportunity exists to build on this unsurpassed reputation and implement further and more assertive methods of advertising to expose the business to even greater markets. The business does have an informative website.

Reasons for selling:

The current owners feel they have taken the business as far as they can. The business would benefit from a new owner with a new injection of energy and resource to take the business on through its next period of growth. The current owners have kept turnover at the current level through choice. There is huge potential for a new owner to take this business through its next period of growth.

Trading hours:

Office Hours Monday – Friday 0800-1700

Employees:

The two directors currently work full time in the business. One is responsible for the operations and the other director is responsible for the labour force. The business also employs the following personnel on a full time basis. 1-Office Manager 3-Cladders (All suitably trained) 8-10 Sub contract on site labour at any one time* *The business also has a pool of sub-contract labour, many of whom have been working with the business for many years on a full time basis. All are suitably trained.

Other information

Support & training:

The current owners would be happy to provide full training and support at handover. They would even consider staying on as consultants should a new owner so require, subject to negotiation.