Toolmaking And Precision Machining Business With Equipment Included For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• Business heritage dates back to 1978
• Founded as precision machining business with emphasis on personal service
• Excellent reputation for integrity and quality
• Large inventory of plant and equipment built up
• Excellent relationships with quality customer base maintained

REASON FOR SALE

• Retirement although the vendor would be happy to assist with a handover in the short term

SERVICES

• Manufacture of a wide variety of small tools with particular expertise in plastic injection moulding
• Manufacture of press tools
• Manufacture of holding fixtures for machining components
• Repair and refurbishment work undertaken
• Bespoke commissions with small batch machining

CUSTOMERS

• 6 major clients
• 10 to 15 occasional clients
• Most customers are larger engineering companies or manufacturers requiring components or tools
• SMEs and PLCs located within Suffolk and Norfolk
• Loyal, with high repeat rate

SUPPLIERS

• Capital equipment sourced on a new and used basis throughout the UK
• Consumables sourced from a variety of trade sources

EQUIPMENT

• Fully equipped toolroom comprising briefly
o 3 Bridgeport mills
o 1 Jones and Shipman cylindrical grinder
o 1 Jones and Shipman surface grinder
o No 2 and No 6 fly press
o 1 Europark spark eroder
o 1 Colchester 1800 lathe
o 1 Colchester 2500 lathe
o 1 Startrite band saw
o 1 cut off saw
o 1 gantry (1 ton)
o 1 Drawing board
o 1 Baty shadowgraph
o 1 Crown surface table
o 2 rotary tables
o 1 rotary index fixture
o 2 wooden workbenches
o 1 Diprofil
o 1 Sigma comparator
o 3 square cast iron surface plates
o 2 boxes of slips
o 1 84 drawer cabinet with tool room fasteners
o Very large quantity of sundry tooling

STRENGTHS

• Established business well known within the locality
• Loyal and repeat customer base including prestigious blue chip clients
• Extensive inventory of equipment and plant built up over many years
• Highly profitable with excellent financial performance
• Low overheads within rural location









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Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

• Leasehold
• Rental £6,000 per annum
• Rates payable £400 per annum

Location:

• Trading from traditional industrial unit in a Suffolk village
• Within easy striking distance of Ipswich and the A12 trunk road
• Ample parking on small industrial estate of similarly sized businesses
• Close to a large base of complementary engineering companies and manufacturers

Premises details:

• A traditional leasehold industrial unit/machine shop
• Main workshop area
• Office
• WC/Kitchen area
• Ample parking for customers and visitors

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

• Business development activity has been extremely limited
• Introduction of internet site
• Ideal starting point for experienced engineer seeking own business
• Equipment disposals for items not required for core business

Trading hours:

• Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6pm
• Closed Saturday and Sunday
• Work undertaken as customer requirements dictate

Employees:

• Two vendors o One full time in workshop o One part time administrative

Other information

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