Engineering Design And Manufacturing Company In Cambridgeshire For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• Engineering, design and manufacturing company providing a high quality service with a firm policy of using British components whenever practical
• Established for 36 years by current vendor
• Strong UK wide and local reputation and recognised trading name
• Reliable & mature customer base built upon word of mouth recommendations over many years

REASON FOR SALE

• Retirement
• The vendor will be happy to assist with a handover if required

PRODUCTS

• A range of commercial and industrial fume and dust extraction equipment
• Mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic components and bespoke product design/manufacturing facility
Machine Shop
• Fully equipped with CNC milling and turning, wire eroding, spark eroding, cylindrical and surface grinding, drilling, polishing and welding bay for fabrication, including inspection and assembly for jigs and fixtures, and complete assembly of special purpose machine tools incorporating hydraulics and pneumatics
Design Office
• Design engineers running Auto CAD & Solid Works 3D modelling offering full design services from simple jigs and fixtures to complete special purpose machine tools, including hydraulic and pneumatic control systems designed for specific applications to suit clients requirements
Control Systems
• Fully equipped electrical department with engineers available for the design and manufacture of specialised control systems (including electric / hydraulic servo) to suit customers requirements incorporating PLC and computer control

SERVICES

• Complete engineering facility from initial machine concept and design through to manufacture, assembly, testing, finishing and delivery to commissioning at the customers’ works
• Delivery service nationwide
• Hire of dust and fume extraction machinery
• Industrial health and safety assessments
• A team of design engineers covering mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical and electronic disciplines provides a wealth of engineering expertise and experience.
• Highly skilled engineers with modern production machines and equipment, enable a wide range of industrial product requirements to be considered

CUSTOMERS

• A client base ranging from small manufacturing companies to worldwide and European based blue-chip and SME clients

SUPPLIERS

• Stock sourced from various mature wholesalers

STRENGTHS

• Very well established
• Bespoke design service for niche market
• Recognised trading name internationally within engineering community
• Limited competition locally
• Fully fitted and high quality workshop and machinery









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Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

• Leasehold:
• Original Lease: 10 years
• Remaining: 5 years
• Rent Review: 5 years
• Rent: £28,000 pa
• Rates: £14,000

Location:

• Large industrial estate location in central UK
• Good links to A1, A14 and M1
• Substantial fully equipped engineering workshop and design area

Premises details:

• Industrial unit comprising of:
• Design and management office
• Workshop area circa 6,000 ft2
• Parking area for up to 8 cars

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

• Introduction of further manufacturing types would be advantageous
• Sales and marketing strategy introduction
• Business development activity has been extremely limited so far

Trading hours:

• Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Employees:

• Vendor • 6 x full time engineers/technicians • 2 x part time engineers/technicians

Other information

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