Niche Printing Company With Established Trade Clients For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• Established by vendors as general printing company some 45 years ago
• Re-located to current city centre site in the 1980s
• Careful development of broad, mainly trade, customer base
• Increasing focus on niche business with cut sheet business forms (NCR)
• Ongoing investment programme in capital equipment

REASON FOR SALE

• Retirement

SERVICES

• Full range of colour printing services
• Particular expertise with small and medium sized cut sheet business forms (NCR)
• Design work undertaken

CUSTOMERS

• 150 regular trade based customers, mainly print farmers
• Some work undertaken directly for business and personal customers
• Reliable repeat work with diverse and sizeable customer base

SUPPLIERS

• Trade wholesalers used for consumables

STRENGTHS

• Established business with heritage dating back to 1966
• Enviable and sizeable trade customer base
• Loyal and capable staff
• Heidelberg GTOs included within consideration price
• Central location within the UK
• Turnover typically in excess of £500,000 which is well spread
• High margin niche work











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Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

• Leasehold
• 5 year lease expiring 2014
• Rent £10,500 per annum
• Business rates £4,000 per annum

Location:

• Trading from modern double industrial estate location close to Derby city centre
• Off street parking for customers, staff and visitors
• Central location within the UK to service clients located throughout the country
• Full range of complementary businesses on the industrial estate

Premises details:

• A double industrial unit extending to approximately 2,300 sq ft comprising
o Reception office
o Production floor
o Studio
o WCs
o Kitchen
o 2 first floor offices
o Off road parking to front
• 3 Heidelberg GTOs
o 2 x single colour
o 1 x two colour
• 2 Polar guillotines
• 2 Automatic collators
• 1 plate maker
• 1 automatic spine maker
• Computer equipment

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

• Tremendous opportunity to expand turnover within profitable niche market
• Cost savings could be considerable for the right buyer
• Business development activity limited at present
• Introduction of website
• Additional work of all types with existing client base

Trading hours:

• Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 6pm
• Weekends and evenings as contracts dictate

Employees:

• Vendor (full time) and spouse (part time) • 8 full time staff

Other information

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