Safety solutions provider including Fire Safety Risk Assessments For Sale

Business description

Safety solutions provider including Fire Safety Risk Assessments, Health and Safety Risk Assessments, Fire Safety training, Health and Safety training and the development and implementation of Fire Safety and Health and Safety policies

Operating since 1997, this business, set up as a result of changes in fire safety legislation, has established itself as one of the leading providers of safety solutions in the UK. Set up by a former senior member of the Fire Brigade, this company has an in-depth knowledge of Fire Safety and Health and Safety services and boasts a highly qualified team including several highly skilled and experienced Fire Safety and Health and Safety Consultants.

Operating throughout the UK, this business is a one stop shop for safety solutions, providing a wide range of services in the field of health and safety and fire safety including Fire Safety Risk Assessments, Health and Safety Risk Assessments, Fire Safety training, Health and Safety training and the development and implementation of Fire Safety and Health and Safety policies.

The cornerstone to the success of this is its excellent reputation, service quality but perhaps above all its ability to keep things simple for its Clients so that they can concentrate on their own businesses. It can boast an enviable Client list spanning both the public and private sectors working with virtually anything and anybody – from Primary Care Trusts, Local Authorities, Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Schools, Hotels and Restaurants right through to office blocks, factories and shopping centres – basically, for any business or organization to which people have access.

Within the construction sector this business works very closely with architects and developers on new build and refurbishment projects to advise particularly on fire escapes and other aspects of safety. On the Health and Safety side the consultancy services provided range from a full health and safety audit and risk assessments of premises, policies and procedures through to risk assessments for specific people, activities or equipment.

This is a very well established business which has performed consistently well throughout its many years of operation, benefiting from high levels of awareness within the industry and an extensive, loyal, repeat trading base. With turnover for the year ending July 2008 of approximately £145,000 generating gross profits of approximately £130,000 and profits available to the Owner of the business of £106,000 this represents a significant acquisition opportunity for any training organization looking to establish themselves in the safety sector or another organization already involved in fire safety and health and safety to extend their operations still further.

Key strengths:

This is a very well established and highly respected organization large enough to cope, small enough to care. It has built up excellent business relationships with its clients many of which are long standing and generate significant repeat business through annual inspections, for example. Mid priced, it delivers a high level of Client service – able to talk to all levels of an organization from the shop floor right through to the CEO and prepared to accommodate Clients’ special requirements in Inspection dates and times for example. Its safety documentation and management systems are designed to be practical, simple and effective – with the liberal use of photography to illustrate particular issues.

This business has at its disposal a highly skilled and experienced team of Fire Safety and Health and Safety consultants. By employing these on a freelance basis, the overheads of the business are maintained at the lowest level possible, consequently generating high margins whilst still providing a very flexible and high level of service. With such a complement of staff available, this is a very easy to manage business.

This business has built up an immense volume of proprietary information held in training presentation and seminar format. Easily updatable to take into account any amendments to legislation as they happen, the business is easily transferable.

Key opportunities:

This business is operating within a highly complex and fast changing legislative framework. Legislation in the area of Fire and Health and Safety will continue to tighten ensuring a constant stream of work for this business. With a very strong, loyal customer base and an excellent team, this business is ideally placed to take full advantage of legislative developments as they occur.

With an enviable reputation and renowned for always meeting if not exceeding Client expectations there is an outstanding opportunity to build on the existing services and customer base of this company – particularly for a more generalist training consultancy. With strong demand, combined with a capacity to increase turnover, a new owner contributing fresh ideas, motivation and enthusiasm together with a little investment, particularly in the areas of sales and marketing, will have every advantage of building on an excellent platform.

Financial Information:

The business is offered for sale as a going concern. All financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.

Turnover for the financial year ending July 2008 was £145,000 generating gross profits of £130,000 and profits available to the Owner of the business of £106,000.

Full financial information is available, subject to the confidentiality letter being returned.

Property information

Location:

The business operates from a home office environment. As such the business can easily be relocated.

Other information

Competition / Market:

With a secure and loyal customer base and an excellent reputation, this business operates on a modest marketing budget limiting its expenditure to appearing in the Health and Safety handbooks for Local Councils. There is no doubt that a modest increase in investment in advertising – in the further development of the business’s website, for example would significantly impact on the turnover and the profitability of this business. By far its most cost effective form of marketing, however is the strong word of mouth recommendation the business enjoys, testimony to the excellent reputation the business has for its knowledge, technical abilities and high levels of customer service.

Support & training:

The current Owner will provide full business familiarisation, training and handover to ensure a smooth transfer of the business to new Owners, but would consider an on-going part-time role within the business, subject to negotiation.

Reasons for selling:

The current Owner wishes to ease back on his day-to-day commitments. .