Extremely Niche Middlesex Joinery Business With Potential For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• The business was founded by the present vendor almost 25 years ago

REASON FOR SALE

• The business is only now being reluctantly offered for sale due to the vendor’s ill health

PRODUCTS

• The business specialises in the CNC manufacturing of stairs, box sash windows, bi-fold doors, architraves and mouldings
• Typically a set of stairs can be produced in approx 2½ hours which compares very favourably with the circa 16 hours required by more traditional methods
• The machinery can be easily programmed to produce any type of wooden product but is best suited for quantity runs
• The business also produces all traditional joinery items which are made by any of the craftsmen employed by the company
• Where applicable, any product can have a base paint coat applied in the businesses own spraying area
• Windows can also be single or double glazed and all furniture fitted

CUSTOMERS

• The businesses customers are mostly within the London area and its surrounding counties and are principally builders and developers.

STRENGTHS

• An extremely well established business which has been trading for almost 25 years
• Very niche specialist CNC machinery which has de-skilled the manufacturing process and dramatically reduced lead times
• Consistent levels of turnover at circa £450,000 per annum
• The business is able to compete very favourably on price with any traditional joinery business







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An Energy Performance Certificate will be made available upon request of further details where one is required for the business premises.

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Location:

• The business is well located in the heart of a large commercial area in Middlesex

Premises details:

• The freehold end terraced two storey premises, it briefly comprises:
• Ground floor – CNC equipment plus traditional machinery, w/c stairs to first floor with large office, canteen, 2 w/cs, spacious workshop, spraying area with extraction
• The premises benefit from being double glazed, alarmed with an 8 camera CCTV system which can be viewed anywhere via the internet

EQUIPMENT

• The business is fully equipped for purpose with specialist and traditional machinery which includes:
• SCM TVN 110 CNC machine
• SCM windor 20 machine
• SCM superset 6 head moulder
• Mebour reesaw
• 2 tilt spindle moulders
• Combination rip saw and planer
• Hydraulic morticer
• 2 cross cut saws
• Glazing bar machines, guillotine and half lap
• Hoffman jointer
• Routers, jigsaws, buscit and dowelling machines
• 2 bandsaws
• Glue welder
• Sprayer and spray booth
• Hydrovane compressor
• 1100 wide belt sander
• Sanders, routers, cramps
• Wall saw (scrieber)

Other information

Expansion potential:

• The business although working successfully, still offers excellent potential to increase both sales and profits substantially in the future by:
• Increase the working area
• Approaching the major builders and offering their services
• Advertise in specialist trade magazines
• Employ an experienced salesman to seek out new markets
• Also supply domestic customers
• Use local council date for planning applications to find new customers
• Employ an installation team to fit stairs, windows etc for domestic customers

Trading hours:

• Monday to Friday: 7am to 4pm
• Occasional Saturdays: 7am to 1pm