Lincolnshire Removals And Storage Business With Coversafe Equipment For Sale

Business description

HISTORY

• Established by the vendors in 1986 as a family firm
• Emphasis on reliability and service ethic
• Freehold units acquired in 1991 and 1998 to meet growing customer demand
• Vehicle fleet developed to service expanding workloads
• Now work mainly undertaken for domestic customers moving within the UK
• Staff carefully recruited
• Excellent industry leading website introduced having been professionally produced

REASON FOR SALE

• Retirement and emigration

SERVICES

• Domestic removals work undertaken both within the county and throughout the UK
• Some commercial work undertaken
• Warehousing and secure storage mainly for those in the throes of moving
• Overseas removals arranged
• Bronze, silver and gold service offered
• Furniture disassembly and reassembly
• Full packing and unpacking
• Fully insured
• All types of packaging supplied including
o Tape
o Marker pens
o Padded corrugated cardboard
o Boxes
o Bubble wrap
o Linen bag hire
• Very personal and individual service

CUSTOMERS

• Those moving to and from Lincolnshire
• Increasing number of web based enquiries from outside the county
• Domestic removals account for approximately 85% of the business

SUPPLIERS

• Consumables purchased from a variety of trade wholesalers

STRENGTHS

• Enviable local reputation established over many years
• Loyal and capable staff
• Fleet of 5 sign-written vehicles in total
• Densely populated coastal town
• Excellent website
• High referral rate
• Increasing volumes of business generated through the website
• Two Freehold sites with capacity








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Property information

Property:

Freehold

Location:

• A modern industrial warehouse with additional storage unit in a large coastal conurbation
• Ample off road parking for vehicle fleet, customers, staff and visitors
• Densely populated and with good mix of commercial, retail and residential property
• Based on small industrial estate and close to a range of complementary businesses

Premises details:

Site One
• A large modern industrial unit approximately 8,000 square feet
o Office with ladies WC
o Customer reception area
o Rest room with WC, kitchen and shower room
o Mezzanine storage area
o Ground floor storage area
o Separate workshop area used for in house vehicular maintenance
o Vehicle hard standing to side
o Yard
o Separate Portacabin used for storage
o Tool room with large quantity of tools, equipment and parts used for vehicle maintenance
o Very large quantity of “coversafe” equipment
o Planning permission to extend for further storage facilities
o Alarm
o Remote 4 camera CCTV

Site Two
• A further traditional secure warehouse approximately 3,800 square feet
o Loading bay to front
o Office
o WCs
o Kitchen
• 5 lorries
o 3 x 7.5 tonne sign-written HGVs
o 2 x 3.5 tonne sign-written removal vehicles

Other information

Expansion potential:

• Considerable scope for business development with additional advertising and marketing
• Focus on additional commercial contracts
• Second facility under utilised at present
• Self storage
• Ideal acquisition for a family
• Introduction of specialist or additional services

Trading hours:

• As customer demands dictate
• Open during office hours

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