Asking price: £200k < 500k

Sales revenue: £500k < 1m

Net profit: < £100k

Fixtures value: Undisclosed

Stock value: £35,000

Business description
Independent roofing merchant supplying all types of new and reclaimed roofing materials, including site visit identifying, measuring and estimating all requirements.

The business is a leading supplier of traditional British and imported, roofing materials throughout the UK; whether to trade or to private individuals, the business can supply quality reclaimed and conserved building materials where the accurate portrayal of a building’s historic integrity is important, and can identify existing roofing materials and advise on matching and suitability for pitched or flat roofing materials

The business offers a free estimating service, either from architects drawings or visit to site to take accurate measurements, in East Anglia and the surrounding areas, and is the only independent supplier within the area. The business considers simply that happy customers come back and on that simple basis has maintained levels of product and service quality intended to best guarantee that happiness. The results of this commitment are evident in the degree of return customers and the choice of this business by new customers over competitors.

This company is an excellent opportunity for any business seeking to expand their current services into this region or perhaps an owner manager choosing to take advantage of this established business and avoiding, costly and risky start-up conditions.

Years established: 17 years

Employees: 4

Trading hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Relocatable: This business can be relocated.

Property: Freehold

Living accomodation
4 bedroom residential property on the site, which can be considered as part of the sale if required.

Location
The business is located to take advantage of the limited supply of these services in the area.

Expansion potential
This is an outstanding opportunity to build on the existing business levels and customer base of this company. With a strong demand for this business’s products, combined with a capacity to increase the range of available product lines and turnover, a new owner contributing fresh ideas will have every advantage of building on an excellent platform. This business maintains an extensive base of satisfied customers, who appreciate the company’s superior products and service. There are many excellent avenues for growth, especially with investment in marketing including advertising and continued use of internet opportunities, aimed toward the acquisition of new trade and consumer customers.

Competition / Market
The business offers an ideal opportunity to maximise on the lack of supply from other providers. They have competition from some of the larger nationals, but are more specialist, flexible and responsive to maintain customer loyalty.

Support & training
The current owner is happy to complete a full handover as required, or to agree to a consultancy period as agreed by both sides Consideration would be given by the current owner to work on a consultancy basis to the new owner or to continue managing the company as required on time scales and personal terms as agreed.

Reasons for selling
The current owner is looking for a lifestyle change in pursuing his property development and conversion interests abroad, and so wishes to divest the business to an appropriate purchaser who will invest their business expertise in moving the business to the next level of development to complement the solid platform he has built to date.

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