Freehold Nursery and Garden Centre For Sale

Business description

The company was established in 1996 by the present Managing Director who had the foresight to buy the freehold and establish the business having been involved in the same market place for many years. The business has grown consistantly over the years into one of the best known independent nurseries and garden centres in the county.

They are wholesale growers of Alpine plants, herbs, bedding and cottage garden plants. The company also retails a comprehensive range of trees, shrubs, garden sundries, seeds, cut flowers, accessories, tools and equipment, water features, aquatic plants, water features, ponds, summerhouses and sheds.

The business also has built a successful garden maintenenace arm to its business providing the full range of horticulturals services to a database of customers in the surrounding conerbations.

Customer Service:

One of the reasons that customers return time after time is the extensive knowledge of the staff all of whom are more than willing to give their time to customers and advise them on the relative merits of all the items available for purchase.

Key Strengths:

Independently owned and not in a chain.
Excellent main road location within easy reach of the motorway network
Ample parking
Well-established and respected company
Growers and retailers
Service and pricing
Quality staff

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Location:

The ideally located main road site is within easy reach of the motorway network and local towns. There is excellent access into a large car park.

The site covers approximately four acres of land that, due to its location and ease of access could represent an excellent development opportunity.

Covered retail areas
Offices
Store areas
Growing area
Car park

Other information

Expansion potential:

There is ample room for expansion of the business and the site would benefit from a coffee shop / café. There is also enough room to add a further acre of glasshouses if required.

Competition / Market:

The company advertises in the local papers and also has its own optimised website.

Support & training:

The managing director is very keen to see his business continue to flourish in the hands of a new owner. As such there will be a full and seamless handover for a period to be agreed as part of the overall sales process.

Reasons for selling:

The key director has decided to sell the business due to family circumstances.