Training Company Specialising in Domestic Energy Assessors HIP’s For Sale

Business description

Created to respond to new Home Information pack legislation and in particular a mandatory part of the pack, the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) this relatively young company has rapidly established itself as the leading professional and specialist UK Environmental Trainer in Energy Assessment.

Working as a City & Guilds accredited Centre of Excellence, the training and assessment packages developed by this business have been specifically designed to address the demand arising from a huge shortfall of skilled and qualified Domestic Energy Assessors (DEA’s) in the UK – with training leading to the City and Guilds Level 3 accredited Diploma in Domestic Energy Assessment, the qualification required for Assessors to produce EPC’s.

Courses which are two weeks long combine a week of theory and a week of practice with trainees carrying out Energy Surveys on four properties and completing their reports using RdSAP software. With the vast majority of delegates having little or no experience or formal qualifications and often already employed in corporate life the intensive nature of the course allows delegates to undertake their training during holiday periods, staying with their current employer until they are ready to take on Domestic Energy Assessment work. Courses have typically been run monthly with between ten and fifteen delegates per course, each paying £2,495 including VAT, excluding accommodation costs, which delegates are required to arrange independently but including all training materials and manuals, the City and Guilds examination fee, Portfolio Assessments as well as the RdSAP Training Software Licence fee.

The cornerstone to the success of this business is the high quality training and support this business offers. Appreciating that delegates are often training for a career change and that the training represents their future livelihood, this business calls upon some of the best trainers in the country - a highly experienced and skilled team, some of whom were involved in developing the course at the outset. Not surprisingly pass rates are very high with over 90%+ successfully completing the City & Guilds on-line test.

This is an excellent business with a very good reputation, fast growth and good cash flows. The only training company offering a coure such as this in the UK, it has a clear product differentiation in the marketplace. With HIP’s about to be introduced into the commercial property sector in the Autumn of 2008 and generating further demand for training in this sector, this business is ideally placed to take advantage of this growth. As such it represents an excellent acquisition opportunity for an existing training company looking to acquire a City and Guilds accredited Centre of Excellence and move into another area of training or a freelance trainer looking for a specific training product.

Property information

Property:

Freehold

Location:

All training to date has been undertaken at the business’s own facilities close to one of the major commercial centres in Surrey, however it will be very easily relocated.

Other information

Competition / Market:

This business was established following very effective advertising in the national press and on national radio, particularly aimed at Asian media. By far the most effective form of marketing however this business enjoys is strong word of mouth recommendation from delegates completing the training successfully as well as referrals from City & Guilds. The business also has a very well designed and informative website that performs very well in all major search engines for all appropriate search topics.

Support & training:

The owners will provide full business familiarisation, training and handover to ensure a smooth transfer of the business to new Owners.

Reasons for selling:

Having ‘proven the formula’ of this business the current Owners wish to pursue other business interests