Business Summary:
Vehicle Repairs and Recovery Primarily for the Police Force
Ref.AL184
Location South Northumberland
Asking Price £ 150,000
This is a great opportunity to acquire a well established business which specialises in the recovery and repair of vehicles primarily for the Northumbria Police Force with a contract in place until 2013. They are insurance approved and recover, repair, service and MOT vehicles for the local community including work for the local County Council plus other local garages and fleet owners. The company, as well as their main business, sells a small amount of quality second hand vans and trucks to the local tradesmen.
They operate from an excellent location close by to a busy town centre in Northumberland and within easy access of the busy A1 main trunk road. There is a well equipped garage with MOT station, body jigs and paint spraying booth plus a secure car park and yard for overnight storage of vehicles. There are two recovery vehicles on call twenty four hours a day every day of the year and the company are members of the VRBA, ISO 9001 accredited plus PAS 43 which allows them to work on the roadside offering assistance and recovery to all types of vehicles including commercials.
The company employs a small team of fully qualified mechanics, panel beaters and paint sprayers and has a good local name and reputation with regular all year round business. This would be an excellent business opportunity for someone to acquire with contracts in place, continual work in progress and a skilled workforce. An early viewing of this company is recommended.
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| Number of Employees:
07FT/01PT |
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| Facilities / Terms of Lease:
The business runs from a circa 4,500 square feet garage, forecourt and office within circa 5 minutes from the local town centre. There is a reception area, a body shop, paint shop, MOT bay, garage workshop and a large yard for storage, all of which is protected by steel gates security fencing and lighting at night. The owner is prepared to negotiate with prospective buyers on a lease term and rates. |
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| Potential
Growth/Expansion:
The company applies for their contract with the Northumbria police every four years. There is every reason to expect that the contract will renewed as the company have worked hard to achieve all of their accreditations and are monitored regularly to see that their service proposition is up to the required standard.
New owners can take advantage of the solid foundations that this business has been built on. The vendor has invested heavily in both equipment and staff training to ensure that their work is of the highest standard.
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| Owner
willing to train:
The owner would be happy to help with a smooth transfer of the business in any way possible. |
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| Reason for selling:
The vendor has worked all of his life building up the business to its current position. He would now after a good number of happy years like to pursue another avenue in life. |
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Seller Reference Number: AL184
BusinessMart.com Listing Number: 112830 |
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