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BUSINESS REFERENCE : EB030 / RightBiz LANDSCAPING & GROUNDS MAINTENANCE COMPANY | | | | | | Landscaping & Grounds Maintenance Company Domestic and Commercial Confidentially offered for sale Ref No:EB030 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside Asking price: £75,000 | | | BUSINESS LOCATION: | Undisclosed Merseyside UNITED KINGDOM | | BUSINESS SECTOR: | Services | | TRADE TYPE: | Home & Garden Services | | SALE: | Agent Sale | FREEHOLD: | £75000 | | | | | | | | | | | BUSINESS DETAILS: | Business Profile:
This well known landscaping business has been trading for some 12 years under the current owners stewardship and within that time has built up a superb reputation in the region for providing a complete and reliable high quality landscaping solution and grounds maintenance service to both the domestic and commercial market place within Merseyside.
Landscaping- The business has the ability and expertise to take on a wide range of projects ranging from commercial developments to the challenge of giving a new image to a private garden whether it be large or small. The business prides itself on being able to take a project through the design process and on to its physical implementation. The business is happy to work to pre-defined plans, ideas and requirements or alternatively they have the ability to create unique designs. With an extensive portfolio of garden designs including before and after shots, and a sound knowledge of the latest landscape trends the business always delivers an impressive and desirable solution. Services the business offers include
• Water features
• Decking
• Planting
• Walling
• Natural stone Paving
• Lawns
• Fencing
• Block Paving
• Flagging
• Conservatories
• Mini digger hire
• Stump grinding
• Tree work
Grounds Maintenance Service: The company offers a complete grounds maintenance service to suit a wide customer base with differing budget requirements. Services include
Lawn Maintenance:
General Amenity Grass
Cutting Banks
Grass Edges
Environmental Health:
Litter Clearance
Leaf Clearance
Weed Control
Beds & Shrubbery:
Hoeing and Digging
Tree Surgery
Edging
Weed Control
Pruning
Landscaping
Hedges:
Hedges Cutting
Equipment:
The business has a comprehensive range of plant and equipment including mowers, cutting machines(paving), two signwritten tipper transit vans with crew cabs, a trailer as you would expect from a well established business. All equipment is included within the sale price and has an estimated value of circa £20,000.
Customer Service:
The business offers a complete yet flexible service to suit particular customer needs and delivers a professional and reliable service. The team are fully trained in the field of horticulture and construction and all employees have gone through training to use all plant machinery. As part of this commitment the business carries public liability insurance which gives the client complete peace of mind and a fully backed guarantee This level of service is backed up with a very impressive client testimonial file that is available to view if so required.
Key Strengths:
The business is an approved contractor for Marshalls who are one of the largest manufacturers of landscaping materials and building products within the UK .As part of this it enjoys healthy referrals from the supplier not to mention preferential trading rates.
Because the business offers such a wide variety of services it has built up a wide and varied customer base that includes schools and colleges, factories, luxury apartments, restaurants, nursing homes, supermarkets, offices, hotels, local authorities and house builders.
The business enjoys a high number of referrals which is testament to the sterling reputation it enjoys in the markets it serves.
Growth and Expansion:
The business has enjoyed steady growth to date and this is expected to continue with the market for landscaping and ground maintenance strong. The business has a large and varied customer base and there is no reason why a new owner with new initiatives, sales and marketing campaigns and energy cannot continue this growth.
Key Opportunities:
At present the business provides all designs and drawing by hand. Investment in a CAD system would reap immediate returns in terms of productivity, speed of response etc. Further sales and marketing activity and database development to maximise current customer opportunities would also increase sales as would the development of tree surgery and felling services.
Employees:
The owner works full time in the business alongside three further landscapers, one of whom acts as a foreman. All staff have been with the company for several years and are loyal, suitably trained and able to multi-task. The three staff are technically self –employed but work on a full time basis for the company. The business also has additional sub contract personnel to call upon as required such as tree surgeons.
Advertising and Marketing:
The business advertises within Yellow Pages and also appears on the Marshalls website as an approved contractor. The business also has its own informative website and has occasionally carried out targeted mail shots it the past. A high proportion of the business's revenue has been due to its excellent reputation for quality and service and strong word of mouth recommendation. The vehicles are both professionally signwritten and staff wear company uniforms.
Premises:
The business operates from a modern secure industrial unit on a shared industrial estate in the city. The unit is predominantly for storage of the plant and as a base. The vendor owns the freehold (circa £70,000) and would consider all options be it providing a new owner with a lease if they so required or to sell the business without the premises should a new owner not require them. They may even consider selling the freehold. Current price does NOT include freehold. The unit is 140 square metres on the ground floor with an additional 40 square metres of storage available on the mezzanine.
Business Hours:
0800-1700 `Monday to Friday.
There is no reason why a new owner could not extend these hours should they so wish.
Security:
The premises are very secure with full alarm, ram raid bar, roller shutter doors and a container inside the premises that stores the valuable plant and equipment.
Financial Information:
The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendor and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.
The business is financially stable, has excellent cash flow and has enjoyed strong and steady growth year on year. The turnover for the last financial year was £194,000 with a resultant gross profit of £76,000, Net Profit being £50,000. At time of writing 80% of turnover is from domestic clients, the remaining 20% being commercial. In the right hands with a new injection of energy and with improved sales and marketing facilities, the business could certainly expand its operation and increase both its sales and profitability on the back of an impressive and illustrious reputation in the region.
Reason for Sale:
The vendor is planning to emigrate.
Support and Training
The current owner will provide all necessary training and handover to allow continuity of trading | | | | | | FOR SALE | | | | | SELLER: | TURNER BUTLER | | CONTACT: | 01895 25 6000 | | REFERENCE: | EB030 / RightBiz | | ENQUIRIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
