Tube Manipulation and Metal Fabrication Business For Sale North West England

We are delighted to present to the market this long-established and highly regarded tube manipulation and metal fabrication business, located in the North West of England.

Established in 2005, the business has developed an excellent reputation for quality, reliability, technical expertise and competitiveness within the metal fabrication sector. The company specialises in bespoke manipulated and fabricated pipework, supporting a wide range of commercial, industrial and automotive-related applications.

The business is ISO 9001:2015 accredited and operates from an established UK manufacturing facility, with a skilled team and a range of modern tube bending and metal fabrication equipment.

Services include tube laser cutting, CNC mandrel bending, tube manipulation, tube beading, flat plate metal forming, welding, metal fabrication, tube expansion and reduction, product development and reverse engineering. The company is well placed to support both bespoke one-off projects and repeat production requirements.

The business supplies a range of commercial and industrial customers, with particular experience supporting customers connected to engineering, commercial vehicle manufacturing and OEM supply chains.

This is a confidential sale and further details, including the business name, exact location, financial information and customer profile, will only be released to seriously interested parties following completion of a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

Product Range

The business manufactures and supplies a wide range of specialist fabricated and manipulated pipework products, including:

• Fabricated pipework
• Mandrel bends
• Exhaust pipes and associated systems
• Engine water pipes
• Charge air cooler pipes
• Clamps and brackets
• Flexible tubes
• Handrails
• Hoop barriers
• Tubular framework
• Street furniture
• Bespoke tubes, pipes and associated fabricated components

The company can manufacture to customer drawings, templates or physical samples, with product development and reverse engineering capability supporting both new and existing customer requirements.

In addition to its established commercial customer base, the business benefits from an online sales channel supplying tubular bends, pipe parts and associated accessories.

This provides an additional route to market and offers further potential for growth through improved digital marketing, product range expansion and increased online visibility.

The business is now being offered for sale to allow the shareholders to pursue other interests.

There is significant scope for a purchaser to further develop the business through a more proactive sales and marketing strategy, wider sector penetration and further development of existing customer relationships.

A trade purchaser may also benefit from integrating the business into an existing engineering, fabrication or manufacturing operation, allowing them to increase capacity, expand its service offering and cross-sell into an existing customer base.

Further growth opportunities may include increasing online sales, expanding the product range, targeting additional OEM and commercial vehicle supply opportunities and promoting the company’s specialist fabrication and tube manipulation capabilities to a wider market.

The Opportunity

This opportunity would ideally suit:

• An existing engineering or fabrication company seeking expansion
• A manufacturer looking to acquire specialist tube manipulation capability
• A trade buyer operating within commercial vehicle, industrial or OEM supply chains
• An owner-operator with engineering experience
• A purchaser seeking an established manufacturing business with growth potential

Further financial information is available to seriously interested parties following completion of a Non-Disclosure Agreement and confirmation of acquisition capability.

The business is being offered for sale as a limited company share sale at an asking price of £350,000 plus stock and work in progress.

This is a confidential sale. Staff, customers, suppliers and the business premises must not be approached directly.

Further information will only be provided to approved parties following completion of our confidentiality process.

Summary

• Established in 2005
• ISO 9001:2015 accredited
• Specialist UK manufacturer of bespoke manipulated and fabricated pipework
• Strong reputation for quality, reliability and technical knowledge
• CNC mandrel bending capability
• Tube manipulation, tube beading, welding, fabrication and product development services
• Ability to manufacture bespoke one-off work and repeat production orders
• Established customer base with repeat trade
• Online sales channel for tubular bends, pipe parts and accessories
• Well-positioned within commercial, industrial and automotive-related sectors
• Ideal bolt-on acquisition for an existing engineering or manufacturing company
• Scope for growth through increased sales, marketing and wider sector penetration