this highly regarded business was founded in 1967 and has grown since the current vendor acquired it in 1999, to become a significant enterprise with an international reputation among its blue chip customers predominantly in the food industry, for the quality of its products and service, honesty and reliability. This business offers many advantages to customers, allowing a strong relationship to build up which improves product quality at all stages in the development and production process a commitment which has lead to consistent long term trading relationships. The business offers a comprehensive range of high quality engineered pallet wrapping products covering every level of technical requirement and quality demand appropriate to their end use and market, many with uniquely designed features and it is this business’s ability to operate in such detailed ways in determined volumes that creates a clear difference between this business and competitors meeting the customer’s needs for cost, productivity, delivery and quality. The business operates from a prime location in middlesex and has invested significantly in state of the art technology and implemented it to maintain the careful balance between cost and quality, providing exceptional value for money and combining ease of delivery through exclusive outsourced manufacturing in asia, to the customer with maintained manufactured integrity. The business has the technical and manufacturing capacity to increase production within current operations. For 40 years, the business has offered customers a comprehensive range of precision engineered pallet wrapping products and has a loyal and long term international customer base, some of whom have relations with the business extending as far back as the first days of trading. In short the business offers a new owner: an outstanding international reputation for quality and reliability highly trained, long-serving staff, with excellent product and technical knowledge 40 years experience in the end-of-line packaging industry technical expertise and packaging solutions to meet individual requirements price competitive offering with room to increase margins high quality, robust and reliable machines, supported by a comprehensive stock of parts the business is further supported by exemplary relations with key suppliers who have helped to ensure that production is never compromised and that customers are never let down. This commitment to supply chain relationships has underpinned this business’s abilities in product quality and sustained business growth. With the benefit of comprehensive facilities, the highest possible quality through key business areas has been maintained and conforms to british standards where appropriate and to stringent strength and test standards. The business has also maintained significant control over costs in an increasingly competitive and demanding market. The ability of this business to grow and sustain its profitability is due in no small part, to the business’s strong commitment to investment in people and technology, significant in maintaining the profitability of the business and its current position as it is poised to exploit expected and significant new growth in turnover. Customer service the business manages many customers globally and has the systems, processes and people to ensure that both productivity and customers’ orders are satisfied. The most important aspects of customer management and satisfaction considered by the business is honesty from which comes customer confidence and delivery turnaround times, which combined are responsible for the business retaining many customers and the reputation for which has led to the acquisition of new customers. The business benefits from long standing membership of the processing & packaging machinery association. The ppma is the uk's national trade association for suppliers of processing and packaging machinery. The membership comprises over 350 uk member companies representing in excess of 1000 worldwide manufacturers. Key strengths the business is an autonomous organisation where the business owner has, over time developed and nurtured a reputation and team capable of overseeing business operations effectively, reducing the need for constant input from the vendors. This has resulted in customer relations founded on a history of trading satisfaction and not contingent upon the continuing presence of the vendors. The business is well established and profitable, with a strong, large and growing customer base. The business retains a high level of repeat business, particularly among a number of customers returning on a regular basis. The company has earned an outstanding reputation for its value for money, honesty, service, reliability, efficient orders and deliveries, excellent quality work, ability to deliver multiple products, cost control and highly skilled, experienced staff. All of which is driven by the strong culture of innovation and commitment to people, technology and exclusive manufacturing arrangements, within the business. Growth and expansion this industry sector has been though very hard competitive times and has emerged as one of the tried tested and robust survivors and now the current market for this business is still competitive but growing and is forecast in the near and longer term for significant growth. The business is well positioned to take maximum advantage of this growth as it occurs. Business operations are not at maximum capacity and there remains considerable scope for an increase in production, turnover and profit simply by gearing operations in line with current market demand. The business is constantly innovating and new product revenue streams can be developed into significant contributors to turnover. Added to this the business has determined new opportunities for sales in emerging eastern european countries which are showing early signs of growth. Key opportunities this is an outstanding opportunity to build on the existing products, services and customer base of this business. With a strong demand for products combined with a capacity to increase turnover, a new owner contributing fresh ideas will have every advantage of building on an excellent platform. This business maintains an extensive base of satisfied customers, who appreciate the company’s superior products and service. There are many excellent avenues for growth, especially with new products, geographic coverage, operations capacity and market forecasts which are showing early trends for significant growth and development. Technology suitable administrative and specific technical systems have been set up to provide the technology required for a modern and efficient business. Advertising and marketing the business has used only limited advertising in the past but has found greatest success through word of mouth recommendation where a significant number of orders and enquiries are taken. This activity has been intermittently supported by direct marketing of brochures to potential and existing customers, highlighting new and existing products. The company has an attractive and comprehensive website, there is expectation that turnover and profits will continue to increase through development of this medium, as it consolidates even further the business’s reputation internationally and opens the business to further direct sales.
