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Business for sale in United Kingdom - Il017-freehold hydraulic engineering company design, manufacture & repair specifically for the offshore oil & gas industry-

Asking Price: 1,550,000 £ Real Estate: Ownership
Sales Revenue: 1,138,000 £
Net Profit: 306,000 £
Year Established: 1988
Employees: Not Disclosed
# of family members employed: Not Disclosed
Location criteria:
United Kingdom/City of London/North East

Business types:

Manufacturing

Business categories:

Other Manufacturing

Business description

This is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a hydraulic engineering company that has worked closely with the offshore oil & gas industry for over twenty two years. They offer a full turnkey solution for their customers and are the leaders and innovators in design, manufacture and repair of hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic systems. The customer database includes world renowned blue chip clients with over 95% of their business coming from these regular repeat customers. the company is registered iso 9001 2000 quality management system and previously held the equivalent bs5750 since 1992. There are three separate divisions within the company each of which is offered as part of the total sale.. the company is expert in redesigning all types of equipment for greatly improved reliability and performance, with allied reduced maintenance costs. The ability to deliver skills and accuracy for such demanding industries are a testament to the companies reputation as an innovator and supplier of the highest calibre. They have also developed and designed three unique hydraulic systems two of which have international patents in place and the other has a patent pending. the business runs from three factory units on an industrial estate in the north east of england. Two of these units are owned by the vendors of the business and the other unit which is adjoining was rented as the company expanded its operations in 2007. Within the factories there are specialist facilities including an explosion chamber with digital cameras, a hard chrome plating facility with a plating tank measuring 3 meters deep and 1 meter diameter, a full auto cad drafting facility plus in-house computer controlled design centre, a state of the art remote hydraulic testing area and in-house lifting capacity. this is a company that prides itself on being big enough to take on the larger contracts while maintaining a hands on approach, indicative of the highly motivated smaller company. this is a truly exceptional opportunity that has come about through retirement of both partners and ill health to one of them. The future is bright for this company with many projects in work at present and many more in the pipeline. One of the projects at present is an offshore trial for a new development, this is being carried out by one of the world s largest oil companies with the prospect of orders for another seven in the pipeline. Each one costs circa 30,000. the company is profitable with a highly skilled and competent management structure in place. The business runs smoothly with good cash flow and has continual work in progress. There is significant income to come from the world wide patents that are already in place and pending plus the daily repair and manufacture of customers own hydraulic systems. equipment: all of the specialist testing equipment, machinery and vehicles are included in the sale of the business. A full inventory is available to all genuinely interested parties including; two pick up trucks and a transit van, 5 x lathes, 3 x vertical drilling machines, 1 x milling machine, 1 x churchill grinder (12ft), 2 x welding bays, 1 x specialist testing facility, 2 x fork lift trucks, 3 x swing gibs, 2 x compressors, welding gear, computers, software plus other tools and equipment. customer service: working closely with the offshore oil and gas industry for many years has given the company particular insight into specific problems associated with rig gripper & skidding systems. In order to assist their customers with the problem of breakdowns to the rig gripper & skidding system at the critical time, which can cost up to $200,000 per day, the company have designed a universal gripper unit which they can hire out on a weekly basis whilst they repair their customers damaged unit. These units are designed as direct replacements for the majority of systems so they will simply fit into place without the need for modification. They keep replacements in stock and can rapidly assist when the customer needs it most. Customer service like this is invaluable to such an industry. key strengths: this is a highly technical and specialised company dealing with one of the most demanding and lucrative industries in the world. Every day that goes by without the offshore rig running costs the oil company circa $200,000. This is a business that has been developed to cater for the most demanding of customers and has an excellent understanding of their needs. They have the infrastructure in place including staff, facilities, knowledge, experience and accreditations to handle whatever is given to them to solve. Because of this the company is able to offer a full turnkey solution, a consistent high level of service and has built up an impressive reputation on the back of this. Many leading world wide clients have dealt with the company for years and it is testament to their abilities that circa 95% of their business comes from existing customers. the company has a very strong pipeline of future revenues from their existing clients and with an aggressive marketing campaign they can utilise their patented devices to secure future orders.

Additional information

Additional information: Not Disclosed
Support & training: The owners would be happy to help with a smooth transfer of the company in any way possible.
Reasons for selling: They are both reaching retirement age but one of the partners has ill health.
Financing available: Not Disclosed
Inventory / Stock value: Not Disclosed

Real Estate

Ownership: yes
Will owner sell real estate?: yes
Included in asking price?: yes
Value: 0 £
Location: There are three factory units, two of which are owned by the partners and the other is on a rental basis. The two owned properties are identical and are circa 3,000 square feet each in total. Each one has offices, workshop, ample parking outside and is fully secure with alarm system. Each property has been recently valued at £178,000. The owner are prepared to accept £350,000 for the two properties. The third property which adjoins the other part of the business is identical in size and make up. The rent and rates are circa £1,400 per month and the company has spent over £100,000 on the property including the installation of an explosion chamber with digital cameras used for testing.

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