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this is an excellent opportunity to acquire a small, well run family business that provides a professional removals and storage service. They offer a full nationwide & international removal service including packing and worldwide shipping. The company has a state of the art storage facility, both short and long term, with currently circa 140 containers on site with room to house another 30 containers if required. Many of the containers are on re-occuring long term storage with a number having been used for over 5 years. Charges per container vary between £11 per week for domestic storage and £15 per week for commercial storage with accounts paid by standing company also has a palletised storage facility which allows storage of all shapes and sizes to be housed. Spare capacity varies from month to month in their clean, secure and fully monitored warehouse. The business is well located on the oustskirts of york with easy road and motorway access. They offer their clients a competitive service for both storage and removals, with friendly and efficient next day collection and delivery. This is an ideal business for someone who wants to work for themselves or a partnership who wish to expand a solid and well established business. The business is profitable, with low overheads and has potential for growth and expansion. Equipment: all of the vehicles and equipment are included in the sale of the business; • 7.5 ton mercedes truck • 3.5 ton trailer • fork lift truck • circa 140 wooden containers in very good condition • database of customers with short and long term storage (re-occurring income) customer service: the company offers their clients a full door to door collection, delivery and packing service with various sizes of cardboard boxes, bubble wrap and garment rail carriers, paying particular attention to clients identification details. All storage details are kept on the companies efficient computerised system allowing for instant delivery of goods with the minimum of fuss. Although they are a local company they have the facilities and expertise to arrange delivery throughout the world, dealing regularly with international shipping agents to ensure safe receipt of families treasured possessions. Key strengths: this is a small family concern with a good name and reputation and many years experience in the removal and storage industry. They will be happy to pass on this knowledge and their contacts to the new owners and are prepared to work alongside them for a negotiable period of time. Many of the containers are on long term rents, therefore ensuring an immediate income stream. All of the containers are paid for by advanced standing orders with the company having an excellent cash flow situation. Growth and expansion: both the storage and the removals have great potential for expansion. There is room for further expansion of the storage by putting another circa 30 containers within the current warehouse. Within the industrial park were the company is based there are spare units still for rent if the company wanted to expand this side of the business. As the housing market starts to pick up once again there will be a greater call for removals and the business is perfectly poised to advantage of this. At present the company is reliant on word of mouth recommendation for new business. They spend little on marketing apart from yellow pages and realise if they were to market the business locally they would reap the benefits.

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