Business for Sale Overview:
Originally run from home – moving to its current site nearly twenty years ago, this business, family run in the early days, has grown to become the best garden machinery specialist in the Hampshire area offering a wide range of new and used machines for sale as well as a full servicing, repair and maintenance service.
Ideally located, on a large site shared with a garden centre and an aquatics retailer – with all the businesses combining to generate significant shared footfall, this business deals in the full range of garden machinery. For a rotavator, scarifier, ride-on mower, lawn mower, garden blow vac, shredder, hedge cutter, strimmer or chain saw as well as a quad bike, buggy and even tractor accessories, with all the major manufacturers represented including Mountfield, Lawnflight, John Deere, Hayter, Honda and Stihl – new or used, for any kind of domestic or light commercial machinery for use in the garden, this is the only place to visit.
The service, maintenance and repair facilities this business offers are equally impressive. Efficient, skilled and highly experienced technicians are on hand, with a good supply of spares available in the well equipped workshop to carry out annual services, routine maintenance and repairs and provide full back up for the equipment purchased from the outlet. Turnover is split almost equally between service, repair and maintenance and sales with the vast majority of customers private individuals augmented with some commercial work from professional gardeners in the private sector as well as organizations like the National Trust and public sector bodies including local schools, colleges and hospitals.
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Property Features and Assets:
This business operates from very well suited premises on an extensive site with ample car parking, shared with a well known garden centre and aquatics business.
The premises are slightly less than 6,000 feet overall including the retail area and workshop facilities with an additional mezzanine floor used for storage of spares.
The site was acquired on a 125 year lease approximately seven years ago and was recently conservatively valued in the region of £295,000. Ground rent is currently £650 per annum with annual Rates of approximately £10,800 per annum.
An area of approximately two acres to the rear of the premises is available for expansion, subject to negotiation, term and rent to be agreed.
Market Competition and Expansion:
Established for almost twenty five years – and on its current site for the past fifteen years, this business has little need of heavy investment in marketing and advertising.
What advertising the business undertakes is limited to entries in the local edition of the Yellow Pages and display advertising in local community press including local village and parish magazines.
The business also has a very well designed, informative and easy to navigate website which performs very well in all the major search engines for all appropriate search terms. By far the most effective form of marketing for the business however is the strong word of mouth recommendation the business enjoys testimony to the high levels of customer service, its range of product and the high quality of service and repair the business offers.
The business offers 0% finance on certain machinery purchases subject to status with instant decisions available over the phone. The business also operates an informal ‘never knowingly undersold’ pricing policy.
Reason for Selling:
The time is right to pass the business on.
Additional Details:
- The property is leased.
- The owner is willing to train/assist the new owner.
- This is not a homebased business opportunity.
- This is not a franchise resale opportunity.
- This is not a distressed business or bankruptcy situation.
Contact the Seller:
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