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Print & Design Shop specialising in Garments, Bespoke Mugs, T Shirts, Jigsaws & general office produ

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Print & Design Shop specialising in Garments, Bespoke Mugs, T Shirts, Jigsaws & general office products


Ref.CA028

Location South Wales

Asking Price £80,000

Confidential offered for sale


Finance available to buy this business subject to status. All regulated business is passed to independent financial advisors who are regulated by the FSA
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Asking price includes:
Long established and profitable business with excellent repeat business
Diverse product range including traditional printing and copying
Onsite heat pressing onto Garments, Bespoke Mugs,
T Shirts and Jigsaws and general office products
Loyal, experienced and long serving staff
Fantastic opportunity to grow further
All fixtures, fittings and equipment
Sales of circa £110,000 per annum
Complete turnkey operation
Training and handover
Excellent reputation
Low overheads
Goodwill
Leasehold

Business profile:

Established in 1998 this family owned business specialise in a wide range of promotional products including but not limit to garments, mugs and jigsaws with photographs, messages and logo’s of the clients choice
It also specializes in specialises in the print and supply of stationery and photocopying to both retail and corporate clients.
With the capabilities of its litho and thermographic machines this business can offer customers a diverse portfolio including letterheads, compliment slips, business cards, invitation cards, NCR sets and pads. This business can work with clients from the very beginning of a print project - from typesetting and the production of initial artwork and the supply of proofs for approval right through to the delivery of the finished print. Customers can phone, fax or e-mail their order with swift delivery by parcel carrier to any address in the United Kingdom.

Key Strengths:
This business is both well established and very well known, being ideally situated in a busy major shopping precinct. It has a broad range of customers from passing retail traffic, small business’s, right through the local government offices. The staff are very experienced, loyal and give an excellent level of customer care. The business offers a first class service and is well deserving of its reputation for the supply of a quality product at a competitive price, its production expertise and its friendly and personal service.

Key Opportunities:
This concern has a large potential for significant growth in turnover and profitability. The town is completely ringed by industrial estates with business’s varying from sole traders to those employing in excess of two hundred people. There has been no structured sales and marketing activity to promote its services and the business does not currently enjoy the benefits of a web site.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an existing business to add a profitable retail unit to its portfolio or equally for a sole trader or partnership to take advantage of a real commercial opportunity.

Technology:
All of the plant and equipment is well maintained. This includes:
Digital Photo maker
Apple Mackinthos personal computer used for art design and suitability for graphics programs plus personal computer for windows programes
2X Photocopiers
Plotter
Guillotine
Stock of Garments .
Premises:
The business is currently run from leasehold premises, which have an annual rent of £11,000. The lease is for a five-year period with two and a half years left to run. The shop is a corner unit and is surrounded by the major high street banks and most national retailers. Free local parking ensures a massive monthly footfall in excess of 1.3m people.
Advertising and Marketing:

A large percentage of new clients derive from recommendations, the business regards existing clients as their best advertisers and has maintained an impressive base of satisfied repeat customers while continuing to attract new referrals.

The business for sale could benefit from strong, successful Internet marketing. A professionally designed website could generate a large amount of interest and have excellent potential to increase turnover in the future.

The business has surpassed growth expectations bearing testimony to the excellent reputation the business has earned since inception.
Financial profile:
Employees:
There are two existing members of staff who work a shift rota between themselves
Support and Training:

Full business familiarisation, training and handover will be provided by the owner, it is considered that this will be a relatively simple event due to the foresight of the sale and the appropriate measures made to ensure the continued success of the business.
Reason for Sale:

Our client is extremely busy and lacks the time to market the business to its full potential; he wishes to devote more time to his other interests.
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