Business for sale

Business description

This business set up some 30 years ago has been owned by the current vendors since 2001. In that time the business has established itself as a fully approved and accredited bodyshop and repair centre for cars and light commercial vehicles with an enviable reputation for quality and service. Because of this the business enjoys very high levels of referrals and repeat business with many of its commercial clients having been with the business for a considerable period of time. It has a wide and varied client base and caters for both the trade(insurance companies, private companies with fleets to maintain etc) and retail market. (Trade acounts for some 80% of sales, retail/public circa 20%).

Such is the quality of both the work and service levels this business provides it has become the repairer of choice for several of the major insurance companies for this region of the country. The business receives regular customer satisfaction reports from its clients and has won several awards for its outstanding performance in this area. It is actually the number one ranked company for one such national motor insurance company.

The staff are fully conversant with the latest bodyshop and refinishing techniques and the business is compliant with all necessary health and safety regulations and codes of practice. Because of this and the fact the business has a comprehensive infrastructure in place the company is able to repair most manufacturer’s cars.

Equipment:

A comprehensive asset register is available upon request. This includes the following items

• 3 Spray Booths
• Paint store and mixing room
• 3 Lifts
• Large commercial compressors
• Heaters
• Jigs
• Specialist tools and equipment
• Preparation and refinishing equipment

The business utilises the industry recognised Audatex estimating package which is used by the major insurance companies. This enables the business to have a direct link with their insurance clients. This greatly improves communication, speed of response, productivity and ultimately profitability. The company also has the AutoQuote Accounting package which is fully integrated with the Autotex system which ensures the business enjoys good cashflow.