Unique Engineering Business For Sale

Please quote reference B07217

Established in the late noughties, the company offered for sale is a designer, manufacturer and supplier of large-scale, fully-machined, road-going steam traction models. Occupying a unique space within the hobby kit market, the company supplies fully-machined parts, ready for assembly after de-burring, sanding and painting. Scales range from 1⁄6th scale (60kgs) to 1⁄2 scale (1.5t+). Boilers are supplied fully constructed, either silver soldered (brazed) throughout if made of copper or welded if made of steel; both types are hydraulically tested to twice working pressure.

Since the early 2010s, the company has occupied its own extensive manufacturing facility in the East Midlands, which comprises a large machining area, a boiler shop, a stores/packing area, and an assembly area for control models. With worldwide delivery, the company enjoys an extensive client base, with 1000s of national and international customers and an outstanding reputation for high-quality, expertly-designed products and attentive customer service. With brief appearances on BBC 1’s ‘The One Show’ and ‘Top Gear’, and attendance at trade shows, the company has gained excellent national brand exposure.

The company has a number of significant gains to offer the prospective purchaser, including:

• A market leader, with unique, award-winning kits that are designed according to the company’s own confidential design specifications;
• An impressive financial profile, with a turnover of £906,253 and an adjusted EBITDA of £211,019 in 2020;
• An order book worth £1.5 million;
• Ongoing monthly revenue from monthly kit instalment payments;
• An outstanding reputation for high-quality products, and a large digital footprint, with a dedicated online forum, an e-commerce platform, and a social media presence;
• An experienced team of staff, including CNC programmers, welders, machinists, a design engineer, packers and an office manager;
• Significant scope for growth, with opportunities to improve the company’s international market penetration, expand the company’s already extensive product range, and boost sales via a rejuvenated marketing strategy.

• A unique, award-winning engineering and manufacturing business;
• A unique offering within the hobby kit market, with no competitors;
• An impressive financial profile, with an annual turnover approaching £1 million;
• An order book worth circa £1.5 million;
• An international sales territory;
• An experienced team of staff;
• Significant scope for growth.

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Located in the East Midlands.