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Engineering Businesses for Sale
 - July 2008

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Aeronautical Parts business for sale in UK
Leading stockholder and supplier of aluminium and steel parts to the aircraft industry. Profits £700k.
T/o: £4m
[more]Ref: 607370

Aluminum & Fiberglass Body Parts business for sale in Essex
A specialist precision engineering and manufacturing company, producing body parts both aluminum and fiberglass to the bus industry. Clients include East London Bus Company, Arriva and First London Buses. Established in 2005. Ensures realistic lead times, making customer’s parts quickly, accurately, and affordably without compromising on quality.
T/o: £1m
Asking Price: £900k
[more]Ref: 608160

Building Contractor, Civil Engineering & Plant Hire business for sale in UK
Well established. Large yard and office buildings. GP £192k. Adjusted net £380k.
T/o: £3.35m
[more]Ref: 607331

Civil Engineering business for sale in South West
Work in progress across the UK specialist sector. Microtunnelling, pipe jacking (including shafts) and machine technology. Client bank includes UK's major companies. Ideal bolt-on business for UK or international construction group. Leasehold premises. Offers invited.
T/o: £5m
[more]Ref: 608956

Civil Engineering business for sale in East Midlands
Excellent reputation. Long established client base. Adj. NP £390k. Offers invited.
T/o: £6m
[more]Ref: 608728

Civil Engineering & Highway Surfacing business for sale in South East
Established in 1999, the company has grown rapidly in both turnover and reputation. The organisation is now recognized as a premier surfacing contractor, specializing in surface laying and reinstating. Offers invited. Net profits of £500k+. Excellent growth potential. Lack of serious competition. Strong demand for increased workload. Offers invited.
T/o: £3.3m
[more]Ref: 607183

Civil Engineering & Plant Sales business for sale in North West
Established blue-chip client base. Growth opportunity. Optional freehold to rent or buy. Adj. NP £600k+.
T/o: £3m
Asking Price: £2.5m
[more]Ref: 596303

Component Remanufacture business for sale in South East
Long-established engineering business. Remanufactures and sells consumable electromechanical components to UK customers in the transport and commercial sectors. It serves a true niche market and most of its business is repeat. It has been turned around from losses to modest profits on a turnover of £2.2m. There are opportunities to increase profits by extending sales into new markets. Asking price is for 100% of the shares.
T/o: £2.2m
Asking Price: £500k
[more]Ref: 608827

Construction & Rail Infrastructure business for sale in South East
Specialist M & E service provider to rail infrastructure in Home Counties. Experienced and reliable staff trained to high standards. Accredited and complies to H & S requirements.
T/o: £8m
[more]Ref: 608052

Design & Fabrication business for sale in South Wales
Highly regarded, versatile engineering business. Impressive client base. Significant order book. Highly skilled workforce. Strong T/o and profit growth. 12,000 sq. ft. workshops. Leasehold or freehold. GP £300k, Adj. Net £185k. Price on application. Property guide price £750k
T/o: £850k
[more]Ref: 608966

Drive & power Electronic Engineering business for sale in Midlands
Supplying water authorities and blue-chip commercial and industrial clients nationwide. Maintenance, repair and installation. Strong ongoing management. Profitable.
T/o: £1.5m
[more]Ref: 608926

Drive & Power Electronic Engineering business for sale in Midlands
Supplying water authorities and blue-chip commercial and industrial clients nationwide. Maintenance, repair and installation. Strong ongoing management. Profitable.
T/o: £1.5m
[more]Ref: 597343

Electrical Engineering business for sale in West Yorkshire
For the past 14 years this business has steadily built up its customer base to its current enviable position, having now obtained a reputation with some of the world's best-known companies for the quality of work and customer satisfaction. The business is proud to offer a turnkey solution for any problems that might arise in the electrical engineering field. The company provide a breakdown and maintenance service for a variety of different industries.
T/o: Not Specified
Asking Price: £450k
[more]Ref: 604611

Engineering business for sale in Dorset
Established in 1976 and has remained consistently busy ever since, outperforming and outlasting many of its competitors. It specialises in providing engineering services to the retail motor industry, the armed forces and defence logistics organisations. It carries out all forms of repair and refurbishment work, from cylinder head work, rebores, crank regrinds, pressure testing, and crack testing to complete engine overhauls. It also holds the agencies for two key engine re-manufacturers.
T/o: £525k
Asking Price: £495k
[more]Ref: 601486

Engineering & Fabrication business for sale in UK
Established 1975. Highly reputable. Diverse client base, skilled workforce. Scope to expand. Commercial unit circa 13,000 sq. ft. in a one acre site. Property £500,000. GP 136,265.
T/o: £600k
Asking Price: £0
[more]Ref: 607212

Engineering Components business for sale in UK
Established 23+ years, with well-established client base. Flexible work practices. Experienced and skilled workforce. Forecast increase in turnover and profit for YE 31.03.09. Flexible lease option. GP 80.2%; NP 35% (£214k) Y/E 31.03.08. Offers invited.
T/o: £597.998k
[more]Ref: 604473

Fabrication business for sale in Midlands
Broad spread of customers. Small labour force. Owner retiring. GP 60%, profits c. £150k.
T/o: Not Specified
[more]Ref: 604496

Fabricator of Steel Structures business for sale in UK
The business fabricates steel structures, steel pipe and manufactured fittings for the oil, petrochemical, gas sectors. Blue-chip client base. Three sites in south Yorkshire and Derbyshire. Two are freehold, of which one site is newly fitted. High quality engineering and product offering.
T/o: £10m
[more]Ref: 608712

Forestry & Abricultural Machinery business for sale in UK
Established client base. Scope to develop hire sales. Good bolt-on opportunity. Offers invited.
T/o: £500k
[more]Ref: 607716

General Engineering business for sale in South
Well-established. Privately owned company. Trading for over 30 years. Covering a wide range of stainless steel products by the processing, manufacture, production and fabrication of sheet metal. Security products also produced. Profits £200k plus gross.
T/o: £600k
[more]Ref: 601416

General Engineering business for sale in Yorkshire and the Humber
Well established general engineering company providing quality general engineering, machining and welding services to multinational and private companies. The business has a strong reputation for quality of service with its diverse customer base. There are excellent and immediate opportunities to develop sales in a number of areas. EBIT of £400k.
T/o: £975k
[more]Ref: 607837

General Engineering and Fabrication business for sale in
GP £266,000 Adj Net £177,000 Established since the 1920's Very well regarded family business Superbly equipped, versatile Broad client base, highly experienced staff L/hold waterfront workshops, stores, yard Rent £20,000pax
T/o: Not Specified
[more]Ref: 609101

Groundworks business for sale in South East
Groundworks, demolition, aggregate and drainage service provider. Well established, highly regarded company providing services for domestic housing, commercial buildings, retail parks, schools and care homes. Strong balance sheet, no bank debt. GP excess of 40%. Large customer and order book. Substantial growth opportunities. Reason for sale: vendor wishes to emigrate but flexible with handover period.
T/o: Not Specified
[more]Ref: 608999

High End Joinery & Fabrication business for sale in South West
Growth potential. Blue-chip client base. Diversified product range. Well trained and skilled workforce. Represents 36.8% return on investment. Relocatable, or option to purchase freehold. Synergies for trade buyer with existing premises and overhead.
T/o: £550k
Asking Price: £295k
[more]Ref: 607840

Hydraulic Engineers business for sale in East Midlands
Design, manufacture and servicing of hydraulic systems, suppliers of components. Eight experienced personnel. Seeking sale after 20+ years trading due to retirement. Major growth option in servicing and component sale areas. Expected increase 30%. 4,000sq. ft. industrial unit. Annual rent £9,600.
T/o: £700k
Asking Price: £300k
[more]Ref: 607959

Hydraulic, Pneumatic Engineering & Sales business for sale in UK
This business was established in 1979 and offers a complete service relating to the design, engineering and sales of hydraulic and pneumatic products. The business has a clear focus on engineering excellence with knowledge and experience gained from supplying applications solutions and complete systems. Customers in defence, aerospace, quarrying, offshore and marine, water utilities, waste, civil construction, printing and electronics industries.
T/o: £2.75m
Asking Price: £1.1m
[more]Ref: 604571

Industrial Automation Systems business for sale in North West
A leading provider of industrial automation systems and packaging handling equipment. Offers electrical, mechanical and robotic solutions, PLCs and SCADA systems. High-quality comprehensive engineering resource packages (one-stop shop solutions).
T/o: £2.6m
[more]Ref: 608791

Industrial Doors business for sale in UK
Industrial, commercial door sales and repairs. Price includes stock, vehicles etc. Freehold property available by agreement (extra £100k).
T/o: £1m
Asking Price: £220k
[more]Ref: 607304

Machinists & Fabricators business for sale in Cleveland
Specialist subcontract machinists and fabricators. Excellent client base. Experienced workforce. Well equipped workshop. Substantial freehold property. Offers invited.
T/o: £1m
[more]Ref: 608004

Major Groundworks & Civils business for sale in UK
This company has a well-established blue-chip client base. Profitable. Owner retiring.
T/o: £3.5m
[more]Ref: 606445

Manufacturer & Distributor of Palisade, Mesh and Chain Link Fencing business for sale in Bridgend
Relocatable. Strong loyal client base in a variety of sectors, 54% exported to Ireland Company USP's; Uk manufacture, short lead times and flexibility; all of which exploit competitors weaknesses Ideal owner operator or bolt on business Scope to develop LEASEHOLD premises, 2 x industrial units, combined rent £10,500pa
T/o: Not Specified
Asking Price: £285k
[more]Ref: 607498

Marine Precision Engineering business for sale in East of England
Long-established precision engineering business, primarily involved in contract manufacturing of specialist marine components. Has strong relationships with key customers which include leading names in marine sector. Robust manufacturing systems delivering strong margins. Continuous growth over past five years.
T/o: £600k
[more]Ref: 607013

Materials Handling business for sale in UK
Mechanical engineering. Dynamic company. Blue-chip clientele. Portable operation. Low overheads. GP £1m. Adj. Net £470k. Offers invited.
T/o: £2.5m
[more]Ref: 608950

Mechanical Engineering Services business for sale in Yorkshire
Strong order book. Asking price £450k.
T/o: £2m
Asking Price: £450k
[more]Ref: 590115

Mechanical Handling Engineers & Steelwork business for sale in North West
Mechanical handling engineers and steelwork fabricators. Adj. Net £190k. Valuable repeat blue-chip client base. Offers invited.
T/o: £1.6m
[more]Ref: 608298

Metal Fabrication business for sale in North West
Patented promotional and advertising frames from most major European sporting events. Net £163k.
T/o: £465k
Asking Price: £330k
[more]Ref: 592366

Metal Fabrication business for sale in UK
M1/ A1 corridor. Established over 40 years. Broad client base. High level of client retention. Skilled workforce. Well equipped industrial premises, c.8,000 sq. ft. Business property guide price £450k. GP £328k.
T/o: £1.2m
Asking Price: £250k
[more]Ref: 607723

Metal Fabrication & Lifting Equipment business for sale in South East
Blue-chip clients. Very well established. Owner retiring. Adjusted Net £220k.
T/o: £600k
Asking Price: £475k
[more]Ref: 608960

Niche Engineering business for sale in Midlands
Own retail products. Order book £1m+. 11,000 sq. ft. factory if required. CAD design software linked to N-C machining centres.
T/o: £1m
[more]Ref: 607970

Piling Shutters business for sale in North East
Clients UK wide. Low overheads. All labour sub contracted. Business relocatable.
T/o: £880k
Asking Price: £800k
[more]Ref: 608709

Plumbing Supplies/Gas Boilers/Central Heating Supply business for sale in Hertfordshire
Having originally served his time as a heating and ventilation apprentice for the major gas supplier in the UK, the owners established this business in 1970. This business has grown steadily, generating turnover of over £257k for the most recent year for which figures are available.
T/o: Not Specified
Asking Price: £825k
[more]Ref: 608036

Possession Management, Track safety & Training business for sale in Northern England
Major provider of possession management, track safety and training services to the UK railway sector, with a reputation for quality products and services and genuine innovation. All the necessary accreditations and link up approvals (required by network rail). Customers and markets include railway infrastructure controllers, railway maintenance, renewals contracts and sub contractors, railway specialist engineering consultants and suppliers, railway facility operators and train operating companies.
T/o: £1.6m
[more]Ref: 608296

Power Conversion Systems with Global Reach business for sale in Buckinghamshire
Niche market specialist in power conversion electronics, supplying secure power products and UPS systems (uninterruptible power supply systems) for use with critical duty equipment in a wide range of applications including military and civil avionics, power generation and distribution, rail transportation and plasma physics. Impressive list of potential opportunities for expansion across many sectors in different regions of the world. Relocatable.
T/o: Not Specified
Asking Price: £300k
[more]Ref: 608428

Precision & Bespoke Engineering business for sale in Teeside, Durham
This family business was established in 1976 by the owner and is now regarded as an excellent, bespoke precision engineering company.The business specialises in offering their customers a full turnkey solution to their problems by working round the clock to provide a service which is hard to beat.
T/o: £709k
Asking Price: £675k
[more]Ref: 608612

Precision Engineering business for sale in Hampshire
Well-established with diverse client base. Quality plant list. GP £694k. Adj. NP £243k.
T/o: £2.1m
Asking Price: £1.4m
[more]Ref: 597738

Precision Engineering business for sale in North
Based in the North of England in close proximity to major clients and road links. Established 30+ years. Genuine retirement sale. Offers a design, manufacturing and installation service in all steels, ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Extensive experience within the food, soft drink, brewing and textile industries. Well-established blue-chip client base and excellent industry reputation. Retainable strong management team and highly skilled workforce. Adj. operating profit of £375k for financial YE 2007. Significant opportunity to exploit and develop the business further.
T/o: £1.6m
[more]Ref: 604689

Precision Engineering business for sale in South West
Equipped with latest CNC lathes and milling machines. Mainly subcontract work. Experienced works manager and six staff. Owner wishes to retire. Profits last year £200k.
T/o: £500k
[more]Ref: 605694

Precision Engineering & Injection Moulding business for sale in Northern Home Counties
Established 30 years. BSI ISO 2001 accredited. Design and manufacture of a range of precision moulds and press tools. Leading manufacturer.
T/o: £1.4m
[more]Ref: 608885

Precision Engineering & Machining business for sale in UK
Bespoke product design and engineering/machining for Plc and blue-chip client base in various sectors. Ability to work with most materials. Well established. NW based. Senior Management team in place. Excellent reputation for quality and service.
T/o: £3m
[more]Ref: 607539

Precision Machining business for sale in Barnoldswick
CNC machine shop working for Rolls Royce aero engines, MOD, Toyota motor vehicles, General commercial work, and the medical sector. ISO 9001 2000 approval in place. Machine shop consists of nine CNC machines and five manual machines. Also two buildings, first building 3600 sq. ft. and 800 sq. ft. office space on mezzanine. Second building 2550 sq. ft. Building one new building as of March 2003 building 2 new building as of October 2005.
T/o: Not Specified
Asking Price: £795k
[more]Ref: 607690

Precision Machining business for sale in Kent
Eleven CNC Lathes/Machining centres. 30 manual machines. Full inspection facilities. Full order book, aprox 25 regular customers.Ten skilled employees. Sale due to retirement.
T/o: £650k
Asking Price: £325k
[more]Ref: 608602

Precision Machining & Fabrication business for sale in Midlands
Highly regarded engineering company. Specialists in precision machining and fabrication. 80% repeat business and real growth potential. Expertise across all areas of the business and a skilled, capable team with exceptionally low staff turnover. Positioned at the top end of the market producing quality work on time. Success achieved using very little proactive sales or marketing input but focused on customer relationships, flexibility and value added services together with a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art machinery and technology.
T/o: £4.8m
[more]Ref: 607381

Precision Subcontracting Engineering business for sale in UK
Successful and profitable subcontract engineering business, based in the South East of England. The company carries out a full range of work from components for high speed counting machines, x-ray equipment, high speed centrifuge machines and manufactured parts for Formula One racing teams. Sales revenue: £1m - 5m. Net profit: £500k - £2.5m. Freehold. Relocatable.
T/o: Not Specified
Asking Price: £1m
[more]Ref: 607346

Precision Tool Makers & Engineers business for sale in North West
Established client base, ISO accredited. Adj. Net £200k. Offers invited.
T/o: Not Specified
[more]Ref: 607655

Prototypes & CNC business for sale in Redditch
The business specialises in machining, CNC, tests, prototypes and sample making for aerospace, nuclear industry, universities, MOD and other customers. Using a wide variety of materials including metals, plastics, titanium, niminic. Sale includes commercial property valued at £325k.
T/o: Not Specified
Asking Price: £1.275m
[more]Ref: 608836

Sheet Metal & Powder Coating business for sale in South West
Established 1989. Scope to increase powder coating. 4,800 sq. ft. Total facility capacity. One freehold and two long leasehold properties. Offers invited.
T/o: £500k
[more]Ref: 608128

Shipboard/Marine Maintenance & Fabrication business for sale in North East
Unique blue-chip client base. Sought after trading position. Highly skilled workforce. Adj. Net £110k.
T/o: £700k
[more]Ref: 608942

Specialist Sector Steel Fabrications business for sale in Yorkshire
Established core client base. Optional freehold workshops for sale or rent. Adj. Net £430k. Bids invited.
T/o: £986k
[more]Ref: 608565

Specialist Stainless Steel Fabrication business for sale in Lincolnshire
Blue chip-client base. Ongoing contracts. Excellent bolt-on proposition. Lock-up, Rent £7,800. GP £284k. Adj. Net £145k. Offers invited.
T/o: £915.822k
[more]Ref: 608937

Springs & Pressings business for sale in Redditch
Significant springs and pressings business. Owners seeking retirement. This business has a long established track record and is profitable. Turnover for the current year will exceed £5m with EBITDA at around £270k-£300k with opportunities for increased profitability, particularly if acquired by a comparable business. Property is available if required by separate negotiation.
T/o: £5m
[more]Ref: 608857

Tooling Distributor business for sale in South East
Engineering and cutting tool distributor with a strong customer base. The business has an excellent reputation with great potential for further growth.
T/o: £1m
[more]Ref: 607826

Welding Fabrication business for sale in Scotland
Established 1997. Prestigious clientele. Highly skilled workforce. Significant scope for additional value added services. GP £325k.
T/o: £753.808k
[more]Ref: 608127

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