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FREEHOLD GARAGE REPAIRS/BREAKDOWN RECOVERY & QUALITY USED AUTO SALES CENTRE IN KEIGHLEY
Keighley, West Yorkshire
Ref: 114827
Freehold £1,200,000 (Ltd Co sale)
Status
For Sale
Key Features
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Very long established Ltd Co offering wide range of premium quality services from spacious & well fitted industrial workshop & office premises in circa ONE ACRE with high volume of year-round regular & 'drive in' trade on busy town centre outskirts. Comes with extensive inventory of quality fixtures & fittings included & HUGE scope for extended hours & online marketing etc in excellent commercial location. Sensibly priced for genuine retirement sale after many successful years trading in same hands with viewing highly recommended REF 2164
Location
The subject property occupies an outstanding trading position among numerous other independent operators on the busy commercial outskirts of the vibrant and historic town of Keighley, which lies with excellent access to major road links (A629 and A650 etc.) and to the nearby city of Bradford (approximately 11 miles) in West Yorkshire.
Business Description
We are delighted to present this fantastic opportunity to acquire the valuable freehold rights to a thriving commercial proposition of uncommon size, quality and further potential, which we are confident you will agree represents genuine value.
This very well established and highly regarded limited company is currently primarily equipped to high industry specifications to undertake an excellent range of professional automotive solutions for most petrol and diesel, private and light commercial marques.
The company offers solutions including general auto mechanical repairs, maintenance, diagnostic, tyre, clutch, brake, exhaust and body welding services for a long-standing and still-expanding repeat and referral client base, ranging from private vehicle owners to small fleet operators drawn from throughout a wide surrounding catchment area, with a fast-response vehicle breakdown recovery service also available.
“David Moore (Haulage) Ltd” also conducts a highly complementary sales operation of a good selection of quality pre-owned vehicles and operates from premises of a size which would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with considerable scope for continued growth, not least with regard to possible expansion into other areas of the highly diverse motor services and retail market, possible investment in additional staff and to operating extended weekend hours in order to exploit the full potential technical and sales capacity of its facilities.
The business would also benefit greatly by adopting a far more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing services, particularly with reference to the possible introduction of online advertising, in order to improve upon the already impressive levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form more than thirty highly successful years ago by the current ‘hands on’ director, with the aid of an experienced and motivated team of five full-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would strongly urge any genuine interested parties to pursue the earliest possible enquiries.
This very well established and highly regarded limited company is currently primarily equipped to high industry specifications to undertake an excellent range of professional automotive solutions for most petrol and diesel, private and light commercial marques.
The company offers solutions including general auto mechanical repairs, maintenance, diagnostic, tyre, clutch, brake, exhaust and body welding services for a long-standing and still-expanding repeat and referral client base, ranging from private vehicle owners to small fleet operators drawn from throughout a wide surrounding catchment area, with a fast-response vehicle breakdown recovery service also available.
“David Moore (Haulage) Ltd” also conducts a highly complementary sales operation of a good selection of quality pre-owned vehicles and operates from premises of a size which would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with considerable scope for continued growth, not least with regard to possible expansion into other areas of the highly diverse motor services and retail market, possible investment in additional staff and to operating extended weekend hours in order to exploit the full potential technical and sales capacity of its facilities.
The business would also benefit greatly by adopting a far more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing services, particularly with reference to the possible introduction of online advertising, in order to improve upon the already impressive levels of turnover it has achieved since being established in its present form more than thirty highly successful years ago by the current ‘hands on’ director, with the aid of an experienced and motivated team of five full-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser, and we would strongly urge any genuine interested parties to pursue the earliest possible enquiries.
Property Description
Affording easy vehicle access by means of 2 x large, full-height, electrically-operated steel roller shutter doors and a separate, manually-operated sliding industrial door, these substantial and well maintained, single-storey freehold detached commercial premises provide outstanding and highly functional internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises the main, bright and spacious, open-plan garage workshop with concrete flooring, high ceiling, diffused fluorescent lighting throughout, tool storage racking, workbench area and inspection pit.
The workshop is equipped to high industry specifications with a full complement of well maintained, industry standard plant including 3 x vehicle ramps, a full range of tyre fitting and wheel balancing systems, welding kit and computerised diagnostic machine etc., all of which we understand is to be included in the sale price, along with a well maintained recovery vehicle, and further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.
Accessed by means of its own, separate and inviting glazed public entrance with steel security roller shutter, the premises also incorporate a bright, welcoming, fully furnished and equipped client reception and general administration office with seating for waiting customers, full complement of payment facilities and access through to a suite of 2 x fully furnished and equipped general administration and private director’s office areas with full complement of individual work desk stations, telephone lines and industry-specific business management systems.
Further ancillary internal business accommodation consists of a fully fitted and furnished staff kitchen/restroom area, together with separate male and female washroom/WC facilities.
The property also enjoys the benefit of a mains electricity power supply, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of internal and external CCTV monitoring and a full alarm system.
Externally:
Occupying an outstanding trading position with excellent access to major transport links and the nearby city of Bradford on the busy commercial outskirts of the vibrant and historic town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, to the exterior the premises are well signed and presented with steel perimeter fencing and secure gated access and feature approximately ONE ACRE of surrounding grounds providing extensive unrestricted off-road parking and auto sales display facilities
The workshop is equipped to high industry specifications with a full complement of well maintained, industry standard plant including 3 x vehicle ramps, a full range of tyre fitting and wheel balancing systems, welding kit and computerised diagnostic machine etc., all of which we understand is to be included in the sale price, along with a well maintained recovery vehicle, and further details of which will be made available upon request to any genuine interested parties.
Accessed by means of its own, separate and inviting glazed public entrance with steel security roller shutter, the premises also incorporate a bright, welcoming, fully furnished and equipped client reception and general administration office with seating for waiting customers, full complement of payment facilities and access through to a suite of 2 x fully furnished and equipped general administration and private director’s office areas with full complement of individual work desk stations, telephone lines and industry-specific business management systems.
Further ancillary internal business accommodation consists of a fully fitted and furnished staff kitchen/restroom area, together with separate male and female washroom/WC facilities.
The property also enjoys the benefit of a mains electricity power supply, in addition to the added safety and security benefits of internal and external CCTV monitoring and a full alarm system.
Externally:
Occupying an outstanding trading position with excellent access to major transport links and the nearby city of Bradford on the busy commercial outskirts of the vibrant and historic town of Keighley in West Yorkshire, to the exterior the premises are well signed and presented with steel perimeter fencing and secure gated access and feature approximately ONE ACRE of surrounding grounds providing extensive unrestricted off-road parking and auto sales display facilities
Fixtures & Fittings
The business is well fitted throughout and a valuable inventory of equipment is to be included in the sale price
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Kevin Mulhern
HeadOffice
Ref: 114827
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