Business for Sale, Rock Solid Transport Business

Reference Number: GCH020
Location: Sunshine Coast
Category: Transport / Couriers

Asking Price: $685,000 WIWO
Annual Turnover: $1,026,937
Status: Available

Business Description

• Strategic relationship with major clients
• Extensive plant & equipment list
• Experienced staff in place
• Strong turnover, established 21 years
• Highly profitable, consistent returns
• Well positioned, rare opportunity, growth potential
• Solid and sustainable, Nets $205k p.a. for one owner

This long established transport business has been operated by the same owners for 21 years, and carries a range of palletised freight from the Gold Coast and Brisbane to Gladstone and throughout the Wide Bay area. 

This solid business has strong turnover, shows good profits and has an excellent reputation for providing high customer satisfaction levels.  Products transported include paints, renders, building materials, tyres and various retail goods.

This business has a strategic relationship and solid work arrangements with Rockcote, carrying all goods in and out of its Yandina depot and operating their transport business from the same location.  The owners have however retained the flexibility to carry other freight for as many other clients as they wish.  Backloads of sand are also available on a regular basis from the mines back to Brisbane.

The customer base comprises of Rockcote, tyre manufacturers and Gone Bonkers retail stores, with the balance being various other companies requiring palletised goods freighted north of Brisbane.  Being a transport business, new owners that have had previous experience within the industry or transport logistics would be well suited here, good communication skills and sound business knowledge important.

New owners can take advantage of the current owners’ hard work in developing this business, reap the benefits, and relish in the great lifestyle benefits associated with owning a business of this nature in a beautiful part of South East Qld.  More importantly, this business possesses further growth potential through the ever increasing natural demand as population increases in South East Qld and by simply continuing to diversify and increase marketing and promotional activities.

The plant and equipment includes everything required to operate the business successfully ie; a forklift, late model 6 rigid trucks, 1 tri-axle pig trailer, delivery van, Nissan 4WD, tools and some office equipment.  The business has a range of operational systems and procedures and experienced staff in place, which provides a comfortable entry for any new owner which reduces the learning curve.  Opportunities like this are rare, prompt further investigation is advised.  Owners will provide 3-4 week’s training/introduction if necessary.

Broker Details

Broker: Craig Campbell
Phone: 07 5479 0055
Mobile: 0419 747 709
Email: craig@coastalbrokers.com.au

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