Sold. Specialist Commercial Roof Coatings Company

Ref.GB181
Location Yorkshire/Relocatable
Asking Price £ 59,000
This forward thinking and unique business was set up by the vendor some 5 years ago after the vendor developed his own unique aesthetic coating formulation for use on tiled roofs, be they commercial or domestic applications.

The company provides clients with a complete roof restoration service from initial cleaning through to the application of its unique roof tile cosmetic coating that not only enhances the property’s appearance, but improves the lifespan of the roof.

The results the coating provides are so impressive that the business has been nominated/specified as the major approved contractor, carrying out roof restoration and coatings work for the UK base of a global fast food restaurant chain throughout their estate, covering England, Scotland and Wales. It is understood that there are some 500 locations directly managed by the UK arm of this customer with an even greater number being run by franchised owner /operators.

The business has developed both the product and its application methodology over time and now provides a highly efficient turnkey solution to the client in terms of pricing, quality of the job, speed of completion and minimum disruption to the day to day trading of the restaurants.

This in turn has led to greater savings for the company and very impressive profit margins being achieved. The products and service this business offers are truly unique. To date the business has applied its aesthetic roof coatings to some 60 sites with great success.

There is huge scope to increase its activity further, not only with this client but by targeting similar establishments within the fast food arena, of which there any many, not to mention other markets be they domestic dwellings or other types of commercal roofing. (Note:-The business has already undertaken some domestic projects to date achieving excellent customer satisfaction levels but this has been by request rather than through active promotion).

Such expansion can be achieved by simply investing further time within the business - something the 2 business partners are unable to do at this time due to other busines commitments, (both are part time in the business, maybe one day a week at most!).

Expansion Potential
The business has been trading for some 5 years but in that time the vendors have only really concentrated on one major client and this has started to bear fruit over the last couple of years. Due to the refurbishment programmes already in planning by this customer the business is expecting to see strong demand in the coming years due to the fact it is the major approved provider of this specific roof coatings service.

This company is now well established and there are significant opportunities to expand. As already mentioned the business has only completed a limited number of projects to date and there is huge scope to increase this by further account penetration into the existing client estate (both within the UK and overseas-the vendor has received enquiries from Europe), not to mention targeting similar fast food organisations who will require similar services.


The company does not employ any dedicated sales representatives nor does it proactively market its wares (if anything the vendors have chosen to keep the business profile relatively low key to date). For a new owner though, who is able to commit the time to the business, now would the ideal time to ramp up its marketing activity to maximise the opportunities at its disposal.

The vendor has never proactively chased work; he has been totally reactive to the ongoing demand. A more proactive approach could significantly increase revenues as the products and services are unique to the market and have proven results.