Internal Ref: LB583KE
Summary
Step into a well established, essential services welding and fabrication business with nearly three decades of proven success supporting Western Australia’s heavy industrial sector.
Net Profit
$490,000 pa
Potential
Growth has come almost entirely from reputation and referrals, with minimal advertising spend, so there is clear upside for a buyer who markets actively. Opportunities include a better website and SEO, targeted outreach to new sectors (mining services, food processing, regional infrastructure), proactive maintenance programs for the 40 existing accounts, and regional expansion. The premises can support a 50%+ lift in turnover, and extended hours or extra tradespeople would add capacity. Strong WA infrastructure and housing spend drives demand.
Skills
Suits a hands-on, practical buyer with a trade or engineering background, ideally boilermaking, welding or steel fabrication. Key duties are quoting and design, job planning, material ordering, site inspections, customer liaison and team supervision. Knowledge of site safety and compliance (working at heights, confined space) is an advantage. Good relationship and communication skills matter, as work is driven by long-term repeat clients. The vendor will provide a 4-week handover to transfer processes and introduce key customers.
Hours
Monday to Friday 6:00am to 4:00pm. Closed weekends
Lease
$5,818/month + GST & outgoings. New lease to be negotiated with 10 + 5 year options. CPI & market rent reviews.
Employees
Low Staff
Reason for Sale
The founding owners have run the business for nearly three decades and are retiring to spend time with family and travel. This is not a distressed sale: the business is stable, profitable and well positioned. The vendors want to hand it to a buyer who will take it forward, and will provide a 4-week handover, introducing the new owner to key customers and staff and walking them through all processes.
About the Business
Key highlights:
Adjusted profit of $490,691 on sales of $1,294,015 (FY2026)
29-year track record in the same hands
Around 40 active trade accounts, predominantly repeat clients
Zero bad debts in the last four years
Plant & equipment valued at approx. $276,659 plus $50,000 stock
Price: $930,000 + SAV
The business fabricates structural steel, chutes, hoppers, access platforms, handrails, guards, brackets and supports, and carries out repairs, upgrades, breakdown work and dust filtration servicing for batching plants and related equipment. Clients include major construction materials groups, ready-mix and pre-cast concrete producers, block and building products manufacturers, and civil and industrial contractors.
This is an essential, non-discretionary service. When plant wears out or fails, it must be fixed for production to continue and sites to stay compliant. The business traded strongly through COVID and previous downturns with no adverse impact on sales.
The business has never needed to actively market itself. Work comes through reputation, repeat orders and referrals, with advertising spend of only around $1,355 a year. It is one of very few established specialists in its niche, with high barriers to entry including capital equipment, experienced trades and long-standing client relationships.
It operates from two modern concrete tilt-panel factory units totalling approx. 680 m2, with office, mezzanine storage, high roller doors and heavy vehicle access. The site can support a 50%+ increase in turnover without further premises investment.
The adjusted profit reflects one working owner contributing approx. 30 hours per week to quoting, design, procurement, customer liaison and operational oversight, supported by a small, experienced and reliable team. At the time of compilation there was a confirmed workload of at least two months plus a live quotation pipeline.
An outstanding opportunity for a hands-on buyer, ideally with a trade or engineering background, to acquire a respected, low-risk business with strong asset backing and clear growth potential.
History
Founded 29 years ago by a husband-and-wife team who still own and operate it. It has grown steadily over nearly three decades through quality workmanship, prompt response and long-term client relationships, with many customers trading with the business for over 20 years. As competitors have exited the sector, the business has kept and grown its customer base, and it has traded through several economic cycles, including COVID, without a downturn.
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