Summary
Join the thriving Northern Territory market with a business offering fire protection, gym equipment, and electrical services. Strong local connections, steady growth, and solid client base included.
Revenue
$33,630 pm
Rent
$550 pm
Expenses
$9,193 pm
Net Profit
$12,772 pm
Location Details
Darwin
The administrative functions are primarily managed from a home office, ensuring streamlined operations. Additionally, a secure storage facility located in Winnellie is utilized to house all materials and tools.
Potential
This is your opportunity to purchase a going concern, that is growing strongly and position yourself with exactly the right business for growing opportunities in Energy, Defence, Power production and more.
You don’t have to start from the ground up, as all the heavy lifting has been done for you by the current owner who brings years of experience founded on knowledge, apprenticeships and strong local connections into the business community.
Skills
This could be either your entry into the Darwin market or that expansion opportunity you’ve been looking for. You might be an owner/operator as the current owner has run the business, or choose to put in a local manager to run the day-to-day for you.
- Electrician / Fire Technician Experience
- Business Knowledge
Hours
Monday to Friday with weekend work available and afterhours call outs.
Lease
Month to month storage facilty.
Employees
1 x owner/operator.
2 x Fire Techniciancs (Permanent)
Reason for Sale
I have spent my entire life in Darwin and am now seeking an opportunity to extend my horizons with an upcoming move.
I am keen to pass the baton with the sale of his business to the right person who can take the opportunity and continue to grow, whilst providing excellent service to his clients.
It is a win-win-win attitude for myself, the new owner and our clients that demonstrate my care and passion for the business, and clients.
About the Business
Market Segment 1
Primarily a fire protection company operating in Darwin, Northern Territory. We specialise in providing fire protection solutions to both commercial and residential clients in the Northern Territory.
Our services include:
- Fire Detection and Alarm Systems
- Portable Fire Equipment
- Fire Pumps and Tanks
- Sprinklers
- Hydrants
- Fire Doors
- Suppression Systems
- Exit & Emergency Lighting
Market Segment 2
Commercial and residential gym equipment service, maintenance and installation. As a registered service technician for Technogym Australia and a recognised installer for Matrix Australia.
Services include:
- Routine preventative maintenance checks.
- Urgent repairs and replacements.
- New installations.
Market Segment 3
Commercial clients to whom we provide electrical testing and tagging on a routine schedule.
Stability
The business has attracted strong and stable clients and enjoys an excellent relationship with these clients. Clients pay their bills, and we’ve had only one very small bad debt in over three years of operations.
Systems and Procedures
I have a strong belief in systematising my business, and as an owner/operator cover a number of key activities in the business.
To organise my time, I have put in place checklists and procedures for administration, and project management including investing in my education with business coaching specific to the trade sector.
Key Systems:
- ServiceM8: Job Management software.
- Xero: Accounting software.
- Xero Projects: Cost tracking and construction job management.
- Asana: Task management software.
- Deputy: Timesheet and rostering.
The opportunity
As discussed earlier Darwin is on a path to significant growth backed by natural resources and an interest in the area for low emissions energy generation for both local and international markets.
The government is backing this with significant investment at local, territory and national levels.
There is activity in the residential housing market, as well as major infrastructure projects including an Australia-Asia power link, Mining projects, Sea Farming and Defence.
Demand for tradespeople will continue to be high across Australia and Darwin is no different.
In a hot climate, there is also some heat in the economy.
However, this business will be there to ensure that the heat doesn’t turn into fire.
History
After 5 years of running projects and installations, I had seen a few of the tradesmen start their own business and subcontract back to the company. I thought to myself that it couldn’t be that hard and decided to give it a go. I approached my boss at the time and he slid some plans over which was a fire system in a new remote police station. From there, I have completed a large logistics warehouse, a remote aged care facility. We built a network of my own clients and am currently working on multiple large projects in Defence and Government.
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