Summary
Step into a well established, essential services engineering and fabrication business with nearly three decades of proven success supporting Western Australia’s heavy industrial sector.
Net Profit
$459,000 pa
Potential
Step into a well‑established, essential‑services engineering and fabrication business with nearly three decades of proven success supporting Western Australia’s heavy industrial sector.
This tightly run operation offers significant upside by leveraging spare workshop capacity (currently operating at around half potential), modest marketing, and deeper engagement with an already loyal, repeat B2B client base.
Skills
Suitable for a hands‑on owner with experience in welding, steel fabrication, or mechanical fitting, and the ability to read drawings, scope jobs, and oversee safety‑compliant work. Commercial acumen is important, including quoting, scheduling, basic financial understanding, and maintaining strong relationships with long‑term industrial clients. Leadership skills to manage a small team, coordinate workshop and on‑site work, and uphold the business’s reputation for reliable, quality service will be highly valuable.
Hours
The business currently operates during standard weekday hours.
Lease
A new long‑term lease is available to the incoming owner.
Employees
There are 3 full‑time equivalent employees plus the owner, covering workshop fabrication and site work.
Reason for Sale
The owner is planning for retirement and is ready to hand over this long‑established business to the next operator. A structured handover and transition period will be provided to ensure continuity for staff and key clients.
About the Business
This welded fabrication and engineering business specialises in maintenance, repairs and steel fabrication for Western Australia’s heavy industrial sector. It delivers a mix of workshop and on‑site work, including structural steel, access platforms, safety guarding, frames and equipment supports, along with regular breakdown and scheduled maintenance. The client base comprises around 40 active B2B trade customers, with approximately 95% repeat work and zero bad debts under current ownership. Revenue is generated entirely from on‑demand, repeat orders from long‑standing relationships, with no reliance on one‑off projects or consumer trade. The operation is tightly managed, with low stock levels, strong cash flow and independently valued plant and equipment of around $276,000 included in the sale.
The business operates from two modern industrial workshop units in a well‑located northern suburb, with competitive rent and a new long‑term lease available. The current footprint can comfortably accommodate around 50% more throughput without relocation, providing capacity for growth as new work is taken on. There are three full‑time equivalent employees plus the owner, who collectively handle fabrication, site work and workshop operations. All staff are expected to remain, and standard WA business transfer arrangements apply for wages, entitlements and supervision.
Services provided are essential and non‑discretionary, driven by safety compliance, equipment wear and the need to keep production running. As a result, the business has shown resilient, consistent performance through economic cycles, including COVID‑19, with stable margins and no bad debts. Competition is limited, with strong barriers to entry and a reputation for quality workmanship and reliability built over nearly three decades. Modest marketing (such as a basic website, Google profile and project case studies), deeper maintenance scheduling with existing clients, and expanding into adjacent sectors like materials handling, manufacturing and mining services all represent immediate upside for a new owner.
History
The business has been operating for approximately 28 years under the current ownership structure, steadily building its reputation in Western Australia’s heavy industrial sector. Over this time it has developed long‑term relationships with a select portfolio of trade clients who depend on its welding, fabrication and maintenance services.
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