Moray Firth Blinds Ltd 24-26 Millbank Road Munlochy Munlochy The Black Isle, IV8 8ND

Highly successful and profitable business specialising in the manufacture, sale and installation of high-quality bespoke blinds.

• Long-established and successful business offering a full range of high-quality bespoke blinds.

• Well regarded businessoperation offering a full range of services from initial appraisal, manufacture through to installation.

• Attractive retail showroom coupled with workshop facilities, offering a turnkey business operation with potential to expand trade further.

• Strong year- round trade generating an excellent net profitability.

• All machinery, fixtures and fittings, as well as vehicles, are included in the sale.

DESCRIPTION

Moray Firth Blinds is a well-established and highly regarded business specialising in the manufacture, sale and installation of high-quality bespoke blinds. Serving a wide range of domestic and commercial clients across the North of Scotland, the business is ideally located within the idyllic village of Munlochy, 5 miles outside of the thriving Highland capital Inverness. The business trades from its showroom and workshop which extends c65m2 and is split into two distinct spaces, a customer show room area with administrative office space and the fully equipped manufacturing workshop.

Moray Firth Blinds benefits from a steady supply of year-round trade generating a high turnover, resulting in a highly attractive level of net profitability. This excellent business would ideally new owners with a background in manufacturing, however, if a new owner came in with no experience, we are assured by our clients that they would be happy to conduct a handover period and mentorship, indeed our clients had very little experience in the industry when they bought the business 18 years ago.

BUSINESS OPERATION

This successful business has a strong trading history dating back over 30 years, operating in its current configuration for the last 18 years, with a full-time husband and wife team with four additional experienced staff members. It is a solid and sustainable business benefiting from a strong reputation across the North of Scotland. Offering a full range of bespoke blinds Moray Firth Blinds has an excellent reputation for the quality of its workmanship and customer service. Customers include a wide range of clients from small domestic work to larger commercial undertakings.

Customers can browse a selection of blinds in the workshop to suit their specific requirements, a free on-site appraisal is also offered. Roller and vertical blinds are manufactured in the in-house workshop which comes well-equipped with all necessary machinery including roller blind table, Micro pneumatics sewing machine, safety saw, Micro pneumatics hemming machine, CNC machine and Brother sewing machine.The business benefits from a modern, functional website www.morayfirthblinds.co.uk and benefits from excellent online reviews. As alluded to above we are advised that the current owner is happy to offer a period of mentorship until the new operator is comfortable.

OPENING HOURS

The business operates;

Monday to Thursday - 9am to 5pm

Friday - 9am to 4pm

Saturday - 9.30am to 12.30pm

REASON FOR SALE

The current owners have operated this successful and well-established business for 18 years, it is a genuine desire to retire that reluctantly brings Moray Firth Blinds to the market.

LOCATION

Moray Firth Blinds serve the North of Scotland, with it's showroom and workshop based in Munlochy, a popular, pictureque village located in Ross-Shire on the Black Isle. Munlochy offers the benefits of village life and amenities, yet is within but a short drive of Inverness, the Capital of the Highlands. Such is the proximity of Inverness that many village residents commute there daily. The coastal villages of Rosemarkie and Fortrose are nearby, offering a range of popular leisure facilities, the 18 hole links golf course at Fortrose designed by James Braid, a name familiar to the golfing fraternity. The village benefits from Primary Schooling and is served by the acclaimed Fortrose Academy for secondary schooling, well known for its educational standards.

THE PROPERTY

Of traditional stone construction, built in the 1880s, with flat-roof extension added in the 1950's the property is an attractive 3-storey building under a pitched slate roof with fully glazed shop frontage. The first floor is a residential property which is not included in the sale, but which may be available through separate negotiation.

Upon entry, the retail showroom displays goods to best effect, with desk area for ease of processing orders and management functions. To the rear is the open plan workshop with staff W.C. and wash up area. Car parking is conveniently available in a public car park directly opposite. There is additional access leading into the workshop and waste storage to the side of the property which has shared access to residential properties.

VEHICLES

Included in the sale are 2 x Peugeot Partner medium sized vans (66 and 13 Reg), with 1.6 litre diesel engines.

OWNERS ACCOMMODATION

There is no owner's accommodation allocated with this business. There may be the possibility to purchase the residential property above the business by separate negotiation.