The company specializes in high-quality stainless-steel food processing equipment and services.
Key Aspects
• Sales of used equipment; allows the company to offer a low-cost product alternative
• Cross marketing wholesaling capabilities space (with diversified offering in dairy, food processing, beverage, brewing and pharmaceutical industries)
• Dedicated staff with considerable institutional knowledge
• Internet catalogs, purchasing webpage
• Recession-resistant
• Economic barrier to entry
Opportunities
• Growth potential in existing and new markets through customer base diversification by offering similar machinery solutions to customers in other industries that have complex process automation needs
• Develop and implement strategic sales and marketing plans
• Emerging markets; As incomes rise in the developing world, so does demand for higher-value foods, which drives demand for processing machinery to produce food more efficiently. Wholesalers can offset competition from rental equipment or some seasonal sales in the US by serving international markets.
• Expand Service Department to include equipment rental and consulting
Headquartered
• Southeast United States
Current Markets
• Dairy, food processing, beverage, brewing and pharmaceutical companies
Real Estate
• The company operates from a 9 acres property featuring a 35,000 square foot shop with two 20-ton overhead cranes, two 7,500 square foot storage buildings, approximately five acres of equipment yard, and a two-story office building connected to the shop.
Shareholder Objectives
• The owner has been in the machinery and equipment wholesale industry for over thirty-five years and is seeking to retire soon. The owner will consider remaining actively involved with operations for a predetermined period following the sale of the company to ensure a smooth and successful transition
