Business For Sale. Tombstone - North West (nw)

This is a new Licensed Retail business operating under license of the manufacturing plant. The business offers a range of tombstones, kerbs and ledgers in various colours, made from a proprietary engineered stone recipe containing crushed granite, marble or dolomite, silica, quartz etc. All items are precisely formulated and cast into moulds, cured and then shaped and polished. Forty-three retail agencies will be established.

Unfortunately death is a reality, with a growing market for memorial stones, particularly due to AIDS related illnesses. This product is an attractive and cost competitive alternative to granite and marble. It offers many advantages that the competitors cannot match such as colours, strength, cost, size, design diversity, inlays and accessories, manufacturing flexibility, durability and reliability.

A key differentiator is the cost to size ratio, and the traditional competitors (granite and marble) cannot compete. The market is very perception oriented and the bigger and bulkier products at a better price do make a difference. There is no recurring monthly agency fee. The factory sells the product at wholesale price and the agency sells the retail price. Risk is low because the product is only manufactured when the full payment is received. Based on a scenario of R156,826 turnover per month the net profit should be R 25,610

The average GP is 35%.

Each retail outlet will be fully equipped, including initial stock, operational training and documentation, a registered close corporation and initial working capital for two months.

Each outlet will negotiate a new lease for a new location to-be-determined.

This product is in the mid-range market niche with high margins. It is considerably more cost-effective that granite and marble, looks as good, and its quality is better that the low end of painted concrete where it can also compete on price.

The price is affordable! Considering the impact of the current economic climate this is an excellent opportunity for potential entrepreneurs with limited access to financial resources to establish themselves in a business and to earn a market related income.