Import Originally established in 1984, this well known and respected importer and wholesaler of quality wines, has built a firm base in the UK market, covering around 40-50 key repeat clients across a 50 mile radius in the Northern Home Counties. The business is now operated daily by one of the vendors who joined the firm in 2000 to take on the role of General Manager and add accounts and suppliers to the company. The business buys wine both from agents who supply around 70% of stock, with the remaining 30% shipped in direct from producers. Currently the business stock and distributes wine from around 10 suppliers, some of which the company has sole distribution agreements across their catchment area. These key relationships have been built and strengthened over many years, offering great stability to the business overall.The company was originally founded on supplying Beaujolais wine from France, this still makes up a good proportion of stock, however over the years there has been additions from across Europe and the New World. With a focus on high quality, and the individuality of the labels sourced, the business products distributed by the company tends to appeal to more discerning clients such as Independent Restaurants, Gastro-pubs, Caterers, Golf Clubs and Hotels. The firm enjoys high levels of repeat trade from the historic client base, again offering excellent levels of stability to revenue levels. The vendors have tended to run the company as a lifestyle business over the past decade, comfortable in the workload, profit and benefits of running the operation at the current level. They are confident that with added drive under new ownership, the business could easily be expanded in a number of directions, and offers great potential for new owners.Equipment:The business is operated with a computerised customer database, detailing contact history and orders, with the financial accounts are held on SAGE. The office has the usual peripherals to be expected such as telephone system, fax machine and photocopier along with 2 Desktop PC’s. The warehouse has racking for storage of wines in ideal conditions, and the company utilises a Citroen Relay Van for deliveries which has a 2007 registration. Customer Service:The vendors obviously have a great deal of pride in all operations and customer satisfaction. With reliable service, delivery and quality of produce, the business is always the number 1 choice for clientele once they have tried the service. This is born out by the number of regular clients, repeat daily orders, and business received from recommendation and referral.Key Strengths: The loyal customer base and key supplier relations are obviously incredible assets of the business, offering confidence in future trade and reliable revenue levels ye...