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Safety<> Health <> Environmental <> Cost Saving Products

CASH FLOW WHOLESALER

Built on necessity
Powered by demand
Positioned for long term success

Some businesses grow on discretionary spending. This one grows on necessity. It sells safety, environmental and cost-saving products that customers do not treat as optional…

… they protect people, cut costs and pay for themselves the day they’re installed.

That single fact shapes everything else about the business: a loyal wholesale customer base that reorders without being chased, an endless stream of self-propelled cash-paying customers alongside it, and demand that holds, or strengthens, when the wider economy softens.

Few businesses offer this combination, an 83% gross margin, minimal inventory exposure, contractual supply security through 10 years and a cash conversion cycle working firmly in the owner’s favour.

The Numbers Behind the Cash Flow

• Around 67% of income arrives as cash on delivery
• A further 33% is typically paid within 7 to 60 days
• Supplier terms run to 45 days from statement, giving up to 75 days before payment is due
• Low stock holding of $25,000
• The gap between the two is the business’s real advantage: it is largely paid before it has to pay

For a buyer, that means the business does not need deep pockets of working capital sitting idle in debtors or stock.

What Makes the Business Defensible

A 10-year supply agreement. Five years firm, plus a five-year Owner option – a level of supply certainty most wholesale businesses never secure.

83% gross margin. Wide enough to absorb cost pressure without eroding profitability, and a clear signal of pricing power in its market.

Twenty-plus years of trading. Long enough to have been tested by more than one downturn..

Real barriers to entry. Exclusive supply terms, established customer relationships and specialist product knowledge together make this a genuinely hard position for a new entrant to copy, which is also why direct competition remains limited.

Room to grow. It hard to imagine a stronger growth platform. Green energy efficiency, maintenance, security, health and environmental markets remain largely untouched beyond the current customer base, providing an incoming owner with multiple high potential avenues for expansion.

How It Runs Day to Day

• Trading Monday to Friday only — no weekend hours
• A lean team of 3, cross-trained across roles
• A semi-managed structure: the owner oversees, rather than works the floor
• No industry background or technical skills required — documented systems, established procedures and full handover training before settlement do the heavy lifting

Why This Suits a Risk Adverse Buyer

Take the pieces together and a pattern emerges: a secured long-term supply position, a margin that protects profitability, a cash cycle that largely funds itself, and an operation that does not require a full-time owner to run it. That combination is uncommon in wholesale, and it is the reason this business has lasted more than two decades while others in the sector have not.

Confidential Business Sale

Financial and operational details are released only to registered, qualified buyers who have signed a confidentiality agreement. No confidential information is provided by telephone, in order to protect the business, its staff and its customers.

A Report Built to Shorten the Buyer’s Path to a Decision

A full Business Marketing Report is nearing completion — expected to run beyond 90 pages, well past the handful of pages most listings offer. It covers:

• Staff and management
• Products and suppliers
• Customers and markets
• Facilities and operations
• Competition and barriers to entry
• Growth opportunities
• Financial performance and analysis
• Risks, strengths and buyer opportunities

The aim is simple: give a qualified buyer everything needed to reach a sound decision quickly, with less guesswork and less wasted time.

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