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Welcome to the wholesale and distribution businesses for sale section of the site.

As you can see from the list below we include businesses for sale in the following areas; import and export, mail order, cash and carry, food and drink distribution, and haulage.

When considering the purchase of wholesale and distribution business there are a few important factors that may need to be taken into account. These include the quality of the website, and the business' standard of stock management.  

1 - 20 of 186 businesses for sale
Fuel Distributor
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £5,000,000 Location: South East
Assets and undertaking of this business for sale. Purpose-built, recently upgraded storage facility near Stockbridge. Deals with kerosene, gas oil, road diesel, butane and propane. 5,485 sq. ft. offices and workshops, over 2.3 acres. Well known brand, 9,500 customers. 13 staff....
Heavy Plant, Tools & Grass-care Hire
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £3,000,000 Location: UK Wide
Supplies heavy plant, grass-care equipment and tool hire equipment to the construction sector. In addition to hiring equipment, it also provides re-hire services, reconditioning and cash sales of certain consumable items from its various branches. All equipment supplied for hire is owned by the comp...
Shipping, Forwarding, Warehousing & Logistics
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £3,500,000 Location: Yorkshire and the Humber
Well respected, it was established in 1977, with a good client base and steady profits. Involved in ships agency loading and discharge of ships. Warehousing and distribution, devanning of containers. Products handled are mainly raw materials, chemicals etc. Main markets being China, Europe and Scand...
Consumer Electronics
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £500,000 Location: London
Consumer electronics, selling own brand product range including MP3 players, digital picture frames, iPod docks. Quality customer base including Asda, Argos, Sainsburys, smaller dealers and distributors. Leasehold. Relocatable....
School Clothing
Asking Price: £450,000 Turnover:  £1,200,000 Location: South East
It supplies a wide range of personalised commercial workwear and school uniforms throughout the UK. Regular customer base buying goods such as T-shirts, polo shirts, fleeces, tabards, caps, hi-viz clothing, hats and bags, sportswear, safety wear and so on. Sales and production are handled directly b...
Jewellery
Asking Price: £175,000 Turnover:  £250,000 Location: East of England
Manufacturer and import of fine gold and silver jewellery to the multiple and independent retail jewellers. Currently, it has a database of over 600 clients who have made purchases in the past. Refurbishment and making of jewellery for both other jewellers and private clients. Established and respec...
Plant Hire
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £900,000 Location: East Midlands
Profitable plant hire operating from well located sites in the East Midlands. Extensive, well maintained plant hire fleet. Large, diversified customer base. Good level of repeat business. Shareholders not key to running the business....
FMCG Supply/Development
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £3,900,000 Location: UK Wide
Well-established specialist FMCG supplier and developer within own label and branded products. Strong own brands. Licence agreements with multi-nationals. Excellent distribution network. Huge scope for future growth. Adj. NP £560k. Offers invited....
Electrical Wholesaler
Asking Price: £95,000 Turnover:  £300,000 Location: Yorkshire and the Humber
Well known, it is located on a main road position. Retirement sale. Huge potential. Lock-up. On rent (new lease). ...
Vending Machines
Asking Price: £795,000 Turnover:  £1,790,000 Location: South East
Buys, sells, refurbishes and operates previously owned vending machines of all types. Huge range of stock, usually between 400 and 500 machines generally available. Repeat levels of income from 120 operated machines at approximately 55 sites across the region. UK and export markets. Private and publ...
Haulage & Courier
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £1,500,000 Location: East of England
Established for over 18 years. Lucrative contracts with large logistic companies. Fully managed. Modern fleet of over 20 vehicles. Excellent bolt-on. Freehold and leasehold options available. Offers invited....
Timber Doors
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £1,000,000 Location: Yorkshire and the Humber
Consistently profitable distributor based in modern premises. Extensive range of oak, internal, external French, patio and fire doors, together with a range of door furniture. Flexibility of leasehold or freehold. Retirement sale. Adj. EBITDA £250k....
Industrial Cleaning Supplies, Machine Sales & Hire
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £258,000 Location: South West
Established for over 40 years. Retirement sale. Leasehold or freehold options. Adj. NP £62k. Offers invited....
Shipping Agent & Freight Forwarding
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £1,500,000 Location: North East
Specialist provider of a complete ships agent service to ship owners, charterers and operators, together with full related freight forwarding, shipbroking and customs clearance services. Established for over 100 years, it has developed a specialisation in handling complex shipping movements and carg...
Paramedic & Pre-hospital Care Equipment
Asking Price: £380,000 Turnover:  £250,000 Location: UK Wide
Leading supplier of paramedic and pre-hospital care equipment in the UK. Very well known and trusted name within the industry. Excellent supplier relationships, including some of the best known brands in the sector, some on an exclusive basis. Well-established and loyal customer base, across both th...
Distributor Quality Fasteners
Asking Price: £275,000 Turnover:  £2,000,000 Location: UK Wide
Independent distributor of quality fasteners, fixings and allied products for a wide range of markets. It also offers a full technical support service which provides advice and solutions to fastener and fixing problems. It has established a loyal client base encompassing organisations across a range...
Suppliers to Automotive Industry
Asking Price: £1,250,000 Turnover:  £1,500,000 Location: UK Wide
High-end products to bodyshops, engineering and aerospace. Fully approved by leading motor manufacturers. Additional fleet/prestige work. Operates in the UK and Ireland....
Hygiene Products
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £2,500,000 Location: UK Wide
Well-established supplier of commercial hygiene products. Wide variety of products available. No reliance on one key customer. Enviable position within its market. Strong relationships with suppliers and clients alike. Ideal move-in opportunity as it has two adjoining premises. PBITDA circa £400k-5...
Timber
Asking Price:  Turnover:  £2,168,000 Location: UK Wide
Well-established timber wholesaler, supplying major UK merchants and importers. Valuable supplier accounts in Europe and North America. Long-standing UK client list. Low cost and efficient shipping and distribution resources. Low overheads, reliable business model. Debt free. Excellent scope for gro...
Electronic Supply Chain
Asking Price: £70,000 Turnover:  £376,000 Location: West Midlands
Provides a top quality supply chain management service in sourcing and assembling components for manufacturers. Established for over 20 years, it has a database of 400 suppliers and has preferential pricing which provides an edge in the market. Its customers serve a wide spread of sectors worldwide ...

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Hampshire
Assets and undertaking of this business for sale. Purpose-built, recently upgraded storage facility near Stockbridge. Deals with kerosene, gas oil, road diesel, butane and propane. 5,485 sq. ft. offices and workshops, over 2.3 acres. Well known brand, 9,500 customers. 13 staff.
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