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Business
Freehold
£175,000
Light industrial for sale
HR7, HerefordshireLocal area information
Property location
Nearby amenities
- Queen Elizabeth High School 0.1 miles
- St Peter's Primary School 0.4 miles
- Malvern Link 9.3 miles
- Leominster 9.5 miles
These distances are calculated in a straight line. The actual route and distance may vary.
Features and description
- Freehold
- Well-established Materials stabilisation process
- Long list of regular repeat customers
- Opportunity to grow and develop, client happy to offer a handover
- Retirement sale
Established over 50 years ago, this well-respected vibratory stress relieving business has become a trusted name within the UK engineering and manufacturing sectors.
With a strong heritage built upon decades of technical expertise, excellent client service, and proven results, the business has served as a vital support partner for companies requiring precision accuracy of metal components and structures.
Our client, who has operated the business full-time since acquiring it in 2000, is now offering this rare opportunity for sale solely due to retirement. With the full support and guidance of the current owner available to the purchaser, including an introduction to longstanding clients, this business presents a solid and highly sustainable opportunity for new ownership.
Vibratory stress relieving is a specialised mechanical process that reduces residual stresses within metal components by using controlled vibration. Unlike thermal stress relieving, which involves heating metal to high temperatures in large furnaces, the vibratory method is environmentally friendly, energy-efficient, and significantly more cost-effective. It is a vibration process which can be used to treat aluminium, stainless steel and materials that suffer adverse effects from heat treatment.
The business offers a fully mobile, on-site service whereby technicians travel to the client’s location, eliminating the need to transport large or sensitive components. This provides both convenience and efficiency, especially for sectors where downtime is costly, or operational disruption must be kept to a minimum.
The process involves placing the component onto rubber isolation mounts and tuning the motor into the component's own natural resonant frequencies—torsion, bending, etc. These controlled vibrations help redistribute and relieve internal stresses built up during processes such as welding, machining, casting, and fabrication.
Clients often include fabricators, heavy engineering companies, defence contractors, marine engineering firms, and oil and machine tool companies. The parts can be rough machined prior to treatment, reducing machining stresses and resulting in achieving more accurate, stable components.
Operating from premises situated in a well-connected industrial area in the Midlands, the business is ideally located to serve a national client base.
The current owner travels widely across the country to perform stress relieving work at client sites. While the company is rooted in the Midlands, it maintains a strong reputation across the UK thanks to word-of-mouth recommendations and repeat business. Clients can be a sole fabricator, up to large multinational companies with long-term contracts or recurring project needs.
Since inception, marketing has been modest and largely organic. The majority of work is generated through referrals, word of mouth, and repeat clients who rely on the company’s timely and expert services.
There is a basic website presence providing contact details and service descriptions, but there remains significant scope for growth through digital marketing, social media engagement, search engine optimisation, and potentially advertising in specialist engineering publications or industry trade shows. A refreshed marketing strategy could considerably expand the reach of the business and unlock new customer segments, particularly among younger or more digitally savvy companies. New control panels can be manufactured, as the owner has the intellectual property rights from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (oem).
One of the key strengths of the business lies in its operational simplicity. The owner is solely responsible for the day-to-day running of the business, carrying out both the technical and administrative aspects. Despite being a one-person operation, the business has built a loyal client base and remains in steady demand. The current owner is prepared to provide a full handover period to ensure the smooth tran Ref: 51620
With a strong heritage built upon decades of technical expertise, excellent client service, and proven results, the business has served as a vital support partner for companies requiring precision accuracy of metal components and structures.
Our client, who has operated the business full-time since acquiring it in 2000, is now offering this rare opportunity for sale solely due to retirement. With the full support and guidance of the current owner available to the purchaser, including an introduction to longstanding clients, this business presents a solid and highly sustainable opportunity for new ownership.
Vibratory stress relieving is a specialised mechanical process that reduces residual stresses within metal components by using controlled vibration. Unlike thermal stress relieving, which involves heating metal to high temperatures in large furnaces, the vibratory method is environmentally friendly, energy-efficient, and significantly more cost-effective. It is a vibration process which can be used to treat aluminium, stainless steel and materials that suffer adverse effects from heat treatment.
The business offers a fully mobile, on-site service whereby technicians travel to the client’s location, eliminating the need to transport large or sensitive components. This provides both convenience and efficiency, especially for sectors where downtime is costly, or operational disruption must be kept to a minimum.
The process involves placing the component onto rubber isolation mounts and tuning the motor into the component's own natural resonant frequencies—torsion, bending, etc. These controlled vibrations help redistribute and relieve internal stresses built up during processes such as welding, machining, casting, and fabrication.
Clients often include fabricators, heavy engineering companies, defence contractors, marine engineering firms, and oil and machine tool companies. The parts can be rough machined prior to treatment, reducing machining stresses and resulting in achieving more accurate, stable components.
Operating from premises situated in a well-connected industrial area in the Midlands, the business is ideally located to serve a national client base.
The current owner travels widely across the country to perform stress relieving work at client sites. While the company is rooted in the Midlands, it maintains a strong reputation across the UK thanks to word-of-mouth recommendations and repeat business. Clients can be a sole fabricator, up to large multinational companies with long-term contracts or recurring project needs.
Since inception, marketing has been modest and largely organic. The majority of work is generated through referrals, word of mouth, and repeat clients who rely on the company’s timely and expert services.
There is a basic website presence providing contact details and service descriptions, but there remains significant scope for growth through digital marketing, social media engagement, search engine optimisation, and potentially advertising in specialist engineering publications or industry trade shows. A refreshed marketing strategy could considerably expand the reach of the business and unlock new customer segments, particularly among younger or more digitally savvy companies. New control panels can be manufactured, as the owner has the intellectual property rights from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (oem).
One of the key strengths of the business lies in its operational simplicity. The owner is solely responsible for the day-to-day running of the business, carrying out both the technical and administrative aspects. Despite being a one-person operation, the business has built a loyal client base and remains in steady demand. The current owner is prepared to provide a full handover period to ensure the smooth tran Ref: 51620
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