Profile number 106184
Company specializing in the production and sale of unique water filters for many applications
29/03/2023 Date added
Located in
Location anonymous
General information
Sector
Engineering
Type of company
Other
Legal entity
Private limited company
Type of transaction
Shares
Life phase enterprise
Growing
Employees in FTE
10 - 25
Type of buyer
- MBI candidate
- Strategic acquisition
Financial information
Turnover last financial year
€ 1.000.000 - € 2.500.000
Asking price
To be agreed
Earnings before taxes
Confidential
Company history/background
Company profile & investment considerations:
The company focused on the development, production and sales of water filtration systems. The market of water filters is huge and the company focuses in Asia on filter for the drinking water supply, while the target in Europe is more in industrial applications. The entrepeneur has reached the respectable age of 69 year and, despite still being very vital, wants to sell his business in the coming period. He has the willingness to stay on as a consultant to the company for a shorter or longer period after the sales, if desired There is also a 50% interest in the production of proprietary filters in Hungary. If influence is to be retained in the production process, it is essential that this interest be included in the sale. The remaining 50% share in production facility is currently owned by the Hungarian partner and can also be purchased.
- Active in water filtration projects in drinking water industry (Asia) and industrial use (Europe)
- Specialists with vast knowledge
- 3 micron waterfiltration
- Well established reputation for quality
- New product development
Company activities
People:
- App. 14 FTE employees in the Netherlands and Hungary, board of directors of 2 people (also share holders). Besides that a flexible workforce is used
USP’s and possibilities:
- Distinctive product in world of water filters, in addition to other more familiar filters
- Self-cleaning 3 micron water filter (cassettes glued into a holder, small water buffer required, filters in parallel operation work independently of each other, filter use little energy)
- There is a great opportunity for a self-developed mobile unit that can be used for drinking water supply in for example war-zones, calamities in the situation of a natural disaster
Opportunities:
- Substantial scale-up of sales and production of the 3 micron filters
- Very warm contacts in the Asia/Philippines drinking water industry
- Sales and production of the self-developed mobile unit
- Optimization of the purchasing department
- Growth in sales through agents
Unique selling points
A partner / buyer would gain access to…
- A company offering many good contact in European and Asian market; The company has several agents in Europe, China and Asia and has particular strength in these markets. An acquirer would gain access to this market expertise
- Favourable market; There is growing pressure on clean drinking water. The contacts in this specific market in Asia are very good and can be scaled up
- Established new product development; Entrepeneur developed a mobile unit which can turn contaminated water into drinking water for limited quantities (300 liters an hour) specially deployable in war-zones or at natural disasters. The unit is equipped with a small ozone and a small self cleaning IBA (Individual Treatment Wastewater)
Other
- Considerable growth potential; The company has significant growth available to it in the water filtration market, in particular the 3 micron market, and through geographical expansion
- Well established reputation for quality; The company is synonymous with quality and with offering a complete solution. The company is well reputed as a problem solver in the industry
- Production and project oriented engineering; Experienced engineering with vast knowledge on water filtration
Company specializing in the production and sale of unique water filters for many applications
Region
Location anonymous
Sector
Engineering
Type
For sale
Turnover
1.000.000 - 2.500.000
Overname
To be agreed