Business Summary

Falcon Commercial are delighted to offer for sale this thriving Commercial Printers and Stationers which has been under the proud ownership of our clients family since 1984 and is now reluctantly being offered to the market as they wish to semi retire.

Steves Print, which is in Seaton Devon enjoys an all year round trade and has a turnover in the region of £125,000 per year with healthy gross profit margins. The turnover is derived from a mix of business and private customers with a small number of business accounts.

The business has built up an excellent reputation for the quality of its work as well as its friendly service. A range of printing services are offered on most formats that include digital as well as offset litho. The retail side is renowned for its wide selection of stationary and office products.

We feel that this opportunity represents an ideal base on which to build upon and early negotiations with Falcon Commercial are highly recommended.

Premises Details

Steves Print occupies a prominent position on one of the main shopping streets in Seaton, Devon. This popular trading town has a good mix of independent and multiple businesses that includes other retailers and Cafes. There is ample customer car parking close by. The well-presented premises briefly comprise:

Ground Floor

Bright and welcoming open-planned retail sales and customer service showroom area with wooden flooring, suspended ceiling and diffused fluorescent lighting. The showroom houses a full range of modern, high quality fixed and freestanding purpose-built display racking, shelving and furniture for a superb range of stationary and general office supplies, in addition to a prominent, fully fitted display point-of-sale counter equipped with electronic till point with full EPOS system.
Printing area containing an array of well-maintained printing equipment that includes a large format color printer, digital color copier, digital black and white printer, guillotine, plan copier, comb binder, photo copier with finishing, 2 x laminating machines, computer server etc.
Office with 3 work stations
Toilet
Kitchen

The business also has the benefit of a separate print work shop which is located in a nearby industrial unit. The rent payable on the unit is £260 per month.

Ground Floor

Print and finishing room containing: A4 litho press, A3 Lltho press, guillotine, punch drills, padding press, number perforation machine, 20 station collator booklet maker, high speed folding machine, foil blocking hand press, duplicating machine.
Dark room

Tenure

The business is offered with the benefit of a 4 year lease of which 2 are remaining. The current rent payable is £7,000 per year.

Staff

Steves Print is run by the proprietor with the help of 2 full time members of staff.

Stock

We are advised that the stock held by this business is approximately £18,000.

EPC Rating

The EPC rating on these premises is: C

Opening Hours

9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday
9.30am – 12.30pm Saturday

Location

Seaton, part of the East Devon coastline which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001 and is known as the Jurassic Coast. The landscape is largely unspoilt creating coastal and inland Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. At the top of the beach is the 1100 meter long Esplanade walk, flat and easily accessed and enjoyed by visitors of all ages. Seaton is a popular town to live and work in, and enjoys excellent links with the M5 motorway, A303, A30 and Exeter Airport all being nearby.

Property Details