Hire & Outdoor Power Equipment Business For Sale
Kaitaia, New Zealand



Chainsaws, mowers, and power tools - retail and hire

Kaitaia is the heart and commercial centre of the winterless North.

The town is a little over an hour from the scenic Bay of Islands and four hours from Auckland via the Twin Coast Discovery Highway. Tourism is an important component of local business as Kaitaia is the starting point for tours to Ninety Mile Beach and Cape Reinga.

Kaitaia also services a diversified local farming community and an extensive forestry industry with plantation forests and allied processing industries. Being so far north, Kaitaia enjoys a true subtropical climate throughout most of the year. Horticulture has boomed in recent years, especially vineyards and avocado orchards. All of these industries use outdoor power tools like chainsaws and mowers.

Far North Chainsaws & Mowers Ltd, trading as Far North Hire, has been servicing the Kaitaia region since 1975. This long-established business offers:

• An extensive range of hire equipment.
• A highly visible retail shop on the main thoroughfare through Kaitaia.
• Premises with eye catching colour scheme and easy customer access.
• Great selection of outdoor power equipment, both retail and hire.
• Friendly staff, very experienced mechanics, and great service.

Far North Hire showroom and customer counter

Far North Hire has come on to the market because the present owner is relocating overseas. This diversified business is being sold as a going concern with everything in place for the new owner to trade from day one. If you have retail or management skills and want to leave the rat race far behind, then this business with an average turnover of $370,000, loyal clients, and great staff, may be just what a husband and wife team are looking for. The business also has huge potential for expansion.

Kaitaia also offers something for the whole family– from shopping, cafes and restaurants to a wide range of sporting facilities, a fine public library and a choice of schools. And if you like fishing, the surfcasting on Ninety Mile beach is second to none.

Outdoor power equipment for homeowners, farmers, orchardists and foresters.

Far North Hire has a diversified income stream from:

Retail sales

• Mowers, chainsaws, ride-on mowers, water-blasters and trimmers.
• All types of outdoor power equipment and accessories.

Hireage

• A large range of hire equipment – from Party Hire to construction equipment.
• Trailers, horse floats, mowers, trimmers, and more.

Hire services for all occasions

Servicing

• Repair services on outdoor power equipment.
• An extensive range of spare parts.

The business turnover is a combination of all three operations with about 30% coming from hireage, 40% from retail and 30% from servicing.

Leasehold premises

Far North Chainsaws & Mowers trades from leasehold premises (1000 square metres) on the corner of Mathews Avenue (State Highway One) and Empire Street in central Kaitaia. The premises comprise one large building (350 square metres) subdivided into a retail area (180 square metres) and a workshop. The workshop is accessed through roller doors.

High profile corner location

The building is constructed of timber framing on a concrete floor, open ceilings, and an iron roof. Exterior walls are clad in brick and glass (building frontage) or fibrolite (sides and rear). There is a separate office, staff toilet, ample storage space, and customer parking. There is also a storage shed, container, and equipment shelter on site.

The new owner will have to negotiate with the landlord over the terms of the present open lease. The current rental is $250 per week.

Assets being sold

A complete list of all lessee fittings, fixtures, chattels, and plant being sold is available.

Day to day management

Business Hours:
Monday to Friday -7.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Saturday – 8.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Staff:
The business is operated by the owner with assistance from 6 staff, with 3 to 4 normally on site. If required, the present owner is available for a short period of time to assist the new owner, terms by arrangement.

Stock:
Stock will total about $100,000 (+/- 10% depending on the season).

Retail stock, accessories, and spare parts

Customer Database:
The business sale will include a database (account holders), details of current Agencies and Distributorships, and relevant catalogues, price lists, advertising and promotional material, and manuals.

Advertising and Promotion:
The business advertises through prominent building signage, a listing in Yellow Pages, advertisements in local newspapers, and occasional advertisements on local radio. This business has traded since 1975 and is well known throughout Northland.

Call John on +64 9 408 0777 (day) or +64 9 408 4346 (leave a message)
or +41 56 288 0669 or +41 79 326 0776
(note that Swiss time is 10 hours behind New Zealand time)

Kaitaia and the Far North

Kaitaia, the most northern town in New Zealand and the home of the winterless north, enjoys a subtropical climate with temperatures averaging 3 degrees Celsius higher than Auckland. Kaitaia offers a vibrant community, but with a slower pace of life. The area is home to many skilled crafts-people working in wood, pottery, paint, glass, ceramics, flax, bone, and greenstone.

Kaitaia has a range of popular tourist attractions including Cape Reinga tours, kiwi and glowworm caves, dolphin watching, fishing charters, 4x4 gum field tours, historic museums, scenic flights, quad bike tours, golf courses, fishing and diving, swimming, surfing and horse riding. Kaitaia is also famous for having New Zealand's northernmost vineyard and winery.

The Ninety Mile Beach Snapper Classic surfcasting fishing contest is the biggest of its type in the Southern Hemisphere, and competitors have the chance of winning big cash prizes, cars and holidays. The Snapper Classic is held over a five day period and typically attracts up to 1,000 contestants each year. Other popular events include the annual Agricultural & Pastoral Show and the Te Houtaewa 90 Mile Beach Challenge, an annual beach run in March attracts competitors from around the world.

To find out more about Kaitaia, click on:

http://www.kaitaia.net.nz/
http://www.northlandnz.com/destinations/top_of_the_north/kaitaia.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaitaia
http://www.kaitaia.co.nz/
http://www.kaitaiacollege.school.nz/
http://ahipara.co.nz/KGC/index.html
http://www.kaitaiafire.com/index.pasp
http://www.kaitaiacollege.school.nz/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Reinga
http://www.capereingaadventures.co.nz/