Colourplus Business for Sale 
Taupo, New Zealand

One stop decorating store for all your paint and wallpaper requirements

Colourplus Taupo offers an outstanding opportunity for a person with design or decorating skills to purchase a profitable business. The whole of the Taupo region is undergoing a boom in new housing, and in upgrading existing dwellings. If you have sound business acumen and a desire to capitalise on the extraordinary demand for lakeside housing, then read what Colourplus Taupo has to offer.

Colourplus Taupo sell a wide range of products including the Wattyl brand of paints. The business is the Wattyl Trade Depot that services local trade customers. Colourplus Taupo also supplies tilers with their adhesives, grout, silicone etc for tiling work.

Paint
The range includes primers, sealers and undercoats, metal coatings, and pretreatments.

Stains and Varnishes
Interior/ exterior clear finishes and stain finishes.

Curtain Express
Colourplus Taupo offer a comprehensive range of curtains and window treatments including blinds and awnings with a full in-home consultation. A "make to measure service" is available.

Wallpaper
A wide range of wallpaper patterns and colours.

Paint Accessories 
Accessories for completing the job including paint brushes, ladders and roller kits.

Tiles
A full range of local and imported tiles including marble, granite, porcelain. Also adhesives, grouts, silicone and accessories.

Colourplus is a nationwide group of décor specialist stores individually owned and operated by franchisees. The Colourplus Franchise Group provides the economies of scale available via group purchasing and nationwide advertising.

A monthly fee (4% of the monthly account to Colourplus) goes towards advertising and other group costs.

Leasehold Premises

Colourplus Taupo operate from modern leasehold premises located at 5 Gascoigne Street in central Taupo.

The total store space is 242 square metres with 167 square metres of retail space. The store has a separate office, staff toilet and 75 square metre storage room. The lease is negotiated every 2 years on the 1st October.

• Signwritten S-cargo vehicle
• Computer, printer, software
• Phone, fax, photocopier
• Electronic cash register
• EFTPOS terminal
• Microwave oven
• Coffee machine
• Wall decorations
• Display stands, counters, shelving
• Air conditioning unit

Colourplus ColourCard

Colourplus maintains customer loyalty with the Colourplus Colourcard. The card provides access to a range of discounts and exclusive offers, such as the Colourplus range of i.d paint and wallpaper.

• 10% discount on all purchases (excludes net specials).
• Invitations to regular 'How To' Evenings.
• Special member competitions and promotions.
• Newsletters with special offers and new product information.

Business Hours:
Monday to Friday - 7.30 am to 5.00 p.m.
Saturday 9.00 - 12.00 a.m.

Staff:
Colourplus Taupo is operated by the owners with assistance from two full time staff members. If required, the present owners are prepared to assist the new owner, terms by arrangement.

Stock:
Stock at Valuation is estimated to be approximately $100,000. 

Licences:
The new owner will need a dangerous goods licence to operate the business.

Agencies:
Colourplus Taupo are agents for Wattyl/Taubmans, Dulux, and Jacobsen paints. They operate the exclusive Taupo Wattyl Trade Depot that services local trade customers. 

Promotion and Advertising:
Colourplus Taupo contributes to the Franchise Group advertising program. The Colourplus group delivers flyers in newspapers promoting Colourplus specials. Thus is what the 4% fee goes towards.

Other promotion includes radio, newspaper and TV advertising. Colourplus Taupo advertisers in the Telecom Yellow Pages and the Colourplus group promotes online via their www.colourplus.co.nz Web site.

Taupo offers a central location, only a few hours drive to any North Island city. The commercial district has a variety of retail shopping, restaurants and entertainment, modern libraries and cultural facilities. All this, plus ample free parking without traffic jams, makes Taupo a great place to live.

Lake Taupo is also the focus for adventure and water sports including jet boating, white water rafting, bungy jumping, parasailing and skydiving.