Business
Please quote reference B07742

CoGoGo are delighted to welcome to the market Progress Fire And Security Limited, a highly rated business opportunity in Sale, Greater Manchester. 

They’re a family run business that has been providing high quality security services to the domestic, commercial and industrial markets for over 30 years.

Progress Fire And Security Limited has now come to the open market due to our clients desire to retire. 

The company gained accreditation from the SSAIB (Security Systems & Alarms Inspection Board) for the design, installation, corrective and preventative maintenance of intruder alarm systems in February 2003 and for CCTV systems in December 2011. In July 2014, Progress achieved BAFE SP203-1 (British Approvals for Fire Equipment) approval for the design, installation, commissioning/handover and maintenance of Fire Detection and alarm systems. In September 2010, Progress achieved approval as a Network Rail key supplier through the RISQS (Link-Up) scheme.

A key part of the business is their staff. The directors and senior managers have over 100 years’ experience between them in the security industry and so are ideally qualified for all eventualities. Most of the engineering staff has been with the company for a considerable time, and they’re also heavily invested in apprenticeship schemes giving local young people the chance to learn a skill and move on into full time employment with them. All staff are multi-skilled allowing them to work on all the different areas covered by Progress.

They always try to offer fair and best advice and solutions to all customers, however big or small. They believe they have the right balance, as many of the customers have been with them for years, with some, including some large industrial customers, remaining with them since we started, 30 years ago.

Fire Alarms –

Progress Fire And Security Limited provides fire alarms for residential, commercial and industrial properties, as well as infrastructure such as railway stations. The fire alarms are suitable for all requirements no matter what type of premises and all new customers undergo an independent fire alarm survey, enabling them to provide you with a fire alarm suitable to your needs.

They can supply:

• Conventional fire alarm systems.
• Gas suppression systems.
• Aspirating smoke detection systems from major brands like VESDA.
• Analogue addressable systems (Analogue addressable fire alarms are intelligent systems that locate the fire and provide feedback reporting exactly which device has been activated and its exact location, giving you a much faster response time in identifying the point of the fire).

They can provide full design and installation consultancy services, commissioning and maintenance.

CCTV –

They supply and install CCTV systems for a broad range of property types, from residential installations to commercial and industrial premises.

Their systems include –

• Analogue CCTV (most new installations are IP HD, but we provide support for legacy equipment).
• SD HDI
• Remote monitoring via a central control station, laptop or smartphone.
• Networked video recording and backup.
• Multi-site surveillance systems.
• Brand-name equipment e.g. Axis, Bosch, DAHUA, HIK Vision.
• Vandal-resistant hardware.
• Infrared and night-vision cameras

Access Control –

With access control systems in place, you have full control over who is allowed on to your premises – access can be restricted via key fobs or cards, biometric characteristics, or a manned intercom system. Their access control systems are suitable for a wide variety of types of premises, from industrial facilities where hazardous materials may be handled, to offices where sensitive documents are kept.

Common methods of access control include:

• Intercoms, card and fob entry systems.
• Audio and video systems for entry surveillance.
• Entry codes for doors.
• Single doors to very large, computer-based integrated systems.
• Biometric characteristics such as fingerprints and retinal scans.
• Integration with timekeeping and attendance records.
• Muster reporting and management.

As with all of their services, we can help you from the initial design stage through to commissioning and installing the appropriate bespoke access control solution, and maintaining it in good working order.

Intruder Alarms –

Motion-sensitive burglar alarms are perhaps the most well-known option but they can also advise on modern perimeter detection for large residential, industrial and commercial properties.

They can advise on – 

• Police response systems.
• Outdoor security lighting.
• Perimeter detection.
• Outbuilding systems.

Their bespoke intruder alarm installations use brand-named hardware from manufacturers including Honeywell, Galaxy, Pyronix and Texecom. The business can handle enquiries from the initial design and commissioning stage, through to installing the hardware and maintaining it in good working order.

Integrated Systems –

Their bespoke systems can be combined with computer control and remote access via a laptop or smartphone, so that you have peace of mind no matter where you are.

They provide systems suitable for use in:

• Large residential complexes and rental properties.
• Commercial and retail premises.
• Office and business properties.
• Industrial sites with strict access limits.
• Large infrastructure sites like schools and stations.

All of their consultancy is bespoke, so we will always recommend the security solutions best suited to your needs, and across all of their services this includes everything from design and installation to commissioning and maintenance.

Key selling points – 

• Repeat custom
• Scope for expansion
• Relocatable
• High footfall location
• Repeat trade

Scope for further growth –

• Increase advertising and marketing
• Create a business website to show all products and services offered

Location
The business leases an office on Broad Road in Sale, Greater Manchester. 

This not essential, so the business can easily be relocated or trade remotely.

Premises
Rented office space with desks and chairs.

WC’s

Car parking facilities at the unit

Basement area which is used for storage and stock.

Tenure
We are advised that this opportunity is available for purchase on either a Leasehold or Business Only basis. 

Should a new buyer wish to operate from the same rented office space, it’s available on a rolling lease agreement, with the rent at £800 per month. 

Hours
The current trading hours are – 

Monday to Friday – 9:00am – 5:00pm

Staff
We are advised that the business is run and managed by our client, with the additional help of 6 full-time and 2 part-time staff members. 

Financial Profile
We are advised as per the 2023 accounts, the business generated a turnover in the region of £790,000. Further financials can be made available upon request.