AJF Commercial Business Sales are delighted to offer for sale this exceptional long established and highly recommended expert dry cleaning, laundry, ironing, pickup and delivery service business, superbly based in the centre of the village of Adlington, to serve the whole Chorley area in Lancashire.

Location:

The business dominates a prominent corner position with a large frontage in the centre of the village and is surrounded by residential houses and other businesses.

The business is located on the main Chorley to Bolton Road which sees a high volume of traffic and is just off the A6.

Due to the business’s excellent reputation and location, it attracts most of its high volume of trade from Chorley’s residents and business clients.

The business also has a loyal base of clients throughout the north west covering the three counties of Lancashire, Cumbria and Greater Manchester due to its first-class cleaning results and service.

Nearby there are many attractions and developments which are well connected to the Adlington by road, bus and trains.

At the bottom of the village The White Bear Marina has boat moorings for those holidaying and travelling along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.

Being on the edge of the West Pennine Moors, Rivington is just a 5-minute walk away on footpaths from Adlington, it boosts the most beautiful Lord Leverhulme Rivington gardens with extensive trials around Winter Hill, United Utilities reservoirs, and mature woodlands.

The Bolton Wanderers Football Stadium and busy Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich are located just to the south, and the market town of Chorley to the north, both towns being just a few of minutes’ drive away from the business.

There is good motorway links to the M61 motorway or the main arterial A6 major road.

Adlington hosts an abundance of shops, complimentary businesses, schools and residential housing with views towards Rivington and the West Pennine Moors.

The village also has a wonderful thriving community feel.

Outside the premises there is ample street parking and other car parks which can be used for visitors.

Business:

This wonderful family business was established by our client’s family in 1964 and has been passed down through family generations.

The business is rated highly and has always held a fantastic reputation and is extremely well known for its customer and quality service in dry cleaning, laundry and ironing services.

The business is thriving extremely well with much repeat custom from the local customers and 90% of its clients are within five miles.

Our client also provides a ‘pick up, clean and deliver’ service which works extremely well for busy families, vulnerable elderly customers and businesses.

Having such an enviable position with no direct competition in the village, the business model and offerings ensure is it extremely busy throughout each day.

The business also thrives off much repeat trade from its commercial clients with continued services to local sports clubs, cafes, holiday lets, hotels, restaurants, churches, public houses and various function suites in and around the area.

Our clients specialise in all aspects of Dry Cleaning, Laundry, Ironing, Stain Removal, Reproofing, Carpet Cleaning and also specialise in the cleaning of Curtains, Wedding Dresses, Duvets and Bedding / Linens.

There is a superb website in place giving a wealth of information about the business which includes a software booking system for customers to arrange pick-up and delivery service with times and dates of their choice.

The in-house booking system software ‘Dry stream’ is linked to the EPOS till and can be also linked to Sage Software and accounting systems.

Our clients have stated that they will be happy to do a handover period for the new owner/s to introduce their clients and stockists.

Premises:

Highly visible large double fronted ground floor premises with good eye-catching frontal signage.

In 2005 the business expanded and now covers two stone fronted premises, one has the public access, finished garments and retail area and the other premise houses the machines and cleaning operations.

Car parking across the road ideal for garment pick up and drop offs.

Entrance door leading into good-sized open plan Reception area.

Serving counter with EPOS cash till with booking system, card machine and telephone point.

To support footfall, our client also sells a large range of Nikwax, Ideal Cleaning products with ECO suppliers from Miniml and Fill displayed in the reception area.

The automated Rail Racking system for finished garments is in the rear of the retail area to provide easy access to the garments at the counter.

An open doorway near the counter leads into good sized laundry room with a range of cleaning equipment some of which include: a Dry Cleaner machine (perc, compressed air and electrical heated), blow down vessel, steam utility pressing machine, rotary steam cabinet, steel racking and garment storage, compressed air spotting table with chemicals for stain removal, 13.5 kilo washing machine, 13 kilo electric dryer, 10 kilo washing machine, 2 x 10 kilo drying machines, steam irons and ironing boards.

Due to the amount of business, there are plenty of storage areas, racking and shelving within the laundry room.

Within the laundry area there is also a dedicated wet cleaning area with a large double commercial stainless-steel sink for handwashing, and a 10 kilo Samsung washing machine for delicate garments and wools.

Note: The commercial washing machines are sludge waste connected with natural fall to the drains.

The steam boiler within the commercial machines are connected to outside with galvanised ducting.

The business benefits from a PV solar 4kw installation which helps reduce the electrical consumption as is part of the sustainability goals of the business.

Rear door leads to secure undercover outside rear patio / yard area with further storage facilities which include:

1 x storage room with compressor.

1 x small drying room with electric heater / ozone machine.

1 x chemical and waste storage room.

Reason for sale:

This is an extremely reluctant sale by our client having been trading within the family since 1964 and is now only on the market for sale due to the demands of other professional and business interests.

Tenure:

We are advised that the tenure is Leasehold with a new lease to be assigned.

Staff:

The business is run by two full time members of staff and two part time members.

Opening Hours:

Monday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Tuesday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Wednesday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Thursday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Friday: 9.00am – 5.00pm

Saturday: 9.00am – 2.00pm

Sunday: Closed

Online services 24 Hours.

Door2door deliveries Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings.

Financial Information:

Turnover – Available on request.

Summary:

Our clients have passionately run this successful business for many years and it thrives of much loyal and repeat custom from the village and beyond.

The reputation, service, passion and quality that this business provides is enviable and with the excellent reviews online, the opportunities now open to any new owner/s is certainly one not to be missed.

Therefore, AJF Commercial Business Sales strongly recommend early discussions to view.

Contact Details:

If you would like to contact us to discuss the business in further detail or to arrange a viewing, you can by the following methods:

Telephone – 01204 325 101

Email – enquiries@ajfcommercial.co.uk

Website – www.ajfcommercial.co.uk

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