Company is a 34 year old well-established complete tree service business offering multiple services including tree trimming, tree removals, stump grinding, and land clearing, to a primary market inside a 30 mile radius of Abilene, Texas and also to residential and commercial properties through a 200 mile service radius. An experienced, trained management & estimating team runs the business with oversight from the founder. Business also operates two adjunct businesses that support the tree service and also generate their own income. Services include crane service and roll-off dumpster rentals. 3-year historical Sales were approximately Tree service ~80%, Dumpster Service ~15% and Crane Service 5%. The business markets to residential, commercial, rural and agricultural property owners as well as government entities.
Business has developed an excellent reputation for professional, prompt service at honest and fair prices. Business began as a one-man owner-operation and has since grown from 2 to 24 fulltime employees with multiple crews, estimators and management. An experienced Operations Mgr coordinates the crews on a day to day basis including scheduling and coordinating equipment to ensure the job can be done effectively and safely. The GM handles back office needs including employee timekeeping, payroll processing, accounts payable and accounts receivables. GM is customer-facing including monitoring emails, responding to inquiries plus managing dumpster and crane bookings.
THE SALE OF A BUSINESS IS CONFIDENTIAL AND DISCREET; PLEASE DO NOT VISIT THE BUSINESS OR SPEAK WITH EMPLOYEES OR OWNER
The business has well-defined operating procedures and an excellent safety record. Employees are well-experienced with long tenures in the industry. The owner has invested in new equipment and has increased both the company's capacity and capability. Productivity has significantly improved, as well. The business does not require a retail location and can be easily operated from a mobile phone. The business model is very successful and a new owner should consider expansion into major metro areas including Dallas Fort Worth, Killeen, Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Oklahoma by adding new crews plus equipment/materials staging yards.
The owner works part-time in the business including pricing jobs in/out of town and assisting with a few tree jobs. However, the managers/estimators handle all day to day including scheduling, hiring, and estimating.
The owner feels that a major advantage over competitors is the experience, professionalism and seniority of their loyal, dedicated employees. The crews are professional and are a major asset to the company. Customers are happy with the service and committed to using the company.
The company receives repeat business and referrals from an estimated 500+ realtors, insurance, and construction professionals, plus a ~20,000+ estimated installed base of customers (~20,000+ tree services and ~500+ dumpster rentals, ~200+ crane services). Leads are generated from vehicle signage, homeowner associations, neighborhood associations, realtors, insurance agents and the company website. However, the business pays for very little advertising in its primary market (30 mile radius of Abilene). The owner estimates that the business is operating at 30-40% capacity and feels that the business could grow MUCH faster by adding salespersons and scaling into other geographical markets, focusing on tree trimming and removal services plus crane rental services.
NOTE: SELLER PREFERS TO SELL TO A STRATEGIC PURCHASER WITH EXISTING INDUSTRY HOLDINGS. OTHER PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS MUST HAVE TREE & CRANE SERVICES INDUSTRY OWNERSHIP or SENIOR MGMT EXPERIENCE + MINIMUM $2,000,000 LIQUIDITY AND PROOF OF FUNDING TO QUALIFY
Asking price for the assets of the business is NEGOTIABLE. Seller will consider financing up to 10% of price to a purchaser qualified/approved by the Seller + rollover equity of 10%.