Precision sheet metal fabrication, 50 years trading
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About the business
A precision sheet metal fabrication business south of Brisbane, Queensland. It has traded for 50+ years, making custom metal components since 1974. Customers are in mining, construction, defence, aerospace, medical, electronics, telco, marine and government, across Queensland and nationally. It is ISO 9001 certified and holds a 10-year supply agreement with a key customer. It has 24 staff across management, estimating, drafting, programming, production, quality and dispatch. The business is not owner-dependent, and the owner is retiring and will support the transition. It is an asset sale, debt-free, with stock on hand and WIP extra at cost. Plant and equipment is owned outright with no finance.
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Asking price$3,000,000
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Your cash$900,000
Secured loan, 7 years at 6.98%$2,100,000
Each month
Loan repayment$31,670
Repayments each month
$31,670
Over 7 years you repay $2,660,624, of which $560,624 is interest.
Secured on property: the RBA's average for small business new loans secured on residential property, August 2026. Lenders set their own rates and terms, and this leaves out stamp duty and fees. Source: Reserve Bank of Australia 2026.
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