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This is a unique opportunity to purchase Birdwood Nursery as a going concern – a multi award winning, industry leader, with fully operational production facilities and management systems, experienced staff, established product branding and on-going orders from customers who are commercial growers, retail chain stores and garden centres Australia wide.
Birdwood Nursery, specialising in the production and distribution of an extensive range of fruit trees is Australia’s leading, wholesale production nursery with a holding of almost 62 acres of prime land on Queensland’sSunshine Coast.
This is an outstanding opportunity:
- for an existing grower or marketer considering vertical integration in Australian horticulture.
- for investment to secure a profitable business with significant future capital gains potential.
Birdwood was founded 36 years ago and, since the owners are ready to retire, the business is available for immediate sale as a “going concern”. Birdwood issignificantly profitable with the further capacity to lift output using existing facilities.
Birdwood is highly regarded for its product range, quality, customer service and technical support.
Birdwood has unique competitive advantages with superior clonal propagation techniques and extensive product range of unique and disease tolerant root stocks.
The business is available for immediate sale by tender.
Market Conditions & CompetitionThe purchase includes: all freehold land, buildings, fixtures, fittings, plant and equipment, deposits taken for forward orders up to 2 years ahead and ‘work-in-progress stock at cost’.
Important Intellectual Property includes: superior, proprietary rootstocks for avocados, tropical stone fruit and persimmons; also registered Trade Mark branding associated with Fruit Lovers® and Gourmet Lovers® product lines and exclusive industry membership - ANFIC.
Birdwood has strong relationships with the major growers around Australia, who are regular customers. Also direct distribution through the major retail chain stores, Bunnings and Masters as well as independent garden centres throughout Australia.
Over the past 36 years Birdwood has selected and tested a range of unique rootstocks to be able to "custom design” plants for specific soil types, climatic regions and growing districts throughout all regions of Australia. Production capacity is secured by sourcing seed stock and quality budwood for propagation from mature trees supplied by Birdwood of known trueness to type and health status.
There is excellent long term potential for development of the 61.7 acres (24.68 ha) of land which is located in the heart of the Sunshine Coast, close to Nambour and adjacent to the train line providing commuting services to Brisbane, with two road frontages, on 3 separate titles. Although zoned rural at the moment Birdwood is surrounded by established residential development.
Financial SummaryThe business is very profitable and has excellent potential for revenue growth and expansion. Deposits have been taken on future orders for the next 2 years.
Training & SupportExperienced staff are keen to remain and Peter Young, who is a recognized expert in every aspect of the horticulture of fruit trees, is prepared to consult to the new business owner to provide technical support and ensure continuity of customer and supplier relationships.
Reason for SellingAfter 36 years of building Birdwood Nursery to its current level, the Owners are looking to retire and sell the business as a going concern.
Location
City: NambourState: Queensland
Category Agriculture/Horticulture
Websitehttp://www.birdwoodnurseryforsale.com.au
Weekly Revenue$0 Monthly Revenue$0 Annual Revenue$0
Contact PersonRussell Cummings Price$POA Year Established1978
Phone0414 929 585 Cashflow$0 EmployeesA range of permanent and casual staff.
