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Which UK company are selling up?

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Which UK company are selling up?

Postby Rickthepick » 24 Sep 2010 3:00

Someone is selling up
http://www.rightbiz.co.uk/buy_business/ ... table.html

The only one that springs to mind is
lockandkeyshop.co.uk/1st call lockouts

1.15 mil
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Re: Which UK company are selling up?

Postby Rickthepick » 24 Sep 2010 3:02

The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis

Im interpreting that as 'struggling' or have i got the wrong end of the stick?
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Re: Which UK company are selling up?

Postby horsefeathers » 24 Sep 2010 6:59

employing 200 subcontractors???


Hope its Reactfast

they are in Birmingham
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Re: Which UK company are selling up?

Postby Rickthepick » 24 Sep 2010 8:05

Im sure Reactfast were recently sold to Homeserve though :? hmm
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Re: Which UK company are selling up?

Postby lockey1963 » 26 Sep 2010 4:48

more likely to be eydens in coventry with 6 vans on the road and mla and ala approved.
Nottingham auto locksmith
www.nottinghamcarkeys.co.uk
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Re: Which UK company are selling up?

Postby sg1ghost » 11 Oct 2010 15:45

Hi, my first post and have to jump in :o
Reactfast are a bunch of cowboys opperating around the tyne and wear area anyway, dunno what your local locksmiths are like... bloody joiners round here....

Anyway struggling lewis security group opperating in south tyneside (i served a good few years there) are quietly up forsale the single owner is called sean henderson ( http://www.lsgroup.com/ ) anyone got a spare 50k ?

looks like a very good site here,
im currently contracted to power companies non distruct entries for warrant officers..
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Re: Which UK company are selling up?

Postby 79commando » 12 Oct 2010 1:19

Anyon buying a UK based locksmith company needs their head examined.
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