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This Fire Extinguisher Sales, Service & Inspection Business is focused on providing Life Safety Products & Services to the Property Management Companies in the Northern Va. Market area. You will want to know the details about the 10 “Partners” this owner has that feed him Business. This owner is ready to put his 2nd “Route Sales Truck on the road. His sales volume for the next 12 months is expected to be about $240,000 with a Net Income of $70,000 for the “Route Sales Driver”.

He has a Low Rent of $500 which is a fantastic location 4 minuets from the 495 Belltway, 10 minuets from the Maryland Market, and 20 minuets to “Down Town Washington DC”. Location – Location – Location -- The Building that he is located in has “10 Partners” that are in other Life Safety Businesses and other Businesses that provide Services and Products to the Property Management Companies and other Commercial Businesses, Educational Institutions, Government Agencies and others.

This Business has a “Partner” that does all his “Shop” work, the refilling of the Fire Extinguishers, the 6 year discharge & refill requirement and the 12 year required Hydro Testing. This same “Partner” is a Wholesale Distributor of Fire Extinguishers for 2 of the largest Manufactures of Fire Extinguishers and related Products in the World. This Growing Fire Extinguisher Business Sells Fire Extinguisher to Contractors and other “Wholesale Buyers” of high- volume purchases. You should expect a 50% mark-up on these sales. Retail Sales of Fire Extinguishers is a Big Part of the Business, with a nice mark-up of about 110% over the Wholesale cost.

The owner-Seller of this Business will be available to help continue the growth of this Business. The New owner will want to add additional “Route Sales Trucks” to the Business. Each new unit added is expected to add another $240,000 plus-minus in annual sales with an expected net to the owner of about $35,000.

This is not a Franchise, it is a “Dealer” program. It is more valuable than a Franchise, there is no Franchise Fee, there is no 10% Royalty -Advertising fee. There is no territory or limited boundaries, you can continue to expand this Business. We suggest that a new owner should add several New “Profit Centers” that are also Life Safety Profit Centers. You can add Commercial Kitchen Fire Suppression sales, Service & Inspections to this Business. All Restaurants, Churches, school Kitchens and any Commercial Kitchen, must have their systems, serviced and Inspected every 6 months. This is a great add-on Business. You will want to consider adding monitored Residential & Commercial Alarms to your Business.

This Business is for sale at a Low $95,000, this price is Firm, Extensive Management, Sales & Marketing help will be provided. One of the “Partners” helping with the “Transfer of Ownership” has owned 31 of these Life Safety Businesses in 17 Cities Coast to Coast. You will want to talk with Dennis Riley the Above Business Broker who can give you a lot more information on this Business.

Dennis V. Riley dennis@beltwaybrokerage.com cell 240-462-8220

You may wish to look at www.lifesafetyassociation.org