About this opportunity
Foxy’s Skips provides a reputable waste removal service for domestic, construction, and commercial customers. They offer delivery and removal of skip bins with a variety of sizes to fit any need within an 80km radius of Mackay. This business has become very well-known in the Mackay region and has built most of the business through word of mouth and a simple advertising model. The simple business model means that you can focus your energy on growing the business rather than learning the ropes, making this opportunity perfect for anybody.
Business Story
Foxy’s Skips having been providing skips to the Mackay region for 27 years now. In this time, they have become well-versed in providing their services for domestic, construction, and commercial clients. Foxy’s Skips work with their clients to ensure that the skips they are providing are also fit for their clients unique financial and logistical specifications.
When you take over this business there will be a massive opportunity for growth and improvement on an already profitable brand. One aspect of this is advertising and social media. The business can be run Monday to Friday or 7 days a week and is not restricted to current hours of operation. The business is currently operated from a shed and holding yard in Paget with a lease in place until the end of June, giving you the option to renew the lease at the current price or move to a new yard entirely. Construction workers make up the bulk of the clientele with most on 30 day accounts with domestic customers paying up front, ensuring a regular cash flow.
The business comes with 3 trucks with an MR licence required to operate and 224 skips ranging from 1 cubic metre crane able to 8 cubic metre skips as well as tools and other miscellaneous gear to help you get the job done.
The current owner of this business wants to retire, and Foxy’s Skips primed and ready for a new owner who strives for customer satisfaction. When you take over this business there will be all plant and equipment included for a seamless transition into an owner operator role. If you are looking for a passion project to develop an already thriving business, give us a call today!
Our People
Denny has a long career in all forms of business including Corporate Management with International and National FMCG organizations, with vast experience in the fields of Operational Management, Sales and Marketing Management, Franchise Business Management to Small Business Owner / Operator of Motels, Courier and Supermarket businesses.
In 2007 Denny saw the need for a good communicator with a strong understanding of business operation to offer a Business Broking service second to none. Denny's combined experienced gained over many years in the Corporate world and small business ownership has taken Business Brokering to new heights with with the Business Sales Group that includes NQ Business Sales, CQ Business Sales FNQ Business Sales and SEQ Business Sales, a very automated business utilizing technology to gain reach with unprecedented response in offers, time and product in the most professional manner.
Denny's focus is to satisfy Sellers and Buyers during transactions to deliver only good outcomes. In addition to this grow the business base and maximize the use of latest technologies to deliver a quality product.
Phil started his working career in purchasing with large and multi-national companies in Sydney.
A family relocation to Bowen in 1974 was the catalyst to owning his own business.
Phil has been in various businesses from Pest Control to Delicatessen/Takeaway and has for the last 39 years built a wholesale business that has served Bowen, Whitsundays, Mackay and the Coalfields, from 1 truck and himself to 6 trucks and 15 employees.
This has given Phil a very solid knowledge of the area from Bowen to Rockhampton and what it takes to thrive in business there.
Phil has a strong knowledge of business and business practices built through the process of growing his own business as well as time spent on State Franchise Council and dealing with the many changing government policies in those 39 years.
The process of selling his own business has shown Phil the real need for a locally based business broker, easily contacted and heavily focused on the Central Queensland area, which has led to his involvement in CQ Business Brokers.