business opportunity milling timber,selling timber, making furniture STIRLING,

[robert t]

I would consider entering into some sort of business partnership making furniture and or milling and selling hardwood timbers.

 

The right person would ideally have experience, be enthusiastic, hardworking also to have the ability to drive the venture forward.

I have lots of my own designs of furniture that I have made and sold.

I also have good pieces of furniture available to use for exhibitions or to use for marketing purposes.

 

I have a secure workshop 30ft X 60ft within a 4 acre site. As an alternative option I would also consider renting half this space with use of all the equipment listed below 3 phase and 240 power supply.

Comprehensive range of heavy duty woodworking machines and equipment.

To many hand tools and consumables to mention.

Mobile chainsaw mills.

Arrow smith kiln in 14ft insulated container, also 20ft and 35ft insulated containers.

Kiln about half filled with dried timber(Oak, Ash, Sycamore, spalted Beech, Elm)

Also approx 6 tonne air dried 2" planked Oak

About 100 tonne mixture of round hardwood timbers, some fairly long lengths.

Round timbers are constantly being brought in.

 

Tractor with loader, telescopic telly handler, timber crane and timber trailer,

3 tonne digger with timber grab, 3 tonne dumper, two 3.5tonne pickups and

3 large ifor williams road trailers, would be made available to assist in any way.

Anyone interested or requires any further information I can be contacted on [email protected] or mobile 07803591153

 

Thanks for reading, robert.

[harvey b davison]

Sounds like you have a real good set up there, so why do you need a partner and not just an employee ??

[robert t]

Sounds like you have a real good set up there, so why do you need a partner and not just an employee ??

 

Fair comment Harvey!

 

I have no desire to employ any person for this venture, whose main goal would be to collect a wage and to do as little as possible for that wage. I am bringing to the table and partnership a great deal of experience and backing it up with everything I have previously mentioned in this thread. I believe that if you own a business or even 50% of that business you will put that extra effort needed into it to making that business a success.

 

This opportunity is no gimmick, ever thing is up front with transparency. This could be a very good opportunity for the right person to be part of a growing profitable business, without having to invest the huge financial start up costs.

 

I will now try and explain my reasoning for this business venture.

 

I have been running my own arb business since 1990. I started milling some of my timber years back to sell on, as logs were not in demand then. I was shown basic carpentry skills by a furniture maker so I then started to make very basic furniture for outdoors for my own use and then started to sell as I gained skill. Within five years I was making quality furniture for homes and gardens and had opened my own 250m sq gallery/craft shop turning over

200k per year. All the long days at work was no good for my family life as I had two young kids. After lots of consideration and to save my marriage I closed the shop and put the whole furniture side of the business on the back burner as to say. That was seven years ago and from then to now I have still been running the arb side. I expanded and move to my current large site, where I have built my dream house and developed my purpose built yard that will accommodate the resurrection of the furniture and timber selling side again.

I do not want to fall into the same hole as I did before, that is why I am looking to acquire a partner to help run this side of the business, 50% of profits but half the work and half the worry. Hope this goes to explain a little more my reasoning.

[harvey b davison]

IF we were closer together i might of been interested, but you are too far away for me. sorry. But this sounds a fantastic opportunaty for someone.

[big fell!]

This sounds fantastic! I would snap your hand off for a chance at something like that if i didnt have family commitments here in Dumfries. I hope you find the right guy to help you get this moving as it sounds very promising. One question, have you got a brochure/catalouge?

[xdarkknight]

This sounds like a great opportunity for the right person. I'm looking forward to hearing how this turns out for you!

I'd have broken your hand off if I'd have been nearer to you... as it is, I'm dawn sawth.

 

G'Luck!

[ashman]

ditto all the rest of the comments, pity you was not closer.

Good luck and best wishes.

Rob.

[robert t]

Thanks for the comments guys.

To be honest I have been so busy on the arb side of things that I haven't given any time or thoughts on this since posting. Been bringing in lots more timber though.

Still a good opportunity waiting for the right person.