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| Title: | Lapidarist & Stone Mason - Floating Stones | |||||||||
| ID Number: | 13357 | |||||||||
| State: | Western Australia (WA) | |||||||||
| City/Town/Suburb: | PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6000 | |||||||||
| Listing Type: | Businesses | |||||||||
| Categories: | Industrial/Manufacturing - Building and Construction, Leisure/Entertainment - Arts/Crafts, Hotel/Leisure | |||||||||
| Description: | Business and Freehold sold separately The Business : Internationally renowned WA artist Richard Williamson began the foundations of his family business in prospecting lapidary and gemmology 50 years ago which evolved into the international enterprise Floating Stones Today this unique business located in the southwest of WA trading globally for over 20 years is available for sale The company provides a quality service to multiple Clientele with an excellent worldwide reputation This business has been predominantly operated by the sole owner Richard Williamson When required casual help from family and contractors has been engaged The workshop equipment and lifting devices are mainly automated which allows for single handed operation There is a strong opportunity for the business to grow in the hands of a singularly motivated entrepreneur The workshop in its current form easily accommodates multiple workers The business has relocatable machinery included in the sale The owner is happy to sell the business without the freehold property A full list of plant and machinery is available upon negotiation which includes WA's largest diamond wire saw and the largest automatic polishing machine (new 2019) many other stone working machines forklifts gantry crane and all the hand tools and consumables to start the business on the ground running This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a profitable and well-established international business offering one-of-a-kind products that today are as exclusive as they are unique The results are mesmerising with Purchasers often intrigued by the age of the raw materials combined with the finish of the artistic product There will be a reasonable handover period with due diligence The business will include secrets of the trade marketing contacts private locations machinery instructions safe methods of production and artistic creation There is substantial opportunity to expand the business promising huge growth potential plus the ability to expand into other related markets of opportunity Most of the new business gets derived from recommendations referrals and the websites The owner of the business is over 70 years old and will retire Interested Parties may use the 'enquire' form on this webpage A Buyer Profile may be required prior to inspection Business Asking Price : Contact Agent (Plus Stock) Freehold Asking Price : Contact Agent (No GST GC) Edi 0438933506 The commercial success of the business is easily attributed to the rare and exceptional expertise in polishing the exceptionally large slabs spheres or individual sculptures into the uniquely tailored artistic pieces per Customer request with specific qualities in detail The carefully selected Western Australian rocks or semi-precious stones include the more popular varieties of Tiger Iron & Tiger Eye also Orbicular Granite as some of the varieties used A few selected pieces have been set into carved frames of Australian timber to accentuate the product showcasing the work of nature much alike a painting However many slabs are deliberately left unframed enhancing the natural rough and raw elements of the finished piece For the past 15+ years a market stall has been operated annually at the World's Largest Gem Show Tucson Arizona with stock held on site regularly garnering repeat business The Tucson Show offers direct access to wholesaler Buyers and International Collectors The Business name 'Floating Stones' was inspired by the extremely popular spherical stones made into water features by floating and rotating on a microfilm of water The sculptured base of the spheres often as creative as the spheres themselves with some spheres weighing in excess of five tonne are precisely engineered to enable the sphere to spin and rotate freely Each sphere is interactive with passers-by fascinating them as they find they may actually spin these gigantic balls with a touch of their fingers defying gravity Western Australia has some of the oldest if not the oldest known rock formations in the world containing unique and beautiful gemstones Richard has discovered and carefully crafted how to skilfully cut and polish these natural stones into artistic masterpieces that have been regularly sold internationally through some of the worlds top Auction Houses including Sothebys Christies Heritage and Bonhams Many pieces are displayed in museums galleries and collection houses around the world including the Gemmological Institute of America in Carlsbad California or more locally in the foyer of the BHP Billiton building in Singapore Recent local orders include the Australian Film and Television Institute Awards particularly their AFI Award statuettes given to each winner on the annual Night of the Stars Ceremony There is a Freehold available to any appropriate Buyer(s) if required ! The Freehold Link : https://www.ljhcommercial.com.au/commercial_farming-in-argyle-wa-6239-au-jjeff4#.YjmGT-pBxhk |
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| Price: | Upon application | |||||||||
| Stock Value: | Upon application | |||||||||
| Net Profit: | Upon application | |||||||||
| Turnover: | Upon application | |||||||||
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