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    Priority demand

    Electrical testing, EICR and fixed wire compliance businesses

    Fixed wire testing runs on a five-year cycle with annual portfolio slices. Buyers want the programme, not the day rate.

    This is a buyer requirement, not a company for sale. DealFlowAgent acts for owners. Briefs describe what registered acquirers are looking for.

    What buyers are asking for

    Revenue sought£1M to £9M
    EBITDA sought£250K to £2M
    Work typeEICR, fixed wire, emergency lighting, PAT programmes
    AccreditationNICEIC, NAPIT or US licensed equivalent
    Client baseSocial housing, education, retail estates, industrial
    Owner positionSix to eighteen months handover

    Revenue band sought: £1M to £9M

    Registered demand

    Registered demand is published once this brief clears three acquirers.

    Geography: United Kingdom and United States, roughly 60% of registered demand is US

    What makes a business a fit

    • Rolling portfolio programmes rather than ad hoc certification
    • Remedial works won off the back of the testing programme
    • Directly employed, qualified testing engineers
    • Clean certification records and auditable reporting

    What buyers have ruled out

    • General electrical contracting with no compliance programme
    • Businesses dependent on one housing association contract

    Consideration and structure

    What acquirers registered against this brief have stated they can offer. Nothing here is an offer, and no structure is guaranteed to any owner.

    • Buyers value the attach rate of remedial works to testing
    • Structures typically cash on completion with a short earn-out

    Stage one of two

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