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Sell a company: Production & industry
Sell a company: Production & industry: create a listing on company.ch with category, location, guide price and handover. Choose open, discreet or anonymous visibility while private seller data stays protected.
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Selling a production or industrial business: value, evidence and handover
When selling a production or industrial business, the listing should explain order backlog, product and customer margin, capacity, machinery condition, quality systems, working capital and technical know-how. Buyers need evidence that the operation, people and rights can continue after completion without exposing customer drawings, formulas, process know-how, tender prices, security information, credentials and employee files in the public offer.
Explain what creates value when selling a production or industrial business
The public profile should make order backlog, product and customer margin, capacity, machinery condition, quality systems, working capital and technical know-how measurable and separate recurring performance from one-off results. It should also state what the owner still handles personally and which assets, contracts or premises are part of the proposed sale.
Prepare the evidence a buyer will request
Prepare orders and forecasts, margin by product or customer segment, capacity and scrap data, machinery and maintenance, inventory, quality records, permits and technical documentation. Reconcile every financial summary to the same sale perimeter and identify consents, licences or third-party rights that require a separate check.
Reach buyers with the right operating fit
Industrial groups, manufacturers and technically experienced successors can fit when they can finance working capital and maintain quality, safety and delivery. The listing should make essential qualifications, capital, location and owner involvement clear enough to filter enquiries without narrowing the search to a single buyer type. Keep customer drawings, formulas, process know-how, tender prices, security information, credentials and employee files out of the public listing and first document pack. Use anonymised concentration, ranges and role descriptions until a buyer has been qualified and the information is needed for review.
Plan continuity through the handover
Plan production orders, material supply, tooling, maintenance, quality approvals, customer specifications and technical knowledge around the completion date. Assign responsible people, dates and completion evidence rather than describing the seller's support only as an undefined transition period.
Related seller guidance for a production or industrial business
Explore the relevant industries or return to the main seller page: sell a company, Manufacturing business, Industrial business, Mechanical engineering company and Production company.
Questions to resolve before selling a production or industrial business
How do I show that open orders can be delivered at the margins presented to buyers?
Use several comparable periods and show the figures that explain order backlog, product and customer margin, capacity, machinery condition, quality systems, working capital and technical know-how. Separate recurring operations, exceptional events, owner adjustments and any assets or costs outside the proposed transaction.
Which machinery, tooling, inventory, quality and maintenance records belong in the sale file?
Prepare orders and forecasts, margin by product or customer segment, capacity and scrap data, machinery and maintenance, inventory, quality records, permits and technical documentation. Start with aggregated information, then release original documents in a controlled process once the buyer and transaction fit are credible.
What should I disclose about customer, supplier and technical-expert concentration?
Test how order backlog, product and customer margin, capacity, machinery condition, quality systems, working capital and technical know-how would change when the current owner steps back. Identify reliance on individual customers, employees, contracts, premises or permissions and explain the practical measures available to reduce that dependence.
How can production planning, specifications and quality responsibility continue through handover?
Plan production orders, material supply, tooling, maintenance, quality approvals, customer specifications and technical knowledge around the completion date. Turn these topics into a timetable with owners, access, introductions and a clear point at which the buyer operates independently.