Mobile food machine servicing and repair

Food producers, bakeries, butchers, restaurants, caterers and small factories that cannot afford downtime.

Call-out fees and hourly rates, parts mark-up and annual service contracts that bring in regular work.

• Mechanical and electrical fault-finding
• Safe working around machinery
• Reliable, prompt customer service

• Electrical work and testing competence; check which qualifications customers and insurers expect
• Public liability and professional indemnity insurance
• Food hygiene rules on site; check customer requirements for cleanliness and contamination control
• Risk of injury from machinery, so follow lock-off and isolation procedures
• Some manufacturers restrict warranty work to approved engineers

Startup costs are typically around £3,000 to £15,000, depending on your tools, vehicle and insurance. These are estimates, so build your own budget from real quotes before you commit.

Monthly revenue is typically around £2,000 to £8,000, depending on how many customers you serve and how often you are called out. This is an estimate of revenue, not profit, and starts from about 15 hours a week.

Check which electrical testing qualifications customers and insurers expect, and arrange public liability and professional indemnity insurance. Also check customers' food hygiene requirements, follow lock-off and isolation procedures, and see whether manufacturers restrict warranty work to approved engineers.