How much does a Bollard Repair Service cost to buy?

A typical Bollard Repair Service sells for 1.8x to 4.3x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $105K, expect to pay roughly $189K to $452K before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a Bollard Repair Service?

Startup costs range from $20K to $180K depending on location, equipment, and scale.

Service

Bollard Repair Service

Fix the steel posts forklifts, snowplows, and bad drivers keep destroying

Bottom line

Worth studying, but do not buy without strong local proof.

Bollard repair services replace, straighten, core-drill, weld, paint, and maintain protective posts around storefronts, warehouses, schools, drive-thrus, parking lots, government buildings, and industrial facilities. The niche rides on a simple fact: once property owners install bollards, vehicles and forklifts keep hitting them.

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Acquisition score

Margin · multiple · SBA data

67Strong

Avg revenue

$300K/yr

$85K–$1.1M range

Profit margin

35%

~$105K SDE

Multiple

1.8–4.3×

of SDE

Est. buy price

$189K–$452K

startup: $20K–$180K

How It Works

Crews respond to damaged bollards, remove broken posts, core-drill or sawcut concrete, set new steel or flexible bollards, pour concrete, install sleeves or covers, repaint, and quote upgrades. Revenue comes from emergency repairs, multi-post install jobs, warehouse maintenance contracts, and subcontract work for paving, sign, concrete, and facility-maintenance firms.

BizBite verdict

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Bollard Repair Service has enough high-level data for a first look, but BizBite has not assigned a category-specific operating model yet. Treat the score as preliminary.

67Strong

low data confidence · 40/100medium financing fit

Why it may work

+Attractive 35% estimated margin profile

Be careful

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Deal Calculator

Priced off $105K SDE — can this deal service its own debt?

2.44×

DSCR · Lender-comfortable

Purchase multiple — 2.8× SDE ($295K)

Category range: 1.8×–4.3× SDE

Down payment — 10% ($30K)

SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership

Interest rate — 10.50%

Typical SBA 7(a) range: 9.5–12% (prime-based)

Loan term — 10 years

Standard SBA 7(a): 10 years for business acquisition

Purchase price

$295K

2.8× of $105K SDE

Cash to close

$38K

$30K down + ~3% closing

Debt service

$4K/mo

$43K/yr on $266K loan

Cash-on-cash

162%

cash back in ~8 mo

Debt service coverage · what the lender sees

2.44×+$5K/mo after debt

Most SBA lenders want ≥1.25× coverage; 1.5×+ is a strong file.

SDE = revenue × margin estimate for this niche; it includes owner compensation, so budget your salary out of cash flow. Excludes working-capital injection, capex reserves, and taxes. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower.

Pros

+Visible safety damage creates urgent demand
+Small jobs can carry strong labor markup
+Cross-sells with concrete, parking lot, and warehouse maintenance
+Fragmented niche with many local generalists

Cons

-Concrete cutting and site safety require care
-Job sizes can be lumpy without commercial accounts
-Material costs and mobilization can eat tiny repair tickets

Best For

Concrete contractors, parking-lot maintenance firms, sign installers, facility-service buyers, and mobile welding operators

Operating Costs

Costs include steel pipe or prefabricated bollards, concrete, core drills, saws, welding gear, trucks, insurance, labor, traffic control, and disposal. Profit improves when crews bundle multiple posts or maintain many warehouse/storefront locations for one account.