- Location
- Haute Vienne, France
What is a kit building?..........our experience is that what starts as a kit building soon develops into a bespoke building to suit both short term and long term needs. Also the cost of entry for UK fabricators is pretty low with investment minimal, so basic sheds are very competitive here already.
The cost of carriage from continental Europe would be significant also, so I suspect there is poor margin opportunity in reality.
There is already at least 1 importer supplying kits into UK ( easyhalls.com) and whilst their sheds look fine, with galvanizing as standard my understanding is the delivery period can be slow and take up has been low to date.
I'm afraid its like every purchase.......shop around and choose a supplier who you feel comfortable with and who you can rely on to support you throughout the build and particularly when things don't quite work as anticipated. There are plenty of these manufacturers running good and reliable business's here already so not sure what extra any importer could offer?
I am English but farm in France. Since being here we have built a couple of kit sheds over here one from Gibeaux the other Screb.
http://batiment-agricole.fr/Batiment-kit/
https://screb.com/en/#buildings
We got prices from all over and the french built sheds were much cheaper than UK prices. I take your point about transport, but if you had enough orders how many sheds could you fit on one load? A truck from the middle of France to middle of UK is about £1000. Also I think you are not thinking about the scale of these firms. Screb build a shed an hour and have sold 27000 in total. Their sheds are standard take it or leave it, but not everyone wants a bespoke shed.
How much would a simple 40ft x 80ft x 20ft high tin roof kit shed be in the UK? Here It would be about £6000 to £7000 with galvanised steel. If the UK is now cheaper it would surprise me even with currency changes.