Completed sale
CRS Training Services
After more than two decades building CRS Training Services, Clive and Mary Skinner have sold the Gloucestershire-based business as they move into retirement. The buyer was looking for a company he could run with his wife, with CRS offering an experienced team and long-established client base.
Founded in 2002, CRS provides accredited training to businesses across manufacturing, transport, warehousing and related sectors. Its ITSSAR-accredited courses cover areas including forklift and lifting equipment, crane and Hiab operation, manual handling, first aid and other workplace safety training.
The business works with around 190 commercial clients, with some relationships stretching back more than 15 years. An experienced team is already in place, including a non-shareholding director who is able to remain with the company following the sale.
Nine meetings took place during the sale process and four offers were received.
The eventual buyer later gave Knightsbridge a five-star review, praising the “great service by Leanne Boulding and the team”, as the Knightsbridge Associate Director guided Clive and Mary through the transaction to completion.
The sale allows Clive and Mary to step away after more than 20 years, while CRS continues under new ownership with its experienced team and long-standing client relationships in place.
The Knightsbridge team wishes Clive and Mary every success in retirement and CRS continued success under its new ownership.