Alan Dufty

  A huge thank you to Alan Dufty at Barkers for his professionalism, and determination in completing our sale for us. I had been referred to Alan and his award winning business a while back so we... read more

  Alan Dufty from Barker Business Brokerage worked hard to get the sale of our business across the line over a long period. We consistently felt he acted with our best interests at heart rather than... read more

This is just a quick note to thank you for the effort you put into selling Alexandra Fine Foods. Alan took his time to understand the business, marketed it confidentiality and had multiple interested parties.... read more

I had a niche business in the commercial construction industry. Overdue for retirement, I sourced Alan Dufty via his past sales references in 2018 / 19.Alan studied the business and results, and got to... read more

It is a privilege to write a reference for someone you engage to perform a service for you, that involves a significant sum of money, and they not only meet your expectations, but exceed them; I found... read more

Thank you so much for your incredible dedication in working through the sale of my business and the search for a new partner. Despite the unexpected interruptions, a covid setback, and other completely... read more

Would thoroughly recommend Alan Dufty for any business wishing to sell. read more

From the initial meeting with Alan, we were impressed with his professionalism and ability to understand our business.  It wasn't long before Alan presented several offers to the table, one resulted... read more

I first had contact with Alan about 9 years ago where he sold our previous company; he listed it on a Wednesday afternoon and brought our buyer in at 9am the following morning paying asking price. Therefore,... read more

Alan successfully sold my business within my expected time frame and I was very happy with the outcome. He showed professionalism dealing with both myself and potential purchasers throughout the entire... read more

I had three separate trading entities (all in the beauty industry) and I wanted to sell them all as a group, so knew it wasn’t going to be a standard sale.  After not feeling confident in the... read more

I am writing this letter as I feel that not enough people in the world praise people for a job well done.Two years ago, we sold our shuttle business and then purchased a motel in the Coromandel. In both... read more

After making the decision to sell my business, I engaged the services of Alan Dufty from Barker Business. With three sides to the operation, the business was fairly complex consisting of an import wholesale... read more

After trying to sell our Motel and Backpackers for over 2 years through various Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Alan Dufty came along and did the job. He had previously sold the purchasers busy Auckland... read more

In May 2017 we decided to list our manufacturing business for sale. Alan was recommended to us by a friend who had listed & sold their business with him the previous year.Right from the initial meeting... read more

After nearly 13 years of owning Screens R Us with my dear Mum we decided to approach a number of Business Brokers from different agencies to help with the sale of our company.  We decided to list... read more

After making the decision to sell my scaffolding business I was referred to Alan Dufty by a business associate who had said Alan did an outstanding job of selling one of his service sector businesses previously.Being... read more

Alan Dufty assisted with the sale of my long established fabric import distribution company. After advertising to the Barker Business database he had over 100 confidentiality agreements submitted.He vetted... read more

Alan Dufty has recently assisted us in selling our directional drilling business. We found him to be a no fuss, hands on person to deal with, making the sale very smooth. Alan came with a plan, executed... read more

I found Alan Dufty at Barker Business easy to deal with and very professional throughout. Through his intuition and skill, Alan guided the correct potential buyer my way and then steered our paths towards... read more

In December 2015 I sold my scaffolding business through Alan Duffy of Barker Business Brokerage Ltd.I was extremely impressed with Alan as my broker. He was approachable and his excellent communication... read more

Total Property Worx engaged Alan Dufty to help sell a significant fraction of our Business, being that of Line Marking Solutions (LMS). Throughout the entire process, from beginning to end, Alan was exceptional... read more

I engaged in the services of Alan Dufty and Barker Business Brokerage to sell my large multinational company in early 2015. Coming from a sales background I wanted a genuine sales person with a proven... read more

I wanted to express my sincere thanks for all the hard work you put into recently getting our business sold.You may not realise it, but when I was looking for a business broker I met with a number of agents... read more

The sale of our business was very unique. If you have a business to sell, list it with Alan. He’s the man.We listed our business with Alan in July 2014. Being one of only 217 registered finance companies... read more

Alan Dufty of Barker Business Brokerage recently assisted us in the sale of our fast food franchise.Alan worked tirelessly to make sure that every aspect of the sale was looked after. He worked outside... read more

I'd just like to take this opportunity to thank you so much in helping us sell our business. It was a challenging process with some unexpected curve balls, without your hard work over and above what I'd... read more

Selling our business was a hard decision to make, we wanted to make sure we were selling at the right time and had the best person on board who could help us in this process. Alan from Barker Business... read more

In August 2012 after some research into Brokerage firms we decided to engage the services of Barker Business Brokerage to market and sell our business.  Our agent was Alan Dufty and upon meeting we... read more

We have found dealing with Alan an absolute pleasure both commercially and personally and would not hesitate to recommend both Alan and Barkers to anyone wishing to sell or purchase a Business. Please... read more

Alan was responsible in ‘brokering’ of both the ‘Business’ & ‘Land & Buildings’ of The Big Apple (2003) Ltd based in Otorohanga in May 2012. Even though... read more

Alan Dufty represented Kokako in the sale of our Commercial Kitchen business between April and June 2012.  Despite the fact this was not an exclusive listing Alan took a proactive approach and marketed... read more

We approached Alan Dufty from Barker Business Brokerage to sell our business; we had looked around and decided that Barker Business was the most Professional business agency. Upon meeting with Alan he... read more

After four years of using other business brokers to sell my restaurant I was reaching the desperation factor of lowering my price so I could get out.  After 10 years of doing the hard slog and creating... read more

We have been informed by a friend that if you want good and personal service Alan Dufty from Barker Business Brokers Ltd is a person to appoint. After our initial meeting Alan came back within a week with... read more