Ableworld are the largest mobility retailer in the UK, providing quality products and services to the ever-growing elderly and disabled market.
A Growing Franchise in a Growing Market
Ableworld is at the heart of one of the fastest growing markets in the UK. The government predicts that in just over ten years’ time nearly 25% of the population will be over the age of 65. Products such as mobility scooters, stairlifts, adjustable beds, wheelchairs and home aids become will increasingly be in demand.
The Ableworld Franchise Package
An Ableworld Franchise gives you two viable, complimentary income streams.
The retail outlet - a mobility superstore which sells everything to help the elderly and disabled.
The stairlift business which, using only high quality branded equipment provides homeowners with a variety of stairlift options.
Ableworld franchise package includes:
Comprehensive training and support
Use of the Ableworld brand in a exclusive territory
Lower than average franchise fees
Help and support with sourcing the best property deal
Marketing launch pack, worth over £10,000
Help in arranging finance and more.
The Support
Ableworld franchisees benefit from ongoing, dedicated franchise support from a professional and experience head office. Over seven weeks franchisees spend time at Ableworld Head Office, their own store and at key suppliers. The programme also includes significant on-the-job training from experienced Ableworld trainers in Ableworld stores and in the franchisee’s own store.
The Investment
An Ableworld Franchise package is £29,950 and your business can be started with £75K. This can be financed by up to 70%* so you will need a minimum of £25,000 - £30,000 liquid funds available.
*We have affiliations with the main UK Banks who have specific lending packages available for Ableworld Franchisees (subject to their lending and security requirements).
Ableworld Colchester and Ableworld Bridgend were the two main winners at the Ableworld Franchise of the Year Awards Dinner in March.
The Awards Dinner was the high point of Ableworld’s two day Annual Franchise Conference held at Wychwood Park Hotel and Golf Club, Crewe.
There were speakers from the industry as well as internal presentations from key Ableworld personnel. Ableworld has recently been awarded the prestigious Which Trusted Traders endorsement and representatives from Which wer...
It’s the difference between a poor quality of life, and a
good quality of life. Safety, independence, mobility , and nobody knows how
much that means than Donna Wilson. The owner of one of
Ableworld’s 32
franchises, operating in the franchise territory of Lincoln and Newark, Donna has first hand experience of
life as a carer in her personal life, looking after her son and brother.
“My
own experience was that living aids were expensive and difficult to come by.
That’s why I wanted to se...
When is a good time to go into business for yourself? When is the timing just right for a new franchise business? Both of these questions are important considerations for someone thinking of buying a franchise. The answer to the first question is, of course, a personal one and varies from individual to individual. It may be that you’re at a point in your life where you need a fresh challenge. Or owning your own franchise business may have been a long held ambition and you don’t want to feel you...
Paul Boniface, Franchise Director of Ableworld the leading mobility retailer talks us through what you must do in order to assess whether or not your chosen franchise territory is suitable for the franchise you're interested in.
Paul Comments,
Check how your franchisor has drawn up their territory map. Have they used a reputable mapping company? Ableworld used Atlas Mapping to map the country into territories based on the actual performance of its existing franchise network.
Demographical...
Ableworld, one of the country’s largest mobility retailer, just held its fourth annual franchise conference in March and was pleased to announce Ableworld Southampton as their Emerging Franchise of the Year.
Being part of, and making a difference in the local community is a big part of what makes a successful Ableworld franchisee. Ableworld’s mission objective is to help customers with issues on mobility and health and age related conditions.
Jeff Newman, who accepted the award on behalf of Ab...
SINCE Ableworld was founded in 2001 by Mike Williams, the company has grown rapidly into a highly successful nationwide firm with 32 stores and plans to expand across the country in the next few years. Ableworld’s recent growth model of opening stores under its franchise has resulted in retail units being opened from franchise territories in Inverness in the north to Southampton in the south, Colchester in the east to Cardiff in the west. This year Ableworld decided to turn its attention to the...
It’s a year since Donna Wilson and her team took over Ableworld in Newark, and since then her business gone from strength to strength.Donna Wilson joined the Ableworld franchise team as the director of Newark store in October 2014, and has had great success in offering quality mobility products at fantastic prices in the Newark area. She now provides the same support and help in Lincoln. Her Lincoln Mobility store opened in May this year and stocks a wide range of mobility items from toileting a...
