Vehicle Based Franchises

Poppies, the domestic cleaning franchise, is very excited to celebrate among its UK wide network, as multiple franchisees are marking significant milestones this month.At Poppies Doncaster, husband and wife Gill and Terry Winmill are now entering their third decade of running their own business having launched their franchise in 2000. Looking for a career that gave them a good work-life balance with a family-feel culture, they chose to purchase the franchise and have never looked back. Their str...

Poppies franchisee, Dan Reid, who is born and bred in West-Yorkshire decided to swap his corporate life for a cleaning franchise to cover Leeds and the surrounding areas. Dan has over 16 years experience in the beverage industry and is now focused on his own business. Launched in June, Dan has taken over the reins of Poppies with premises based in the heart of Leeds and an existing team of 21. Carefully selected and referenced, the team will continue to deliver a premium cleaning service to...

No matter your age, franchising is an extremely popular route to business ownership for ambitious entrepreneurs. If you’re considering semi-retiring or are approaching retirement age, investing in a franchise can be a great way to uphold a steady income, without having to deal with the long hours and inflexibility of a full-time job.Former Optic-Kleer franchisee, Graham Bastow, was no stranger to the world of franchising when he took on his Stockport territory. Graham had always had the desire t...

At Total Clean we understand that the decision to purchase business and/or a franchise is a major “life” decision. For the vast majority of people starting a new business will involve significant, mostly positive, changes to virtually every aspect of their lives. This is obviously a decision that should not be taken lightly and it would be wrong to “sell” or persuade. We therefore prefer to take the approach that we will provide candidates with all the relevant information they need to help the...

Traffic volumes in Britain were "akin to those in the early 1970's", according to Edmund King the president of the AA who used analysis of official figures and their own organisation's own monitoring of traffic volumes in May 2020. Cabinet Office data from March earlier in the same year also showed that motor traffic had dropped by 73% compared with pre-pandemic outbreak levels. So, how have franchises that rely on people getting out and about in their cars, such as windscreen and repair brand...

Many people say that once you get into franchising its very difficult to leave the franchising world. And none can say that is truer than Total Cleans Franchise Development Director Will Gavan. We share the insights from Wills 22, and counting, years in franchising. FS: Will, you’ve had a long successful career in the UK franchising sector but what was your background and experiences before the last two decades? Will: I graduated in the late 80’s with a Degree in Business Studies and went on...