Franchises from £50,000 to £100,000
Minster Cleaning
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Investment level:
£60,000
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Website:
www.minstergroup.co.uk
Email:
minster@minstergroup.co.uk
Phone:
0121 386 1722
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spectrum of commerce and industry as
well as healthcare environments such as
doctor’s surgeries.
Mr Lofthouse chose the franchise
because of the large exclusive territories
and virtually unlimited growth potential.
“Having all the Shef eld postcodes, which
also includes Rotherham, Chester eld and
Barnsley, as my exclusive area was de nitely
a big attraction for me but I have also been
very glad of the levels of help and training
that are available from Minster Head Of ce
and through the franchise network.”
Minster has invested heavily in systems
to ease routine business tasks and gives
franchisees support across a wide range
of areas including IT, training, accounts and
marketing as well as providing guidance on
legislation covering areas like employment
and health and safety.
Managing director, Mike Parker stresses
the value of man-management ability in the
Shef eld franchisee James Lofthouse
running of a Minster franchise. “This is not a
job franchise; we are not looking for people
who want to clean of ces for a living. This is
Big is beautiful
a management role in which franchisees will
be involved in marketing, training and the
administration of a busy of ce. Many of our
Business Franchise meets Minster Cleaning
branches employ over 200 people, so good
management is essential.
franchisee James Lofthouse, who has seen his business
“Good quality middle to upper-middle
managers make ideal Minster franchisees
turnover grow by some 30%
but they must be resilient, ambitious and
have the drive to succeed in business for
J
AMES LOFTHOUSE has found by 30% to £1.3 million and Mr Lofthouse is
“Good quality
themselves. Our franchisees have come
that by offering a high quality of ce con dent about the future. “Of ce cleaning
middle to
from all areas of commerce including
cleaning service which gives clients is an essential service and, with over 200 accountancy, brewing, and advertising.”
real value for money, his business continues customers, we certainly don’t have all our
upper-middle
Minster has built up a reputation for
to prosper despite the problems that eggs in one basket. By going that extra mile
managers
integrity, professionalism and success
some sectors of the business market are and providing a exible, economical service
make ideal
over more than a quarter of a century
encountering. that can be tailored and is now one of the country’s most
When he took to an organisation’s
Minster
successful franchises and amongst the UK’s
over the individual needs,
franchisees
top cleaning companies. Annual turnover
Minster we have achieved
but they must
exceeds £30 million with nearly one third
Cleaning an exceptionally of the 39 branches having achieved annual
franchise for high rate of client
be resilient,
sales of over £1 million.
Shef eld, the retention as well ambitious and For details of franchise opportunities
business had as winning new
have the drive
throughout the UK including Aberdeen,
already reached an contracts.” Doncaster, Durham, Guildford, Leicester,
annual turnover in Customers
to succeed in
London, Middlesex, Peterborough and
excess of £1 million. of the Shef eld business for Swansea, call Minster on 0121 386 1722
Now, just over three branch come
themselves…”
for an information pack or visit the website
years later, it has grown from a broad
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