Franchises from £20,000 to £50,000
Countrywide Grounds
Maintenance
83
Investment level:
£44,950 plus VAT
Website:
www.countrywidegrounds.com/franchise
Email:
franchise@countrywidegrounds.com
Phone:
0800 234 567
franchise focus
classification:
Management franchise
Growing for gold
Countrywide is widely recognised for
its excellent initial and ongoing support,
and training. New franchisees benefi t
You could be turning over in excess of £1 million with
from three weeks initial training and
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance
they also spend time shadowing existing

franchisees to fully understand the
business. New franchisees also benefi t
A
S A multi-award winning pitch marking, pruning, hedge cutting,

“Previous
from an initial marketing launch and
management franchise, and the road sweeping, litter and leaf clearance,
gardening or
ongoing head offi ce telesales support.
British Franchise Association’s hard and soft landscaping, fencing, turfi ng,
Franchisor of the Year 2009, gritting, snow clearance and tree surgery.
horticulture
Costs
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance is Countrywide’s customer list reads
experience
The cost to join is £44,950 plus VAT.
not only one of the UK’s most successful like the ‘who’s who’ of the business
is not
A further £15,000 will be required as
franchise networks, but also the market world with numerous national account working capital to enable you to run and
leader within its own industry. With 47 contracts and a wide variety of blue
required as
develop the business. Included within
franchised outlets and more than 550 chip clients ranging across the business
Countrywide
this franchise package is everything
personnel, Countrywide has a multi- spectrum including hotels, schools,
provides
you need to start your business.
million pound turnover maintaining business parks, hospitals, military bases, Countrywide also has an excellent
more than 12,000 sites across the UK, airfi elds, housing associations, offi ces,
extensive
relationship with the main franchising
ranging from £500 per year contract retail parks, theme parks, sports grounds,
training.”
banks that can offer fi nancial support
value to more than £2 million per year. motorway services and heritage sites. should you require it.
With large exclusive territories, an
impressive blue chip customer base, Benefi ts Locations
extensive national accounts and very As for benefi ts, here are just some of Countrywide carefully selects
low market penetration, each franchisee the reasons why people keep choosing franchisees to maintain their
has unlimited growth potential within Countrywide: outstanding brand reputation and to
their own territory. Accordingly, ensure a mutually successful future for
Countrywide franchisees are building
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British Franchise Associations Franchisor both parties. Previous gardening or
high revenue businesses, with turnovers of the Year 2009 horticulture experience is not required
in excess of £1 million and with net
●
High net profi ts as Countrywide provides extensive
profi ts of more than 20 per cent,
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Capital resale value training. However, they are looking for
ensuring strong fi nancial security for
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Blue chip customer base applicants who are ambitious, motivated,
their future.
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Established brand name enthusiastic, reasonably fi t and possess
Countrywide provides an extensive
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Multi-award winning company good people skills. If you think you have
range of all-year-round grounds
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Multi-billion pound growing sector what it takes to become a Countrywide
maintenance services to the commercial
●
National account contracts Grounds Maintenance franchisee, give
marketplace. Its extensive range of
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All-year-round business them a call now for a free prospectus,
services include grass cutting, sports
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Exclusive large territories and join a truly growing business. ■
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