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cover story
Grow your own business
It’s been a fantastic 12 months for the UK’s biggest lawn care company,
GreenThumb
F
RANCHISEES AT GreenThumb
“Customers
– the UK’s biggest lawn care
can use our
company – recently celebrated a
most remarkable 12 months, despite the
professional
downturn. In 2009, GreenThumb Ltd and
services for less
its 190 franchisees saw the business grow
than they can
by almost 20 per cent and there are plans
for further growth in 2010 and beyond.
buy DIY lawn
Earlier this year, GreenThumb
care treatments
announced plans to double its workforce
off the shelves.”
by taking on 1,000 more staff nationwide
in the next three years and increase
turnover by 2012 to £100 million. And
the company is on target to fulfil those
ambitions, which means new franchisees
are not only buying into a tried-and-tested
system but they are also guaranteed to
be part of a growing business. There are a
number of virgin territories available for
sale at £28,500 plus VAT, plus a number of
resales at varying prices.
For more than 25 years, GreenThumb
has been the market leader in lawn care.
Every day in the UK GreenThumb lawn
operatives treat more than 7,500 lawns. Its
huge purchasing power allows GreenThumb
Award-winning franchisees John and Jane MacKeddie
technicians to keep a lawn looking healthy
for less than if the homeowner bought the
December/January 2010 www.businessfranchise.com
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