50
Franchises from £20,000 to £50,000
TruGreen
Investment level:
£21,250 plus VAT
Website:
www.servicemaster.co.uk
Email:
franchisesales@servicemaster.co.uk
Phone:
franchise focus
0116 275 9000
classification:
Lawn care
training academy we both felt much more
confi dent, as we were armed with the
qualifi cations and the necessary lawn care
skills to make a success of our franchise.
With some trepidation we started out
offering our services in our area and
quickly established a good client base.”
“We now have around 350 customers
and have made many friends. Owning
your own franchise is hard work and you
have to be committed to making it work.
Having said that we enjoy every day and
have the satisfaction of providing a useful
service, while having the freedom to
A fresh start
decide when we work.”
TruGreen lawn care operates
throughout the UK. The network is
The grass can be greener after redundancy, as Bob and
operated by ServiceMaster Limited, which
has been offering franchise opportunities
Anne Anderson discovered with TruGreen in the UK for more than 50 years. ■
F
IVE YEARS ago, husband and TruGreen is one of the world’s
“Owning your
wife, Bob and Anne Anderson largest lawn companies and offers a
own franchise
were presented with a life range of tailored lawn care services to
changing opportunity. The fi rm of textile homeowners across the UK. As part of the
is hard work
designers that Bob was employed by for ServiceMaster group, TruGreen benefi ts and you
33 years went into liquidation and he was from 50 years’ franchising experience in
have to be
made redundant. the UK and provides all its franchisees with
Having joined the fi rm at the age of 16 a comprehensive support package.
committed
Bob had worked his way up from trainee Bob says: “TruGreen ticked all the to making it
textile designer to managing director and right boxes for us. Most importantly,
work.”
was devastated by the redundancy. At the it offered physical work in an outdoor
time Anne, a former professional ballerina, environment, doing something I have
was a stay at home mum looking after always enjoyed. With the added backing
their young son. of ServiceMaster as the franchisor, I
Having spent several months hunting felt reassured that the business was
for employment, Bob eventually much more likely to succeed and had
decided that he would use the career a proven international business model to
break his redundancy had given him learn from.”
to set up his own business: “After Bob had received a state redundancy
experiencing redundancy, we wanted pay out, which was just enough to cover
to have more control over our working the cost of buying the franchise and he and
life and we both felt that running Anne funded the remaining start-up costs
our own business would give us the and equipment themselves.
opportunity to take charge.” Both were keen to make the best start
Bob and Anne visited The National of the new business and although it was
Franchise Exhibition at the NEC to a drastic change of direction, they were
investigate franchising and see if it enthusiastic about the prospect. Anne says:
would be a good option for them. After “Owning our own business was something
extensive research they decided to invest that was a new challenge for both of us.
in a TruGreen franchise, covering West And obviously lawn care was a complete
Yorkshire, which was close to their home departure from both our previous careers!
Anne and Bob Anderson
and area they knew well. “Having attended the TruGreen
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