Franchise Focus “Couple that with a proven operating
system, expertise gathered over 25 years and a really friendly, professional team, who’ll look after your furniture as if it were their own grandmother’s, and you’ve got a proven business model that’s going places.” During the global financial woes, Two
Men and a Truck has been busy expanding their franchisee stable to more than 215 franchisees and 1,200 moving trucks throughout the US, Canada and Ireland. Two Men and a Truck has been doing
business in Dublin for five years now, proving the model can be successful in both the UK and Irish markets.
“We specialise in short- haul trips so we can keep our overheads down”
Two Men and a Truck’s development
strategy is to is restrict the number of UK and Ireland franchises to a maximum of 70. Mike adds: “Enquiry numbers are more than healthy. When they’re gone, the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this highly successful business will be gone as well.” The US company was born when single
Time to move on
More than two million people will move this year, creating a removals market worth £1.5 billion. Why not join with Two Men and a Truck?
Investment level: FroM
slumped is actually on the up, thanks to a significant boost in the lettings market. “The downturn in house sales hasn’t affected us one bit because we’re in
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t may seem an unlikely time to start a removals business, but Two Men and a Truck has been defying downturns for some time. A business that you would expect to suffer when house sales have
demand through a reputation of providing great customer service,” says UK Managing Director Mike Harrison. “More than two million people will be on the move this year, either from homes, apartments or businesses, in a market worth £1.5 billion. We specialise in short-haul trips in a radius of around 25 miles, so we can keep our overheads down by not making long, costly and time-consuming journeys.
mum Mary Ellen Sheets hit on the idea of supporting her two high school sons with a summer business using a used van to do moving jobs for friends and neighbours. Mary Ellen told her children to look after their customers and word would get around. It did, and today, launched with a $350 van and a lot of enthusiasm, it is the largest franchised removal business in the world. Franchisees pay an initial franchise fee
of £29,950 and will need working capital. They’ll be expected to share the company vision of building a profitable business by delivering superior customer service in the moving industry and will be expected to have the kind of entrepreneurial spirit that demonstrates leadership. “They won’t be expected to do any huffing and puffing because we’ve sorted that already,” says Mike. “But they must be able to manage people and develop their market.” For more information visit
www.twomenandatruck.co.uk or call 0121 632 2643.n
two men And A truck
Website:
www.twomenandatruck.co.uk email:
franchise@twomenandatruck.co.uk Phone: 0121 632 2643 classification: removals
Investment: £50k-£100k
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