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Ian Fidge


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Ian Fidge finds himself in demand right now – thanks to his Ovenclean franchise


INVESTMENT LEVEL: £16,995 D


emand for Ian Fidge’s business has been so high since he launched his Ovenclean franchise two years ago that his wife has now joined him to help out


with his rocketing workload. Shirley, who previously worked as a data


administrator in a school, has no regrets about her decision, “I love going out in the van with Ian. Admittedly it’s not great for my nails, but this has a long-term future and means that we reap all the benefits from the hard work we put in.” A former management consultant, Ian


initially considered business-to-business franchises that were compatible with his previous experience, but he was particularly attracted to Ovenclean once he saw what the franchise had to offer. “The franchises I looked at before


Ovenclean all seemed overly complex and I couldn’t really see how I was going to make money! By contrast, Ovenclean offered a straightforward business model and a strong, well-recognised brand name;


it seemed to have the best package, the best products and a huge marketplace with opportunity to build a regular repeat customer base.” After his launch Ian was booked for three


weeks solid and now, well into his third year, he is busier than ever. He explains: “I’m surprised by just how successful I have been in such a short period of time. Workload has increased dramatically and I have recently expanded into new postcode areas. I really haven’t looked back!” In addition he now enjoys an improved


lifestyle with more flexibility, a good income and most importantly gets to spend more time at home with his family. “I don’t miss living out of hotel rooms,” he reflects. “You have to be a ‘people person’ to


succeed,” Ian points out. “You need good customer service and communication skills; there are lots of advantages to an Ovenclean franchise, and providing you’re prepared to work at it there’s a really good living to be made!” Ovenclean is the longest established and most successful oven cleaning


franchise in the UK, providing specialist oven cleaning services to a large, virtually untapped marketplace – including domestic customers, schools, lettings agencies and hotels. Franchisees operate from professionally liveried, fully equipped vans and benefit from low overheads and high


“Ovenclean offered a straightforward business model, strong, well-recognised brand name, the best package, the best products and a huge marketplace with opportunity to build a regular repeat customer base”


flexibility. The top quality, powerful yet eco- friendly Ovenclean system, which is exclusive to Ovenclean franchisees, effectively deep-cleans ovens and hobs, Agas, ranges and barbecues, restoring them to pristine condition, with minimum fuss and hassle, in a matter of a few hours. n


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WEBSITE: www.ovenclean.com EMAIL: info@ovenclean.com PHONE: 0800 988 5434 CLASSIFICATION: Oven cleaning services


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Investment: £10k-£20k


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