Franchise Focus Leaders of the pack
Pack & Send – the leading packaging and shipping specialists in the UK INVESTMENT LEVEL: £100,000
• Growth in international travel for work and pleasure means more personal and commercial items in transit
• Increasingly dispersed families means more international shipments across borders
Every day at Pack & Send is different. Whether it’s an artist sending valuable work to an exhibition abroad, a data centre moving fragile server units or a medical reseller wanting to deliver a complete operating theatre, their customers are continually challenging their promise to send ‘Anything, Anywhere!’ All Pack & Send stores provide a unique combination of highly secure packing and shipping solutions with the option of over 30 freight services via air, road and sea including specialist services for controlled temperature items, vehicle shipping and even accompanied shipments where required.
No better time to join P
ack & Send are very different from a simple courier or shipping company. Their store-based one-stop- shop operation, providing collection, packing and
delivery to anywhere in the world, is unrivalled in the UK and is used by individuals and businesses alike. With more new stores this year – sites
are opening in Lincoln and Norwich in early 2014 and many more applications are in progress – their UK store network is on track to double this financial year, but Pack & Send are keen for more high- calibre candidates to join the team. Recruiting their first UK franchisee in 2010, Pack & Send are still relative newcomers to these shores but, in that short period, they have already made their mark in the UK shipping marketplace and are fast being recognised as a great opportunity for potential franchisees. Pack & Send are not a start-up company though – in their native Australia they are a national brand that has been trading since 1993, now with over 120 stores. Their annual freight makes them the third-largest shipper in the market and they provide services across the continent as well as having contracts with major corporate businesses.
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Businessfranchise.com | February 2014 Unique Service
Pack & Send specialise in the professional and secure packing and safe delivery of items that are fragile, large, awkward or valuable, and they stand out in their market because: • Unrivalled range of high-quality packing options to secure any item for safe transit
• Huge range of domestic and international shipping options from same-day delivery to low-cost sea freight solutions matching any timescale or budget requirement
• Unique comprehensive loss or damage in transit cover regardless of the value of the item being shipped
“Pack and Send’s annual freight makes them the third-largest shipper in the market”
Unique Market Many of Pack & Send’s target markets are showing strong growth: • Online trading has seen double-digit growth in each of the last five years
Pack & Send combines the early adopter benefits of a start-up opportunity with the confidence of a proven business model and now there has never been a better time to join the team. With over 20 years of continuous growth since their launch in Australia, more UK store openings than ever before and no directly comparable competitors, Pack & Send are the leading packing and shipping specialists in the UK. Accredited by the bfa, Pack & Send have also been named Australian Franchisor of the Year. Pack & Send requires a minimum investment of £100,000, which is estimated to get a store to break-even, and hence self-financing from then on. They have a good relationship with many of the major banks, where 50:50 funding is often available, and a recently introduced franchise bursary scheme can provide up to £20,000 interest-free funding assistance for those who are ready to commit to the business quickly – subject to specific criteria. n
PACK & SEND
WEBSITE:
www.packsend.co.uk EMAIL:
franchises@packsend.co.uk PHONE: 0118 958 4628 CLASSIFICATION: Business services / courier
Investment: £100k-£200k
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