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Darren Leonard enjoys the support of gas-elec INVESTMENT LEVEL: FROM £16,500
job. At the beginning of his career he got what he had signed up for – virtually no paperwork – but over the years things changed. The industry was increasingly driven by both legislation and a growing health and safety culture, and with these changes came ever more paperwork. Then, in 2001, Darren struck out on his own and acquired another mountain of administration almost overnight. “I realised I had to do something when I sent out a quotation with the wrong person’s name on the letter,” says Darren. Then came a disastrous 2011, which saw Darren £9,000 out of pocket when two of his customers failed to pay him, along with a general drying up of work.
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hen Darren Leonard entered the world of plumbing 30 years ago, it was largely because he wanted to do a purely manual
“I could have probably handled the unpaid invoices,” he admits, “if I had been able to increase my workload, but as it was I had no money to pay for advertising.” All of which pointed to opening a franchise with gas-elec, the UK’s premier gas and electrical safety inspection company. Darren’s decision to invest in a gas-elec franchise has more than paid dividends. He makes almost £3,000 a month gross every month and his paperwork is now minimal. “My regional office in Somerton finds and books all my jobs, and makes sure they are close to one another so I’m not driving around too much. The first one is usually at 8.30am and I’m generally home at 5.30pm, when I enter the details of the day’s work on my computer before submitting them to the company for invoicing; it’s box filling and even I can manage that!” The work itself is straightforward too. “90 per cent is gas and electrical
safety inspections and remedials for rented properties,” he says. “I like the predictability. When I was working entirely on my own, unexpected leaks and the like meant jobs could take hours. Now I generally fit in six jobs a day.” n
GAS-ELEC
WEBSITE:
www.gas-elec.co.uk EMAIL:
info@gas-elec.co.uk PHONE: 0800 015 2030
CLASSIFICATION: Gas and electrical safety and services
www.aspray.com High End Income Opportunity
Aspray seek credible individuals who would like to project manage property damage insurance claims and act as a loss assessor for the policyholder.
Aspray look for self- motivated, likeable and professional individuals with good people skills and the ability to infulence others.
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written are a must and the ability to demonstrate a “can do” solution orientated attitude at all times is key.
The ideal background of a franchisee will be either project management, QS, financial services, building maintenance or management. However, applicants from other backgrounds will also be considered provided they can demonstrate the skills required to perform the role.
This is a full time, high end income opportunity. Franchise fee £37,500 + Vat
To speak to our recruitment team call 0800 077 6705 e-mail
recruitassist@aspray.com
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