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OUNTRYWIDE GROUNDS Maintenance is part chip customer base, extensive national accounts and very
“We hope
of the largest franchise group operating in the low market penetration, each Countrywide Grounds
to grow the
horticulture, gardening and landscaping sectors. Maintenance franchisee has unlimited growth potential
Established in 1984, the Countrywide group comprises two within their own territory. Accordingly, its franchisees are
business to
separate franchise networks – Countrywide Lawn Doctor, building high revenue businesses in excess of £1.5 million
employing over
which offers a specialist all-year-round range of lawn care with net pro ts of over 20% and ensuring strong nancial
100 staff in
treatments to the domestic marketplace, and Countrywide security for their future.
Grounds Maintenance, which provides all-year-round Countrywide Grounds Maintenance’s franchisees in
the next couple
grounds maintenance services to the commercial and South Wales have seen their business grow so consistently
of years and
utilities sector. since they started in 1997 that they have had to move to
increase the
With an impressive £20 million group turnover, larger premises, for the third time. Franchisees Ian Michael
Countrywide is a full member of the British Franchise and Richard Ball believe that they have laid the seeds for
eet to over 50
Association (bfa) and has become one of the most still further growth with the move to the new purpose vans”
successful and respected companies within the UK, built depot in Port Talbot. The £550,000 investment,
winning prestigious international business and industry supported by Barclays Commercial Bank, provides more
awards. These include: Gold Winner at the bfa Franchisee than 1.8 acres of of ces and warehousing facilities for
of the Year awards; nalist at the bfa Franchisor of the Year their increasing numbers of vehicles and machines. “By
awards; Fastest Growing Private Company (Independent really understanding the business Barclays has been able
newspaper); and the Fast Track 100 Companies (The Times to provide innovative solutions to support Countrywide’s
and Virgin Atlantic). franchisees both nancially and professionally. These
As a multi-award winning management franchise, new premises mark a signi cant step in the business
Countrywide Grounds Maintenance is not only one of the development cycle and we wish them every success
UK’s most successful franchise networks but also the market for the future,” says Mark Standley, Barclays Commercial
leader within its own industry. With 43 franchised outlets and Bank relationship director. “Barclays is committed to using
over 500 personnel, Countrywide Grounds Maintenance our industry expertise and specialists to support such
has a network turnover of £17 million and is currently propositions, which are vital to a prosperous economy.”
maintaining over 12,000 sites ranging in contract value from The business, which currently employs 46 staff, with
£500 to £2 million per annum. turnover of nearly £2 million, is one of the largest ground
With large exclusive territories, an impressive blue maintenance suppliers in Wales. Richard Ball says: “We hope
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