Franchises from £50,000 to £100,000
Minster Cleaning
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Investment level:
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Website:
www.minstergroup.co.uk
Email:
minster@minstergroup.co.uk
Phone:
0121 386 1722
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Cleaning services
by 10 years as managing director of an
engineering company have stood him
in good stead for building a successful
business: “A Minster franchise gives you
the opportunity to be your own boss and
yet have the support of a long-standing
business partner.
“Maintaining quality standards is key
to building long-term client relationships
and by offering a comprehensive range
of complementary services such as
washroom and sanitary services, we can
provide all clients’ cleaning needs from
one reliable and trusted source.”
Awards also went to the Liverpool
franchisee, David Charlton and Teesside
Rob Wilson (right) receives the
franchisee, Peter Hawkins. Managing
Franchisee of the Year award from
Minster managing director Mike
director, Mike Parker is pleased to have
Parker (centre) and Minster chairman such committed professionals to create a
Alan Haigh (left)
strong franchise network, “When I joined
Minster last year, I was impressed by the
high quality of the franchisees and how
Third time lucky
stable and established they were. This is
a very positive sign for the brand as it
shows their con dence in Minster which
Meet one of the perennially outstanding contributors to
in turn is re ected in the levels of success
they are achieving.
Minster Cleaning’s franchise network “Our franchisees come from a range
of different backgrounds including
R
OB WILSON knows a thing or Now, nearly 17 years later, annual
“Our accountancy, brewing, retailing, transport
two about running a business in turnover at his Essex branch is over £1.3
franchisees
and advertising but they all have excellent
dif cult trading times; he started million and he is convinced that Minster man-management skills - essential when
come from
his Minster franchise in 1992 when the is well placed to weather any downturn, many of our branches employ over 200
UK was in the middle of a recession and, “With around 300 contracts drawn from
a range of
people.”
amid today’s constant talk of economic a broad spread of commercial sectors,
different
Minster is re-investing in systems
doom and gloom, he has been named we’re not as vulnerable as businesses to help with routine business tasks
backgrounds,
Franchisee of the Year for the third that have to rely on a small customer and gives franchisees support across
time at Minster’s recent annual sales base. And of ce cleaning is an essential
including
a wide range of areas including IT,
conference held at Moor Hall Hotel and service which many companies prefer
accountancy,
training, accounts and marketing. Having
Spa in Sutton Cold eld. to outsource, especially when they are
brewing,
built up its reputation for integrity
After running his frozen food and looking to cut expenditure - we’ve just and professionalism over more than a
video rental stores for over 20 years, got to make sure that the service we give
retailing,
quarter of a century, it is now one of the
declining markets and the prospect is second-to-none and that it offers real
transport and
country’s most successful franchises with
of even greater dominance by the value for money.”
advertising”
annual turnover at £30 million from its 39
multiples persuaded Mr Wilson to look The Franchisee of the Year award is branches; an average of nearly £800,000
at franchising to provide a more secure based on performance criteria which are per franchisee.
future. assessed throughout the year including For details of franchise opportunities
Minster seemed to t the bill sales, pro tability, new business acquisition which currently include Aberdeen,
perfectly – a proven business model and customer retention. Runner-up, Doncaster, Durham, Guildford, Leicester,
where systems were in place and all the Esmond White, has been Minster’s London, Middlesex, Peterborough and
groundwork had already been completed; Kent franchisee since 1996; Mr White’s Swansea, call Minster on 0121 386 1722
and large territories offering virtually man-management ability gained during for an information pack or visit the web
unlimited growth potential. his career as an army of cer followed site at
www.minstergroup.co.uk ■
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