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Franchises from £10,000 to £20,000
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Website:
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Phone:
0800 917 4379
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Revive! are bought into my business
success and have a tangible reason to
help me be successful.
“Having worked with the Revive! team
for a little time now, it is great to know
that there is always someone at the
end of the phone to help with technical
support or just general advice of how to
continue developing my business. There
is always someone available to help out
and it is great to be able to have such
Paul Brimelow
con dence in our head of ce.”
Having been in business since August
2008, Mr Brimelow was surprised at
how quickly the business has developed.
Take SMART
“Before Christmas I was in a little bit of
a comfort zone, happy with my income
but not really pushing for more work,” he
One of the top players in the SMART repair business,
explains. “Having come back in the new
year with fresh impetus, I have already
Revive! UK is making considerable progress, as
taken on an employee as we are already
extremely busy and my only regret is that
franchisee Paul Brimelow has found out
I didn’t take someone on three weeks
earlier as the work is starting to stack
D
ESPITE THE slump in car sales, further,” he says. “This, coupled with the “It seems that up and I don’t want to let my customers
car repair businesses have slowdown in house sales, made me look
the whole
down!
managed to take advantage of at other opportunities, and I had always “Having had such a great start, I
this. One such company is Revive! UK. liked the idea of working for myself.
structure of the
would like to be in a position by the
Revive! UK is the premium SMART “My wife and I liked the idea of Revive! business end of the year that I am ready, or
(small to medium area repair technique) opening a sandwich shop or cafe but
model supports
given the start to this year, have already
business, offering a service repairing as we have just recently had a baby we taken on a third employee and van.
minor damage on vehicles. Mobile thought that it would put too much
growth and
The prospects of having a ve-van
technicians offer cost effective solutions strain on the family. I then looked at development, operation is a real possibility and as long
to car dealerships and eet companies other businesses and visited The British
from the size
as I take a measured approach with
across the UK, as well as an ef cient and Franchise Exhibition in London. the management I believe there are
speedy service to private owners. “I have always been interested in cars
of the territory
signi cant opportunities to grow a strong
The Revive! promise is to repair an and am very passionate about customer to the ongoing pro table business.”
owner’s car within two hours at home or service, so the SMART repair sector
development”
He has no regrets about leaving the
the of ce, and the cost is a fraction of the seemed an ideal t. I met Revive! and estate agency business. “The interesting
equivalent bodyshop price. they clearly stand out in terms of their thing about the Revive! business is
With a package that reduces costs customer service and so there was an that even in these dif cult times our
and increases convenience, it is easy to immediate af liation.” business can provide a cost effective
understand that more customers are He found that Revive! stood out for and convenient service. It will be
looking to Revive! to have their vehicles a number of reasons. “I wanted to buy a interesting to see how things develop
repaired. business I could grow rather than a job after the recession because with business
Paul Brimelow is an example of a new and develop with a franchisor who would booming at the moment, if there is more
businessman who has seen very little support me through the challenges of con dence in the car sector and more
effect of the current economic climate. growth. people start buying more cars again, I
He previously worked as an estate agent “It seems that the whole structure imagine we will be swamped with work.”
and worked his way up to the position of of the Revive! business model supports For more information on
branch manager. growth and development, from the Revive! people should contact Mandy
“I reached a senior position in the size of the territory to the ongoing Sutch on 0800 917 4379 or visit
business and it was dif cult to progress development. I really like the fact that
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