BF April 2010 Issue

72
Franchises from £10,000 to £20,000
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Investment level:
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classification:
Property repairs
“There’s a huge demand for
professionally organised handyman service
– just think of how many repairs or jobs a
typical house has each year.”
Repairing dripping taps, assembling
furniture, ﬁ tting plasma screens, changing
locks, ﬁ tting curtain rails, changing light bulbs
are the type of routine tasks that franchisees
deal with.
Fix your career
To ensure the highest service standards
are consistently delivered, the 0800
Handyman support programme includes
a number of valuable measures to
0800 Handyman is one of the UK’s premier
assist franchisees including: call handling,
network meetings, work scheduling and
repair and maintenance businesses
comprehensive local marketing.
This typically includes door-to-door
leaﬂ eting, PR, pay-per-click internet
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NTREPRENEURIAL DIY understanding of just what’s needed to make
“This is a
promotion, directory advertising, direct mail
enthusiasts with drive and their franchise a proﬁ table business. They and merchandising.
great business
ambition now have the chance understand that your success is their success 0800 Handyman doesn’t simply
to run their own local lucrative, 0800 and they’ve got a wealth of invaluable
opportunity provide the marketing tools and expect
Handyman business. experience to help you achieve just that.
for DIY
franchisees to get on with it. They will help
0800 Handyman is owned and operated The company started trading in 2001 and plan, organise, implement and fund these
enthusiasts.”
by The Zockoll Group. Chairman Jim Zockoll is already well established in London and initiatives on their behalf.
is a pioneer of the UK franchising industry. the south-east where it is the leading player Franchisees will also beneﬁ t from
He formed Dyno-Rod, the UK’s most in the marketplace with a reputation for preferential buying arrangements, customer
successful service brands in 1963 and sold service excellence. satisfaction monitoring and on-going liaison.
his ﬁ rst franchise in 1965, when business 0800 Handyman is an owner and In addition, a state-of-the-art operating
ownership through franchising was virtually operator franchise providing the opportunity system, which ensures work instructions
unheard of. for aspiring business owners with good are despatched via a web link directly to
“A lot of people didn’t understand practical and commercial skills to capitalise the franchisees is available – all designed
what I was trying to do at ﬁ rst but I knew on the growing demand for reliable property to make the running of the business as
franchising was the only way to create a repair services. smooth as possible.
service of real quality,” says Zockoll. This is a great business opportunity for Territories are currently available in
Recognising the enormous potential of DIY enthusiasts,” says Jim, chairman of 0800 London and selected parts of the UK. ■
0800 Handyman and having previously made Handyman. “To build your own business
an initial investment, Jim then bought the doing something you understand and already
company in 2007. enjoy, but with the beneﬁ t of partnership
He has since been joined by Dyno’s with a highly experienced team is a hugely
previous marketing director, Clive attractive proposition.”
Smith. Together they have applied their Franchisees need to be practical and
considerable franchising expertise to create conﬁ dent, with good commercial awareness,
one of the most dynamic and experienced but no specialist skills are necessary as the
management teams within the UK training provided will polish up technique
franchising industry. and broaden expertise.
As such, 0800 Handyman franchisees can They will then be equipped to handle the
rest assured that they’re in safe hands with many small repairs and maintenance tasks
the best in the business behind them. that home and business owners regularly
They can feel conﬁ dent in the knowledge need to have carried out.
that they’re backed up by a team with “We’re geared to handling all those
collectively more than 140 years proven frequent minor jobs that owners don’t have
business success and a comprehensive the time or ability to do,” says Jim.
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