BF April 2010 Issue

90
Franchises from £10,000 to £20,000
Dent Wizard
Investment level:
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£12,500 plus VAT
Website:
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www.dentwizard.co.uk
Email:
steve.calvert@dentwizard.co.uk
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01675 471 150
classification:
Automotive
the speciﬁ c skills to go out into the market
place with the conﬁ dence to carry out
the work.”
In his ﬁ rst year Martin started to build a
proﬁ table business with a healthy customer
base, generating a turnover in excess of
£51,000. Having just completed his second
year of trading he has seen his business
grow more than 60 per cent, generating a
turnover in excess of £80,000.
“Martin is a great example of a
motivated and focused individual with
a total determination to put his skills
to great use and build a successful and
proﬁ table business,” says Steve.
Such is his ambition that Martin has
now not only bought the adjoining area
and employed his brother, he has just
bought a Flying Colours franchise to
Magic touch
compliment his Dent Wizard business.
Martin says: “It was the next logical
move in the development of my
business. The customers that have a
Martin Nietrzebka can repair any car bump or scratch
need for dent removal also have a need
as a Dent Wizard franchisee
for the smart repair service that Flying
Colours provides.”
Very few businesses are recession-
T
HE NEW CAR market has the business develops can amount to up
“The
proof, but as more people choose to buy
taken a bit of a prang during the to 20 per cent of their time. This time is
invoicing
second-hand cars, dealerships are keener
recession – but that’s not bad better spent producing revenue. than ever to ensure the cars they sell are
through the
news for all businesses, especially for a Franchisee Martin Nietrzebka, who in top condition. This is the key reason
franchise specialising in repairing bumps, bought the franchise in 2007 for the
franchise
for the strong growth in the Dent Wizard
bangs and bashes. Shefﬁ eld post code area, worked in a network is business in 2009.
Dent Wizard specialises in a unique variety of businesses, in fact he bought a
at record
Dent Wizard is one of the three
process called paintless dent removal, where training course from another company
levels...”
franchise businesses operated and owned
small dings, dents and creases are repaired in dent removal with the intention of by Manheim, the world’s largest automotive
without sanding, ﬁ lling or the expensive and trading independently. services company. The franchise owners
inconvenient traditional car body repair. “I completed that course and went beneﬁ t from the groups unrivalled
“The Dent Wizard business across the UK out in the market to build my business, expertise, heritage and reputation within
has gone from strength to strength this year. but found that the skills I had were not the automotive deﬂ eet and remarketing
Franchise Manager Steve Calvert states: “The enough to get a foot hold into the industry, as well as its customer base.
invoicing through the franchise network is at market” says Martin, “I came across Manheim’s commitment to
record levels thanks to the ambition, drive Dent Wizard on the internet in innovation, service and leadership
and energy of the franchisees.” April 2007 and, after a couple has earned it numerous awards
One of the philosophies at Dent of meetings and an in depth including the Fleet News Best
Wizard is to allow the franchisees to do skills test, I decided to buy Remarketing Company Award
what they are trained to do and are good the franchise.” for the last three years and
at; that means going into the market place, Steve says: “We have the FleetWorld Best Fleet
with the support of the franchisor, where a strong belief at Dent Service Company.
both get the work and carry out the Wizard that the success of Dent Wizard is keen to speak
repairs. They do not have to worry about a franchisee in any business to individuals who feel they have
the day-to-day invoicing and the time is dependent on the initial the drive and determination to
consuming task of credit control, which as training that gives franchisees build a successful business. ■
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