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Merry Maids are part of an extensive franchise network INVESTMENT LEVEL: £16,560
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erviceMaster, the brand behind Merry Maids, ServiceMaster Clean, Furniture Medic and TruGreen, have a proven track record in helping franchisees to grow award-
winning businesses. Last year, one of their franchisees was crowned winner of the bfa’s Customer Service award and ServiceMaster Ltd themselves were fi nalists in the Franchisors of the Year award. Nicky Morris is franchise owner of Merry Maids Blackpool, Fylde and Preston and is celebrating being shortlisted for Woman Franchisee of the Year in the 2014 Encouraging Women Into Franchising (EWIF) awards. Nicky’s shortlisting is no surprise and is testament to the fantastic opportunity that owning a Merry Maids franchise represents.
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One of the world’s leading domestic cleaning businesses, Merry Maids boast a 35-year history in the UK. It’s their reputation and wealth of experience that attracted Nicky to invest in 2002. “Merry Maids have a proven track record and is one of the largest domestic cleaning franchises in the UK,” says Nicky. A signifi cant benefi t to owning a Merry Maids franchise is the support structure that’s available to franchisees to help grow their businesses. Nicky says: “My operations brand manager is just a call away. Franchises in the network meet regularly for formal regional meetings and once a year for a national Merry Maids seminar. There’s regular correspondence from ServiceMaster and a franchisee representative body to discuss the strategy for the network.” Nicky is happy to admit that she was very
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excited about being shortlisted as a fi nalist, “I’m absolutely over the moon about reaching the EWIF fi nals,” she says. “It’s a great acknowledgement for all of our hard efforts.”
ServiceMaster operate a number of established franchise opportunities including van-, home- and offi ce-based franchises working in the domestic and commercial sectors. For further information, contact them today using the details below. n
MERRY MAIDS
WEBSITE:
www.merrymaids.co.uk/bf EMAIL:
franchises@servicemaster.co.uk PHONE: 0116 275 9005
CLASSIFICATION: Domestic cleaning / management
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• Multi-billion pound, growing market
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• World leader in domestic cleaning
• Established 1980
• Support from a franchisor with over 50 years of franchising experience
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