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Profiting from passion
For hardworking franchises overseas. Based on unique of income he had as a soldier. Today
patented technology, introduced to this he’s making substantially more than that
ChipsAway franchisee
country 12 years ago, ChipsAway has and reckons he’s beginning to make
Andy Darby, a passion for
remained the dominant force in ‘on-the- “serious” money. “I really enjoyed
spot’ SMART (Small & Medium Area being a soldier,” he concludes, “but I
cars means big profits.
Repair Technology) repairs. The have no regrets whatsoever - now I’m
ChipsAway system repairs scratches, my own boss and my business is going
Megan Dunmore reports
bumps and scuffs to car paintwork on a great. I can afford the good things in life
‘same day’ basis and usually at a and I’ve got big plans for the future. All
T
he proud owner of a sporty fraction of the price of a traditional body thanks to ChipsAway!”
BMW Z4, Andy is a true car shop repair.
lover. He has a Ferrari in his Five years after launching his
sights for the future, but for now he is business, Andy expanded to add another
concentrating on building his business ChipsAway van to his first fully
SUMMARY
further. “I did put a deposit on a Ferrari equipped mobile paint repair workshop,
a couple of years ago,” he admits, “but as well as training two people to help TYPE OF FRANCHISE:
the deal fell through. I decided to buy the him. As a team, Andy estimates that
OWNER/OPERATOR
Z4 instead and invest in expanding my between them they repair between
business rather than blowing everything 40-50 cars a week, and demand for INDUSTRY SECTOR:
on a car. I’ve also moved house recently his services has continued to grow,
‘SMART’ AUTOMOTIVE PAINTWORK REPAIRS
- but give me a year or two and I’ll be leading him to consider further
shopping around again for definite!” investment in a ChipsAway CarCare IDEAL FRANCHISEE PROFILE:
Before becoming a ChipsAway Centre as his next move.
Suits proactive, self-confident people who
franchisee, Andy spent 11 years with the “I call it the ‘Ripples On The Pond
want to build a successful business. No
Royal Engineers. By the time he left the Effect’,” Andy confides. “You do a job
Army, he had already decided that he for one person on a street, and they
previous experience required as extensive
wanted to work for himself - and in spread the word to friends and
training and support will be provided.
particular, work with cars. “I wanted neighbours. I just get busier and busier,
YEAR ESTABLISHED:
something profitable,” he says. and my profits keep going up!”
“Everyone has a car, so I figured that His success is a result of investment
1994
meant a massive marketplace, and in long working days and a six day week
FRANCHISING SINCE:
naturally, the idea of working on cars for during the early months, but Andy
a living really appealed to me too.” insists he has always been happy to put
1995
Initially, Andy visited the National in the hours. “I have a ‘work hard, play
NUMBER OF FRANCHISEES:
Franchise Exhibition at the NEC looking hard’ philosophy,” he says. “I’m a social
for a windscreen repair franchise, but animal - I like clubbing and parties,
350
when he spotted the ChipsAway stand holidays in the sun and, above all, nice
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT:
he says he knew he’d found “a far cars - so I’m prepared to work hard to
better opportunity”. achieve what I want in life…including
From £22,500
ChipsAway is one of the most that Ferrari!”
PRIORITY RECRUITMENT LOCATIONS:
successful franchises in the UK with He confirms that within a couple of
around 350 franchisees operating months of launching his ChipsAway
NATIONWIDE
nationwide, and a network of master franchise he was earning the same level
FURTHER INFORMATION: To enquire online visit:
www.thefm.net/60108
Dawn Thomas 0800 731 6914 (quote: TFM 04 07)
email:
uk@chipsaway.co.uk www.chipsaway.co.uk
ChipsAway, ChipsAway House, Edwin Avenue, Hoo Farm, Kidderminster DY11 7RA
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