New year, new start


Zerodrytime Phil Hewish


Having retired from a 30-year career with the police in 2017, Phil Hewish was looking for a means to supplement his pension income and to occupy his time. The idea of running his own business was attractive. He says: “Having been told what to do every working day of my life for over 30 years, it was time to be my own boss.”


Why Zerodrytime? roviding a ready-made business, franchising appealed to hil. e attended The ational Franchise xhibition in February 2018 to research the brands and business types on offer. y the time I attended the exhibition,


it was clear that I wanted a van-based franchise because I wanted a business that would keep me active and away from a desk and also allowed me complete control over my work schedule. hil explored the vehicle-based


franchise showcase at the exhibition and was immediately drawn to the dry carpet and upholstery cleaning brand erodrytime.


I approached their stand where I met


avid uirhead and ean avis, who run the business. I must have taken up  minutes of their time, getting every detail of how the franchise network operated, the services offered and what would be


reuired of me. It was invaluable speaking with them face to face to truly understand the business – both David and Dean have on-the-ground experience of delivering the services their franchisees provide. I was impressed with the services


erodrytime offered and the support they clearly provided for their franchisees.


Next steps hil became the proud owner and operator of his erodrytime franchise in pril . is business covers South arwickshire and the otswolds. aving been an employee all my


working life, there was so much that was new to me about running a business, from setting up a business bank account to  nding customers. The support provided by head of ce with launching and marketing the business is so good, however, that it really made getting my franchise off the ground feel easy.


Life as a franchisee ow over a year into running his own business, hil says ven though I am autonomous over my business, I still feel part of something bigger. oming from such a tight-knit work environment as the police, and always having worked as part of a team, it is great to feel like I’m not alone. The erodrytime head of ce is run


by a team of supportive family and friends and this culture  lters down through the franchise network. The franchisees are always in touch with each other, sharing support and advice. erodrytime offers many services now, from dry carpet cleaning to leather restoration, and sometimes customers present us with challenging tasks, but you can feel con dent saying yes to obs because you’ve got the experience and advice of other franchisees to draw upon. I’m enoying growing my business with the support of a brand that continues to develop its services and reputation.


Being your own boss I am really enoying being in charge of my own work schedule after all those years of having every shift pattern dictated I’m now in a position where I can take a day off or book a holiday exactly when I want to. I don’t have a set pattern and I can work exactly when it suits me.


Time with my family has increased and


my social life has really bene ted since becoming a erodrytime franchisee. l


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