Build your own service business
that’s always in demand –
a professional handyman franchise.
The 0800 Handyman
Franchise is a new handyman franchise that provides
seasoned DIYers who possess the ambition of being their own boss
with exactly the opportunity they’ve been looking
for.
We’re already well
established in the London area, where we are the leading player
with an acknowledged reputation for service excellence. We started
trading in 2001. Now, with a highly experienced franchise
management team, the 0800 Handyman franchise network
is expanding, creating exciting and rewarding handyman
franchise ownership opportunities based on a winning service
formula.
About the service
0800 Handyman
is effectively equipped to handle the many small repairs and
maintenance tasks that home and business owners regularly need to
have carried out. Repairing dripping taps, assembling furniture,
fitting curtain rails, changing light bulbs are the type of routine
tasks that we deal with. They are jobs that home and business
owners don’t have the time or inclination to do, and often
are of no interest to specialist contractors.
The home repair work is
varied, being of a non-specialist nature. We operate on a
‘Fit 4 U’ basis, which means that usually we will only
fit items or parts that the customer already has. In metropolitan
areas the service is provided using motor scooters/bikes. These are
able to carry all of the general tools that are needed and
importantly ensure productivity isn’t compromised by traffic
congestion and parking problems. Outside metropolitan areas a van
is used (franchisees in metropolitan areas may choose either a van
or scooter, but a scooter is recommended).
The business model is simple:
deliver first class service to build a base of regular customers.
Our philosophy is to never compromise on quality, and this is
reflected in the structure of the handyman franchise. We are
creating a trusted and respected brand and the contribution that
franchisees make towards this aim will help them to build a
successful handyman franchise.
The market opportunity
We
operate in a fragmented market. Handymen are established in all
communities, but service standards are inconsistent and
lethargic.The 0800 Handyman franchise is
professionalizing the market, applying a dynamic approach to
customer service and the certainty of good job at a sensible price.
Basically, 0800 Handyman is capitalizing on the
growing demand for services with recognized standards
Increasingly home and business
owners are turning to professionals to deal with the small jobs
they either don’t have time for can’t manage to do.
There are key sectors that we target in particular – senior
citizens, professional couples, women living alone, home movers,
letting agents, companies with less than 25 staff. – but the
market potential actually comprises all property owners, so
it’s substantial!
About being a
franchisee
As a 0800
Handyman franchisee you’ll run your own business,
with our support to help you shape it for success. The benefits are
huge
- You’ll work from home,
and achieve a better work:life balance
- You’ll enjoy a varied
working day, being out and about, not tied to an
office.
- You’ll enjoy the immense
satisfaction of delivering a service that leaves customers
impressed and delighted.
- You’ll be using your
practical skills that will have been perfected by our technical and
business training programme, which lasts for up to 5 weeks. On-gong
training is also provided.
- You’ll have the option of
using a motor scooter/bike in metropolitan areas to maximize
productivity.
- You’ll be part of a
network of business owners that share ideas and
experiences.
- You’ll receive intensive
local and national marketing support to drive customer enquiries
– directory and web advertising, direct mail, PR, leafleting
campaigns.
- You’ll be supported by
our Call Centre, which will handle customer enquiries and book jobs
into your work schedule.
- You’ll use a bespoke
software package that will help towards ensuring the efficiency of
your business.
- You’ll benefit from
preferential buying arrangements that we’ve
negotiated.
- You’ll be continually
guided by an experienced support team, who will help you make the
right business decisions
- You’ll be building an
asset that may be sold at a premium in the future.
- You’ll be using a dynamic
corporate image and trademark that command attention.
- You’ll be on your own,
but not alone.
0800 Handyman
offers a well-proven system that, if followed, has the potential to
provide an exciting, satisfying and rewarding handyman
franchise ownership opportunity. We are currently seeking
applications for franchises in the Greater London area, but we also
invite those interested in other areas to contact us.
Is it for you?
Building on the businesses
successful track record, 0800 Handyman is now in
the process of making its service available as a handyman franchise
opportunity. We are quite clear about the attributes that will be
required; drive, determination and energy combined with good
practical skills and a commercial attitude. Our franchisees may be
seasoned DIYers who are motivated by the prospect of using their
practical expertise to carve out a new future as a business owner.
But, even those with limited practical experience are encouraged to
apply – we have a comprehensive technical training course
that will enable novices to develop the required level of
competence.
Above all, attitude is key. If
you possess the right character, enjoy being with people and
empathise with our values then you may well meet our selection
criteria. Providing you can demonstrate you have the
integrity that’s necessary to become a trusted ambassador of
0800 Handyman we will want you as a franchise partner.
Finance.
Franchise fee = £14,950
plus vat.
Includes initial training, business launch programme, signwriting
of van/scooter, initial stationery pack.
Tool & equipment package =
£2,550 plus vat.
Includes initial set of tools, down-payment for scooter (add
£500 for a van based business) and purchase of PDA and
accounts program.
Additional charges will be
incurred for telephone and broadband connection, motor-cycle
training and review of the franchise agreement by a lawyer. Working
capital will also be required.
Typically 70% of the initial
investment can be obtained from one of the major banks
