Our business model
The franchise package
Training and support
Financial information
Could you be a Hemsley Gardening Franchise Partner?
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Hemsley Gardening Franchise: a ready-to-grow business!
Investment: £25,000 but only £15,000 for our first 3 to sign up in 2012!
Hemsley Gardening specialise in high-end garden maintenance services, including grass-cutting, weeding, pruning, hedge-cutting, decking and drive maintenance. Our franchise business model is based on providing our services across all 12 months of the year, as there is always something that needs to be done a outside a property whatever the season!
With 6% of the UK adult population employing a gardener, with a Hemsley Gardening franchise you could be joining a great outdoor industry that provides a valued service to over 3 million people in the UK.
Our client base includes:
- professionals
- retired people
- parish councils
- local businesses
- non-profit organisations.
All of whom don’t have the time, inclination or skills to create and maintain a beautiful garden or business grounds.
Hemsley Gardening has a 30-year heritage and our reliable, traditional gardening service is so valued that we even retain clients from our first year of trading!
Our business modelWe have a proven business model that continually outperforms our competitors. We combine a 12-month garden maintenance service with unbeatable customer service. To ensure our business thrives throughout the year, we also offer additional external and internal building maintenance services such as painting, decorating, tiling and plastering. The beauty of this business model is that once you have established yourself as a reliable company, you can build on the business by fulfilling other maintenance needs.
Our business is built on:
- total reliability and transparency
- long-term relationships with every customer
- an unstinting devotion to customer after-care.
In the early days of your Hemsley Gardening franchise you will be out enjoying the fresh air and building your business but you are expected to recruit a team of staff to support you as the business grows.
Your franchise package will include:
advice on state-of-the-art garden equipment- sourcing of professional, branded uniforms for all staff
- expert training in practical elements of the business
- launch and ongoing marketing promotions
- bespoke software systems
- operations manual
- dedicated territory.
We are also a member of the International Franchise Association.
We offer you a level of training and support that can only be offered by a company boasting three decades in the business.
You will be assigned a dedicated mentor from our Support Team to help you through every aspect of the first weeks of trading.
Ongoing access to our Support Team for advice- Support in recruiting and training key staff
- Access to our impartial professional advisors
- Regular opportunities for additional training for you and your staff
- Annual business planning and business development advice
- Constant service development
- Local and national marketing
- Internet support
- Training and qualification of staff
- Accountancy support
- Regular one-to-one review visits
- Franchise partner gatherings and development meetings
- Introduction of new profit streams
- Continual update of our manuals.
Our franchise fee is £25,000 but you will also need to allow for additional costs in your first year of business to cover things like your mortgage, household bills, insurance and other business operating costs.
However, we will be offering our franchise fee at a discounted rate for the first 3 people to sign up in 2012 – just £15,000!
We have established relationships with the franchise loan departments of the major high-street banks and we can help you through every stage of seeking funding from them.
Could you be a Hemsley Gardening Franchise Partner?
You do not need gardening experience but a love of working outside in the fresh air is essential. Most importantly, you will need the determination to build a successful business.
You can find out more about the franchise by contacting us through our profile for an information pack or by joining one of our information days at our head office.