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A Wilkins Chimney Sweep franchisee has purchased a PVC Vendo franchise. Both are part of Darren Taylor's 'Taylor Made Franchising' group.
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4 June 2020
Keeping it in the Family - Taylor Made Franchising franchisee buys second franchise from the group
Adrian Steel (38), is the first franchisee in Darren Taylor's ‘Taylor Made Franchising' group, to purchase a second franchise from within the group.
Steel bought his Wilkins Chimney Sweep franchise in 2012, sweeping chimneys and fitting cages, caps and cowls to commercial and domestic properties across his North Hants territory. Taylor bought the Wilkins franchise in 2018.
In 2020, Steel purchased a PVC Vendo franchise, a company Taylor had also purchased in 2018. PVC Vendo, cleans the interior and exterior of commercial vehicles; Adrian's territory stretches from Somerset to London.
Steel explains his decision to buy a second franchise,
‘I like franchises, they are well set up and ready to run; I was attracted to the PVC Vendo opportunity and with the large territory I was offered, I could see that I'd be able to make it work relatively quickly. Being from the same group makes life easier too, because many of the management team I already speak to on a daily basis are the same.'
He continued,
‘My Wilkins business is going really well; I have two members of staff working for me and during high season we can be sweeping 30 chimneys a day. I'd like to step back from full-time sweeping soon, but I know I'd need something to keep me occupied, so buying the PVC Vendo franchise made sense. I am going to run it as management franchise, with staff actually cleaning the vehicles for me but, like any good boss, I'm getting stuck in, learning from the bottom up, cleaning everything from milk tankers to recovery trucks most weekends.'
Steel was particularly attracted to the PVC Vendo model for the scale of support they receive,
‘With PVC Vendo the head office do literally everything for me. They have a fantastic app that we use to record all the work done. The moment we leave site the app emails the client to let them know the vehicles have been cleaned, it then creates and sends them the invoice and head office even factors the invoice for me too. It is a brilliant system and one that makes it extremely easy for me to run the business.'
Managing director of the Taylor Made Franchising group which owns Wilkins Chimney Sweep and PVC Vendo Darren Taylor said,
‘It's great news that Adrian decided to add a PVC Vendo franchise to his growing business portfolio. He came equipped with many of the skills we need in a franchisee, physically fit, enjoys being outside in all weathers and was determined to build a profitable business. As he said, our software and back office support for our franchisees is impressive and it's great to hear such a positive feedback from him. Everyone at Taylor Made Franchising wishes him well looks forward to supporting him in both businesses over the coming years.'
ENDS JUNE 2020
About Taylor Made Franchising
Taylor Made Franchising is owned by Darren Taylor. The company owns the following franchise organisations:
Contact details:
- 13 Chaldicott Barns, Semley, Shaftesbury, SP7 9AW
- Email:darren@taylormadefranchising.co.uk
- Phone: 0208 908 1234
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