About the Furniture Medic Franchise
The world's largest furniture repair and restoration franchise, Furniture Medic, has established an unmatched reputation for excellence in the industry. Our success is firmly rooted in our dedication to providing customers with unparalleled craftsmanship and quality service.
Using technologically advanced equipment, products, and processes, Furniture Medic’s expert technicians revitalise valuable furniture and wood pieces, restoring and enhancing their natural beauty and strength, often on-site in homes and offices.
Our franchisees provide home and business owners with an affordable alternative to replacing fine wood furnishings and fixtures. As a Furniture Medic franchise owner you will have the opportunity to build your business on our system's solid reputation and established methods.
Entrepreneurs taking the Furniture Medic franchise business opportunity will provide on or off site restoration, or act as an intermediary for our national accounts customers, organising the various trades (upholsters & polishers) to complete repairs.
A Furniture Medic franchisee is taught at our in-house training workshop to repair wood, laminate, upholstery leather, UPVC and marble, using simple procedures and the latest technologies. Franchisees can work from home with suitable premises or move into premises as the business grows.
The franchise does not require you to have polishing or upholstery skills, but an aptitude for D.I.Y. is important. Furniture Medic trains you in all the skills you require.
The Furniture Medic Franchise Services
Opportunities for Furniture Medic franchise owners exist in many market sectors. Some of the existing opportunities are listed below:
Residential Services
Homeowners appreciate the Furniture Medic system's on-site capabilities, especially in the area of kitchen cabinet restoration. Our proprietary Magic Strip and Restoration Refinishing process allows Furniture Medic to do the job completely on-site, on time, and on budget.
House Moving Industry
A study of 13 major removal companies revealed one claim for every 4.2 shipments. Furniture Medic's on-site capabilities, coupled with our precision repair techniques, make it ideally suited to meet the needs of the Removal Industry.
Retail Furniture Industry
The amount of damage occurring in a retail furniture operation is huge. Warehousing, assembly, wear and tear on floor displays, and delivery are frequent points of damage. Retail facilities use the Furniture Medic network to make sure their merchandise is received in the best possible condition.
Insurance Industry
Developing a close working relationship with ServiceMaster Clean franchisees links you to the Fire and Disaster Restoration Industry. The efficiency for which the Furniture Medic network is known helps families, as well as businesses, resume their lives following a catastrophe.
Commercial Buildings
Consider the amount of furniture and fixtures in office complexes, churches, hospitals, libraries, government buildings, hotels, restaurants, and most retail establishments. Our on-site capabilities and patented processes make the Furniture Medic network an ideal restoration solution for businesses on a budget.
National Accounts
The Furniture Medic National Accounts Programme benefits furniture retailers and manufacturers, removal companies, catalogue and e-commerce companies, hotel chains, and wood floor companies by providing a internet-based work flow management system. With a guaranteed service, standardised pricing, unified billing, geo-matched service orders, and customised repair services based on individual requirements. Approximately 70% of franchisees’ work is generated nationally.
What do you get for your money?
You will need an initial investment of £27,525 (you will need to provide a minimum of 30% of this, the rest may be financed) which includes:
• Territory and rights to Furniture Medic name and identity
• All tools, supplies, equipment & products to start your business
• Training
• Proprietary software
• Initial marketing materials
• Identified clothing
• Vehicle sign written
• Other costs
Additionally, each franchise is required to have a Furniture Medic identified service vehicle that is dedicated to the business a computer and office furniture, ample insurance coverage, as well as sufficient working capital to adequately develop and promote the business and cover incidental expenses.
Financial Support
As a BFA registered franchise, all the major banks will fund the franchise subject to your credit history and assets. They currently offer up to 70% financing of the initial fee and equipment package, subject to credit approval. A business plan and spreadsheet will be created on your behalf and presented to at least 2 major banks of your choice to raise the necessary finance and working capital, should you require it.
Franchise Support
A tightly woven communication network is the key to our support system. Through this network, we channel information about our marketing programmes, products, equipment and management initiatives.
We offer our business owners a vast array of support functions:
- Franchise Training
- Communication
- Business Development Support
- Management Support
- Products and Equipment
- Marketing
One of the major benefits of a franchise system is that though you may be working for yourself, you are never working by yourself. Franchising not only gives you considerable Home Office support and advice, it gives you an ongoing relationship with other franchisees.
As a Furniture Medic franchisee you are supported by a 60+ strong team of staff at our Leicester Home Office. This dedicated building contains technical, IT, accounting, sales, marketing and conference and meeting facilities.
We also have a business support team, an IT group and a sales team with a separate call centre, accounts, and credit control function, all at arm’s reach.
UK support for our franchise network is second to none within the industry. With our experience spanning 50 years in the UK, you will have total confidence in growing your Furniture Medic business. Franchising works.
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