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Ed’s Garden Maintenance would like to welcome our newest Operator Richard Cooke to the Ed’s Team. Richard will be running his business covering SE London. Richard said “I am excited about starting my own business in my local area”. If you have any Garden Maintenance work that needs doing please contact Ed’s for a free estimate or if you are interested in joining the Ed’s Team please give us a call or fill in the form for an Operator Prospectus.
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| Garden Franchise Section of Daily Mail 16 August 2012 |
Gardening and outdoor franchises can turn your love of the open air into a business.
“You could start a gardening business on your own, but a franchise is likely to be less risky”, says Sarah Whaley, who invested in an Ed’s Garden Maintenance franchise six years ago.
” I was working in sales, but, I wanted my own business,” sayes Sarah, from London.
‘I decided the franchise would be a good start because I had no business experience and Ed’s provided training, support, group marketing help and a known brand from day one,” she sayes.
Sarah, now 29, has grown her business to 45 regular customers and she employs three staff.
Ed Mauleverer, founder of Ed’s sayes:”Anyone can start a gardening service, but a franchise gives you a welcome helping hand.”
“You get the marketing and business know-how to turn it into a professional business that returns a good income rather than living hand to mouth. Investment is £10,000 plus van and equipment.
To find out more request an operator prospectus from our website.
Ed’s would like to welcome Adrian who is starting an Ed’s Garden Maintenance Franchise in Southampton. We would also like to welcome Matthew M, Folkestone, Matthew T, Orpington and Simon, East Grinstead. We wish them them all every success with their new businesses.
Fifteen of our Ed’s Operators recently went on a training course at Wisley which involved a very early start and lots of coffee. The course covered various aspects of garden maintenance work including pruning, hedge care / trimming and lawn care which will be of great benfit to our customers.
Ed’s is looking to recruit new operators in several areas across the UK. Please fill in the Operator Prospectus Form on the Join Us Page if you feel this is something you would like to find out more about and come and join us for a Discovery Day.
If you have ever thought about running your own garden maintenance business and would like to find out about an Ed’s Garden Maintenance franchise why not come along and meet at us at the Thames Valley Franchise Show on Stand 8a.
The event is free, open from 1.30pm to 9.00pm on Thursday April 26th 2012 at the Madejski Stadium, Reading.
Ed’S Garden Maintenance are finalists in the Franchise Marketing Awards category Best Website 2012.
Ed’S Garden Maintenance website was enhanced in 2011 and enjoys a front page position in google search for garden maintenance (after the paid ads).
Ed’S also launched a mobile phone app in 2011 which runs across all devices, providing further accessibility to Ed’S Garden Maintenance services for customers and on the go access for Operators.
Eds Garden Maintenance new operator Matthew May has been out leafleting in his local area (Canterbury) and was amazed by the results in his first week of starting his own business with Eds.
Matthew followed the Ed’s business model and from delivering 1,500 leaflets over 10 hours last week he has already exceeded work expectations for this week with over 6 jobs in 4 days.
We wish Matthew all the best with his new business and if you would like to find out more about starting an Ed’s Garden Maintenance Franchise please contact us for more information.
A former Recruitment Executive has swapped his central London desk for the gardens of Bristol and opened his Garden Maintenance Business in the Frenchay area of the city.
Paul Brunton, 34, moved to Bristol in February of this year after five years working in central London. He started his new business, Ed’s Garden Maintenance, on 1st August and he has quickly become established in and around his local area.
Paul said::
“Moving to Bristol was very much a lifestyle choice. I worked in gardening many years ago and was keen to return to this sort of work, to leave the desk job behind and get back to working outdoors.
“After working as a Recruitment Executive in central London for five years, I wanted to get away from the rising house prices and the high cost of living in the capital. As we have family connections in Bristol, moving to the South West was the obvious choice.
“Since starting my business at the beginning of August, I’ve had a lot of repeat business and have already gained a number of regular customers, which is fantastic. I’m really enjoying meeting people and working in and around my local community. It’s certainly a world away from my previous job!”
Did you see us? Did you stop for a chat?
The organisers did a fantastic job of promoting the show and with thousands attending each day, our team was kept very busy. We were overwhelmed and delighted to meet so many of you interested in joining us.
But if you were unable to get along to the show or would like more information about becoming a Garden Business Operator, please contact us for an Operator Prospectus
The Prospectus details what you can expect as a Garden Business Operator, how we will help you with preparing your business and marketing plans, and the training and on-going support we offer.
We are now seeking new Garden Business Operators throughout the UK so this is the ideal time to get in touch and find out how you can join us. And joining us gives you the best of both worlds: the opportunity to be your own boss but with the knowledge that you have an experienced and dedicated team behind you.
You can request an Operator Prospectus from the “Join Us” page of our website – we look forward to hearing from you!
For Ed’s Garden Maintenance, summer 2011 has been a time of rapid expansion with seven new franchisees joining the team since the beginning of June, bringing the total into the twenties.
The seven new Garden Business Operators further establish Ed’s Garden Maintenance within the South East of England, with the new businesses setting up in Chobham, Epsom, North London, Balham, Wokingham and Bracknell. Another franchise recently opened in the Bristol area, giving the firm an increased presence in the South West.
Ed’s Garden Maintenance was set up in 2007 and its highly successful business model has ensured steady growth over the past five years. In a short space of time, it has become one of the main Garden Maintenance businesses in the UK.
Business owner Edward Mauleverer said:
“It’s very exciting to see so many new Operators join us in just a few months. We are now a major presence in the South East and are delighted that we are becoming more established around South West England, too. Having now demonstrated that we can support our franchisees further away from head office, we are now looking to expand our coverage across the UK.
“We pride ourselves in providing a prompt, reliable and efficient garden maintenance service, and we’re always looking for friendly, professional, motivated people to become part of our team.”
Ed’s Garden Maintenance will be at Stand H70 at the National Franchise Show at the NEC in Birmingham on 30 September 30th and 1st October.