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TruGreen
Type of Franchise:
TRUGREEN is the second largest lawn care operation in the UK
Van-based
with 65 territories. TruGreen is part of the ServiceMaster group,
franchising in the UK for 48 years.
Industry Sector:
TruGreen professionals provide Fertilisation, Weed & Moss
Domestic/Commercial
control, Aeration, Scarification, Insect & Disease control services to lawns and gardens. This year-
round business suits people who want to grow from an owner operator to managing a fleet of
Lawncare
operators. The differentiators with our franchise are: the licence is both domestic
Year established:
and commercial; you benefit from the synergy across our other five brands; we have
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the UK’s biggest support structure; we have hundreds of customers and take
thousands of instructions across the brands. We offer a four-week training course,
Franchising since:
business launch, full accreditation, protected territory, bespoke software and a full
Parent company in UK:
equipment pack. If you want to grow your own business with the support of one of
the world’s largest and most respected franchise companies, complete the FREE
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Reader Response Form at the back of the magazine or visit the weblink (right).
Investment Requirement: £25,500 (70% can be financed)
Further Information:
www.thefm.net/13078
YogaBugs
SINCE 1996, YogaBugs Ltd has trained over 1,200 teachers who offer fun yoga
Type of Franchise:
classes to children throughout the UK & Ireland. To match its increasing success
and demand for classes, the business is now seeking Management Franchisees
Management
across the country to organise and run YogaBugs & Yoga’d Up classes in exclusive
Industry Sector:
territories. YogaBugs is a focused organisation with a strong commitment to
building brand awareness. With increasing awareness being placed on the need for
Children’s Sport/Activity
children to keep fit and healthy, YogaBugs has developed an
Year established:
exciting concept for a growing market. Through fun and innovative yoga classes,
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children (aged 2 1⁄2 to 7 and 8 to 12 years) are able to improve their fitness, and at
the same time develop both confidence and self esteem. Backed with full training
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and on going support, franchisees are given the opportunity to recruit and build their
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own team of teachers and turn the business into a real management opportunity.
Potential franchisees do not require any experience in yoga, but should have the
confidence, passion and enthusiasm to develop a successful business.
Investment Requirement: £19,900 + VAT
Further Information:
www.thefm.net/75699
Autosheen
AUTOSHEEN, who in 1984 pioneered the concept of “taking the
Type of Franchise:
car wash to the car”, is celebrating 22 years of trading as Britain’s
number one mobile vehicle valeting company. Autosheen still
Management
continues to develop new systems and procedures that enable its
Industry Sector:
franchisees to deliver a first class service to its client base that
includes several large companies, some with the largest fleets in Europe.
Mobile car valeting
Autosheen recently became part of the Myhome International Plc group - the largest home
Year established:
services supplier in the UK - opening up enormous opportunities for the franchise network to provide
valeting services to families and individuals who are ‘cash rich, time poor’.
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Autosheen wishes to attract management franchisees who have aspirations to grow their own
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businesses with multi-van operations, within their own large exclusive areas. If you add our existing
national account client base to a marketplace that spends £9 billion a year on some sort of domestic
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service, an Autosheen franchise offers a fantastic business opportunity.
Further Information:
www.thefm.net/48168
Investment Requirement: £24,995
Barefruit Juice Bars
Barefruit Juice is the UK’s premier juice bar chain selling freshly crushed
Type of Franchise:
smoothies, juices, made in front of customers, using the highest quality fruit and
veg. Unlike competitors we use NO concentrates, sweeteners, chemical additives
Food & drink retail
or fillers. Our trendy, high design outlets and passionate, customer friendly teams
Industry Sector:
attract a wide customer base, who can see and taste the difference. Market
research confirms an exploding market with several fold growth projected in the
Smoothie and juice bars
coming years, following the American trends where juice bars surpassed the £1 billion mark and
Year established:
continue to grow at an astonishing rate. Barefruit Juice is well suited to thrive in busy retail
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environments, leisure destinations and transport interchanges alike. We are on a rapid national
expansion, recruiting enthusiastic franchise partners with a passion for customer service, who want to
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share in this great opportunity. Not only is this a potentially life changing experience for the
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franchisee, but you can also expect to change the lives of customers for the better! We offer a
comprehensive franchise package including a turn-key premises solution, extensive training and
ongoing support. Be part of the smoothie bar revolution with us and let your efforts bear fruit!
Investment Requirement: £13,500 plus min. £14,500 liquid + VAT
Further Information:
www.thefm.net/18287
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