Interlink Express
Description:
With one of the UK’s leading parcel delivery franchises, we offer millions of potential customers! Take advantage of a proven business format and comprehensive support package.
Opportunities:
Franchise opportunities are now available in selected areas in the UK and Scotland.
Business Type:
Franchise.
Minimum Investment:
£100,000.
Interlink Express
Manage your own franchise with the leading express parcel delivery company
About Us:
Interlink Express Parcels Ltd operates a parcel collection and delivery service through over 100 franchises located throughout England, Scotland, Wales and the Channel Islands. With over 600 staff working together with Franchisees to provide a comprehensive range of services, encompassing the entire business spectrum, from next day documents to international air freight, Interlink Express is an important part of the GeoPost UK distribution operation.
Franchise opportunities are available in selected areas in the UK. Consider becoming a management franchise holder with Interlink Express and discover how our franchise system operates, the level of support you can expect from us as well as the benefits you can enjoy by running your own business.
Who are we looking for?
Since Interlink Express has a fully established network of franchises, the only way to become a franchise holder is by purchasing an existing franchise. We’re looking for franchisees to take over these existing businesses that possess and demonstrate the following skills:
- A high level of integrity
- Team player mind-set
- Management experience
- Strong sales abilities
- Commercial expertise
- Excellent inter-personal skills
- A supportive family background
- A good understanding of finance
- Commitment and hard work
If this sounds like you then you have taken that all important first step to owning and running your own successful business!
Why Interlink Express?
Interlink Express is part of the GeoPost Group of companies owned by the French postal organization, La Poste – giving us significant resources, stability and accountability. As a leader in the franchising and parcel deliveries industries, Interlink Express provides you with a proven business format and comprehensive support package:
- Full member of the British Franchise Association (BFA).
- A comprehensive nationwide network of franchises - which means that when you invest in a franchise it will be an established business with properly prepared accounts. You will not be investing in a concept but in a live business, reducing the risks associated with starting a new business.
- A comprehensive induction and training programme - essential before you take over a franchise.
- You are paid monthly for all collections and deliveries that you make - enabling you to plan and control your cash flow.
- Interlink Express raises and collects all invoices relating to packages sent through the system - you will not be responsible for customer debts.
- Full and on-going assistance - advice on all areas of your business, including financial and administrative best practice.
- Regular meetings - enable you to keep in contact with other franchise holders.
- On-going business development advice - Interlink Express constantly monitors marketing and business trends in order to keep you informed of relevant developments within the industry.
Using our name to your advantage
An Interlink Express Franchise is a contract to provide and sell our service in a certain area for a nominated time period. It gives you the support of a large, successful company with a trusted name and reputation, while allowing you the autonomy to run the business as your own. In this way, the franchise holder takes responsibility for the business and enjoys the rewards. With the back up of an established company like Interlink Express, the risks are minimised and the opportunities enhanced.
Induction and training
Depending on the area being purchased and the relevant experience of the purchaser, induction programmes usually last a minimum of four weeks, and are designed to introduce new franchise holders to all relevant areas of the business. As well as gaining an understanding of the role of each department, you will also be introduced to the individuals who may later be assisting you in the running of your business.
Part of the induction programme involves spending a week at the Interlink Express head office and the central sorting hub, two weeks at a training depot and a further one week at the depot being purchased, in order to develop an understanding of how it all works. You will also spend time with members of the Interlink Express team to ensure you are competent in certain key areas such as sales and operations.
Our continued success is due largely to our commitment to developing our business skills through a full and comprehensive induction course and regular training programmes. Run either by Interlink Express, or GeoPost, it is an essential part of the process of becoming an Interlink Express franchise holder and is designed to give you an in-depth knowledge of all key areas of the business including sales and operations.
However, training and development is an on-going process which does not stop when you take over a franchise. We are committed to keeping you informed of any new developments and also require you to attend our "train the trainer" course, which teaches you how to instruct your staff members, thus maintaining our high standards and success rate.
Remaining Areas
These are areas available for Interlink Express:
Mid and South Wales
Central Midlands
“I chose to invest in an Interlink Express franchise because I had used their services in the past and always found them very professional. The local depot had a well-deserved reputation for providing excellent customer service, so when another franchisee told me about a potential opening in Luton & St Albans I didn’t hesitate in pursuing the opportunity. It’s far more fulfilling than working for someone else.” - Kate Gray, Luton & St. Albans
“I joined Interlink Express in 1984 as an agent operating the Market Harborough franchise. Two years later I bought the business and became the youngest Interlink Express franchisee ever. Today, I own a second franchise, have merged the depots and control a business which employs 23 people and has a turnover of nearly £700,000. Without the expertise and reassurance from Interlink Express, this would not have been possible.” - Nick Metaxas, Northants
