Cleaning Doctor : Cleaning Doctor | Testimonial | Alastair Elliot
How to use this video
This video features insights from a current franchisee, Alastair Elliot, sharing their experience with the Cleaning Doctor franchise. As you watch, listen for details about daily involvement, support, and challenges as well as successes. If this perspective resonates, request more information to start the conversation with the franchisor.
About This Video
Alastair Elliot shares his experience running a Cleaning Doctor carpet and upholstery franchise in Edinburgh for nearly 12 years. Elliot discusses his transition from employee to business owner, detailing the one-week intensive onboarding program focused on products, industry processes, and technical skills that gave him a competitive advantage over independent operators starting on their own.
Elliot outlines the equipment package provided from day one, which enabled him to offer multiple services including hot water extraction, low-moisture carpet cleaning with the Dry Fusion system, hand-cleaning leather, curtain steam cleaning, and mattress and rug care. He highlights the ongoing peer support across the network, pointing to a active WhatsApp group of roughly 50 franchisees who share industry knowledge and technical advice. The video concludes with Elliot addressing common misconceptions about franchising, emphasising that he sets his own hours, determines his own pricing, and maintains complete independence as his own boss.