Start, lead and build a £1m+ management franchise
25% of NIC Local franchisees turnover £1m+ in annual sales. Top performers lead businesses generating £2.5-£4 million per year using the proven NIC Local model
Since launching my business with NIC Local, we have achieved an incredible 240% of our business plan forecast for the first year of trading after just 5 months.
Join the NIC Local Family
NIC Local is a contract cleaning and facilities management franchise that empowers driven, commercially-minded people to lead and scale a management business in one of the UK’s most resilient sectors.
Doing the cleaning is your team’s job, not yours! You’ll be running your company, building a team and managing client relationships.
A proven, scalable model
This is a management franchise, designed for people who want to lead from the front and build an asset.
Your team provides essential cleaning and facilities management services to local businesses – schools, offices, retail units, healthcare providers and more – creating recurring income month after month.
- No territory limits: build your business as large as your ambition allows
- Recurring contracted income: 80% of revenue is regular, repeat business
- Stable sector: cleaning is a necessity, not a luxury
- Asset creation: successful franchisees often sell for 2-4x earnings
The ongoing support from NIC Local enabled me to build a near-£4m business. I am now able to focus on maintaining my work/life balance.
Your Franchise Journey
| Stage 1: Prep & Launch | Stage 2: Build Your Team | Stage 3: Grow to £1m+ | Stage 4: Expand Without Limits | Stage 5 – Build an Asset for the Future |
| Get going quickly. You can recoup your initial investment within the first 12 month | Recruit and lead your own management and operational team with NIC Local’s full support. Many franchisees scale fast to employ 100+ colleagues within 2-3 years. | 25% of NIC Local franchisees now run businesses turning over £1m+ annually, built on recurring revenue and long-term client relationships. | Unlike most franchises, you’re not restricted by territory. Your potential is unlimited. Our top three franchisees turnover £2.5m–£4m per year. | When you’re ready, you can pass the business to family, sell it, or even arrange a management buyout, with valuations averaging 2–4x profit multiples. |
The Support Behind You
With over 50 years of experience, a team of 10,000+ people, and partnerships with some of the UK’s biggest brands, with NIC Local you’ll benefit from:
- 1-to-1 mentoring: every franchisee is supported by a dedicated Business Development Manager (typically working with just 5 franchisees each)
- Training and onboarding: an in-depth, week-long course at our Leeds support office to kickstart your success. Hotels and meals provided by NIC Local.
- Centralised support: administration, invoicing, credit control and compliance handled by the NIC head office team, freeing you to grow
- Marketing and bid support: help winning contracts and setting up new clients
- Access to the latest tech and cleaning innovations through NIC Group’s buying power and expertise
I had no business experience prior to NIC. The guidance and support given every step of the way has helped me build a multimillion-pound business.
What you need to succeed
This is a leadership and management role, not an operational cleaning job. You’ll thrive if you bring:
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Commercial acumen and the ability to build relationships
- A strategic mindset and focus on growth
- Experience managing people or projects
- Determination to build a valuable, scalable business
NIC Local helped me develop a successful business and new skills to deliver a great return on my investment.
Investment and returns
- Franchise Fee: £30,000 plus VAT
- Personal capital: £14,000
- Bank funding available: major UK banks lend up to 70%
- Typical payback: regularly achieved within 12 months
- Proven performance: 25% of current franchisees turnover £1m+ per year
Join the NIC family
NIC Services Group proudly remains a family-owned business, combining corporate strength with personal support. With no limits on your growth, a proven business model, and decades of industry experience, you’ll be joining one of the UK’s most respected names in commercial cleaning and facilities management.
Build your management business. Lead your team. Create your future
A Day in the Life: Administrator Janet Grimston
Welcome back to our Day in the Life series, which enables you to get to know our dedicated franchise support team.
Based at our head office in Leeds, they work tirelessly to ensure NIC Local franchisees have everything they need to build and grow their commercial cleaning business successfully.
After Jo Lock [LINK] and Nick Costello [LINK] shared their responsibilities, this time it’s the turn of our Administrator, Janet Grimston.
With a role that spans onboarding, training, operational support, and back-office assistance, Janet plays a crucial part in making franchisees’ lives easier – and more successful – from day one.
Helping franchisees get up and running
Hi, I’m Janet! I became part of the NIC family in 1990, although I’ve been on our franchise support team since 2012.
My current role as Administrator covers various areas across operational and back-office support. Every day is different, but my main focus is helping franchisees to establish their business, keep it running smoothly, and enable growth through the all-important tendering process.
Supporting franchisees with daily operations
On the operational side, I help franchisees with a wide range of tasks. This can include ordering machinery or troubleshooting supplier issues, where I step in to get things resolved if necessary.
I also manage franchisee audit trackers of their cleaning sites to ensure compliance. If anything is flagged, I will notify the BDM and set a timescale for improvements.
Occasionally, franchisees ask me to provide 12-month audit records for a particular site. This is especially the case for clients in sectors such as healthcare, where compliance is key. I retrieve these reports from our system to help franchisees demonstrate their high standards.
Ensuring compliance and safety
Another important part of my role is verifying new employees for franchisees. I check all paperwork to ensure new starters can legally work in the UK before adding them to the payroll system. This helps franchisees stay compliant, while simultaneously streamlining their recruitment process.
I also assist in creating site manuals, which include health and safety details, chemical usage data, and machinery care guidelines. These are essential for franchisees to maintain high standards and meet client requirements.
For franchisees working on sites which have important safeguarding measures in place, such as schools, I also produce staff ID badges with their DBS number on.
These small but essential tasks help franchisees operate smoothly while meeting industry regulations.
“My role is about reacting to franchisees’ needs”
My role is very reactive to what franchisees need on a day-to-day basis.
Franchisees contact me daily with various requests, and nine times out of ten I can resolve their query straight away. On the rare occasion I don’t have the answer, I quickly direct franchisees to the right person. This hands-on support saves franchisees valuable time and ensures they always have the help they need.
Some franchisees need more support than others, particularly those who are new to the business and learning, but we are always on hand to assist any one who needs it.
I love the variety of my role – no two days are ever the same!
Helping franchisees win valuable tenders
Beyond operations, I play a key role in supporting franchisees and BDMs with tenders and contract opportunities.
I oversee all tender portals, ensuring site visits are booked, required documents are prepared, and tenders are submitted correctly and on time. Pre-selection questionnaires are another part of this process, and I handle these submissions to help franchisees get in front of potential clients.
I also manage the follow-up communications and schedule annual review meetings, keeping everything organised so franchisees can focus on service delivery and growth.
It’s a real team effort, but I act as the controller, ensuring everything runs smoothly and efficiently.
“Seeing franchisees grow is the best part of my job”
The most rewarding part of my role is helping new franchisees go from a standing start to running a thriving operation.
From guiding them through the onboarding process, to supporting them win tenders, I love seeing them build their business with confidence.
Some franchisees exceed their business plan targets much earlier than anticipated due to the support we provide with tendering in particular. We get deeply involved in the process, helping secure major contracts that drive growth.
Many people are investing their life savings into an NIC Local franchise, and by extension putting all their trust in us. Seeing them succeed – and knowing I’ve played a role in that journey – makes my job incredibly fulfilling.
Want to be the next success story?
If you’re ready to take control of your future and explore the exciting opportunities within the lucrative commercial cleaning sector, we’d love to hear from you!
Get in touch with our franchise recruitment team today to receive your franchise prospectus and start your journey with NIC Local.
Your success story starts here. Let’s make it happen together!
