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 NIC Local
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.
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 cutting edge equipment: through NIC Group’s buying power and expertise
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. |
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 NIC Local
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
An introduction to Phil Harrison – NIC Local’s Head of Franchise Recruitment
We are excited to introduce Phil Harrison as the new Head of Franchise Recruitment at NIC Local.
With 20 years of experience in the franchise industry, Phil brings a wealth of expertise and a unique perspective to his role.
Phil’s career began as a Business Development Manager (BDM) for a greetings card distribution franchise, where his dedication and results led to a promotion to National Sales Manager.
This role sparked his passion for franchising, which was further nurtured during his time at the British Franchise Association (BFA). There, he gained a deep understanding of what makes franchising such a powerful business model.
From franchise support to franchisee – and back again!
Phil then moved on to another well-known franchise brand, where he served as Head of Domestic Sales and Franchise. In this role, he was responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting franchisees to help them succeed.
After an internal restructure, Phil took the bold step of becoming a franchisee himself, which was something he had always aspired to do. He acquired a greenfield territory and worked with the goal of building a business to sell within six years.
Thanks to his hard work and dedication, he successfully sold the business after just five-and-a-half years, gaining invaluable insight into the challenges and rewards of franchising from the franchisee’s perspective.
Following a brief return to franchise operations and network development, Phil was excited to take on the opportunity to become Head of Franchise Recruitment at NIC Local.
“We offer the highest level of personal support available”
Discussing what drew him to the NIC Local opportunity, Phil explains: “The NIC brand is well-established and respected within the franchise industry, and the level of support franchisees receive was a key factor.
“With our 1-8 BDM-to-franchisee ratio – which is far better than the industry average of 1-15 or more – we offer franchisees the highest level of personal support available.
“This support spans everything from comprehensive training before launch, to administrative services such as invoicing, credit control, and health and safety compliance. This empowers franchisees to really focus on growing their businesses.”
Phil’s broad experience in franchise operations, network development, and as a franchisee himself gives him a unique perspective on what makes a franchise opportunity truly successful.
Now he’s eager to help others take their own “leap of faith” and build a thriving business with NIC Local!
