Creating space, creating profit!
Access4Lofts is a franchise business that helps utilise wasted space by providing quick, easy and affordable loft access and storage solutions
This is a rare opportunity to join a very successful franchise offering loft boarding, hatches and ladders (with lifetime guarantees) and Which? Trusted Trader status, so if you want to launch your new business you really need to start the process as soon as possible because while there are still territories available across the UK the list is getting shorter all the time.
If you live in, or near, to any of these areas, there is a major opportunity waiting for you:
The joy of working with a franchise like Access4Lofts is that it is never a leap into the unknown. With so many franchisees now part of our network, there is a wealth of information out there to help you make your decision.
Why choose Access4Lofts?
- No previous experience required: we provide full business & practical training to all our franchisees.
- Huge demand: franchisees have several months of bookings.
- Safe hands: we’re proud to be accredited as members of the Quality Franchise Association and by Which? Trusted Trader.
- Great cashflow: customers pay you when you finish the job.
- Dedicated territories: at least 150,000 households per area.
- It works: former employees have invested to become franchisees.
- Bespoke IT System: which automates much of your admin, no more paperwork!
- We understand: because the management team have all been franchisees themselves.
- Committed to support: with full training and ongoing support.
- One big family: join a group of like-minded people who support each other and celebrate together!
The Access4Loft franchise opportunity
Access4Lofts offers two business models – owner operator and management (multi-van) operation.
1. OWNER-OPERATOR
Proven to generate £120K+ sales with 40%+ net profit within the first year.
Franchisees undertake all installation work and solely run the business. Complete one job per day over a four-day week, spend the fifth day on business development. Work around your other life commitments.
To become a successful Access4Lofts owner-operator you need:
- to be great with customers
- some basic DIY competence
- to follow the proven system
- the ambition to grow your business
2. MANAGEMENT BUSINESS
Proven to generate £300K+ sales with 35%+ net profit with two staff.
The franchisee works on developing the business and employs and manages fitters that do the majority of the installation work.
To build a successful Access4Lofts management business you need:
- to be a great communicator
- ideally some management experience
- ambition to grow a multi-van business
- extra finance to invest in your team initially
The investment
To setup and establish your new business the initial investment is £29,950 + VAT, however, if you have £10,000 financing can be secured via many of the high street banks for the balance OR as we are a business approved for the Government backed Start-Up Scheme, you could qualify to borrow up to £25,000, without investing any of your own money; and this figure doubles if the business has two Directors.We will provide you a detailed breakdown of where this money is spent, rest assured it is far better value than starting up on your own as an independent!
How we train and support you
As a franchisee, you will receive completely tailored ongoing support to help you on your path to reaching your goals. If you are practical, we support you on the business side and if you have business experience we train you on the practical side.
The Access4Lofts bespoke admin system is undoubtedly our unique selling point, it takes away the stress of admin and accounts, so you can focus on creating space for your customer and creating profit for you.
It has been built from the ground up and is the result of us working alongside a specialist programmer over several months to create an easy to use single system that streamlines our whole admin process. From taking the initial customer telephone enquiry, through to quotes, order confirmations and invoicing, our system automates the process, leaving you free from worry and stress about when you’re going to find time to type a quote and send it to a customer!
All our franchisees attend a 5 day residential training course held at our dedicated training facility in Devon.
You’ll be guided through health and safety issues and learn how to fit our full range of ladders, hatches and boarding and of course learn how to use the comprehensive set of tools you receive as part of the franchise package.
Regardless of the amount of training you receive, your first few jobs may be daunting, therefore, we follow the training with 2 days operational, on-site support so that we can observe, advise or just give you the moral support as you start your journey. We have an Operations Director who franchisees can call on for support and advice.
As franchisors we are committed to best practice, to doing it right. All of us have been franchisees ourselves; we’ve been where you are right now, so we know what it’s like! We remember the concerns, the steps on the journey to success and the feeling of contentment on achieving our respective goals.
We have spent a lot of time refining this business to make it as simple as possible to succeed if you follow the model.
If you would like to find out more about Access4Lofts please do get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.
Are people spending money on their homes right now? Yes they are…
There’s no denying that things are currently pretty hard going financially.
Even if you’re relatively comfortably off, the future has never felt so uncertain. Energy bills, fuel costs, even the cost of the weekly shop – all topics which are on every news channel, and in plenty of our own conversations, too.
It feels like everyone is having to tighten their belts, so you might assume home improvement businesses are feeling the pinch at least as much as anyone else. However, the reality couldn’t be further from the truth.
The first four months of this year have all been record-breaking for Access4Lofts. Not just record-breaking as in "better than last year." Each one higher than any single month they’ve ever had in the history of the franchise, and each one higher than the month before it.
How are Access4Lofts franchisees bucking the trend?
It all comes down to what they do: making space homeowners already have more accessible, more practical, and more useful.
- When money is tight, people don't move house, they make the most of the one they've got, and that means tapping into underused space.
- When energy costs are through the roof (pun intended!), better insulation is an investment which will pay off big time come winter.
- When petrol for the commute gets too expensive, people work from home more. Suddenly, that spare bedroom full of boxes looks pretty appealing as an office, and you need somewhere better to store all that stuff.
People might cut down on expensive holidays or new cars when times are tough, but they’re not going to cut down on a service which is practical, affordable, and solves a very real problem - especially when it’s one that can both save them money, and improve the value of their home at the same time.
This is not money homeowners are throwing away on a luxury purchase, it’s money they’re investing.
What happens when the economy improves?
Perhaps you're thinking the logical extension of "we do well when times are hard" is "so what happens when things get better?" You might be reading this and thinking: if your sales are being driven by people staying put and cutting costs, does that mean you're sitting on a business that peaks in a downturn and fades in a boom?
The simple answer is that, when the economy improves, people have more money to spend on their homes. They start thinking about the projects they've been putting off, investing in the spaces they live in, adding value before they sell.
The reasons behind choosing Access4Lofts change over time, but the demand doesn’t.
Perhaps the most convincing proof of that is where their strongest performing territories actually are.
You’ll naturally assume a business like this mainly does well in affluent areas where people have plenty of disposable income and big houses with underused lofts. Some of our best performing franchisees are in areas like that, yes, but many of our highest earning franchisees are also in some of the least affluent parts of the UK.
In the more affluent areas, customers want to maximise a property they love and add value before they sell. In less well-off communities, the priority is making the most of limited space and keeping energy costs down.
The point is that what Access4Lofts offers is affordable, practical, and genuinely useful to pretty much anyone who has a loft and a reason to do something with it… and that’s the kind of business which will always thrive, no matter what else is happening in the economy.
If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, the next step is a straightforward conversation. No pressure, no hard sell, just a proper talk about whether or not an Access4Lofts franchise could be the right fit for you.
Just click the button at the bottom to contact us and schedule that call:
The training course was very professional and well planned. It was a good mix of classroom and practical and the manuals provided were easy to follow. I was made to feel part of the team from day one and at the end of the training I felt confident that I could do the job. I would say the training and ongoing support are fantastic
Having looked closely at several other franchises I knew immediately the Access4Lofts was head and shoulders above the rest. The whole process from initial phone call to securing my territory was relaxed, informative and there was absolutely no high pressure selling. The decision to invest in Access4Lofts was definitely the right one and I would highly recommend this franchise to others
I would recommend this franchise to anyone. I have been involved in franchising for 10 years operating my own gardening franchise. I was looking for a franchise business that my son could take over and came across Access4Lofts. I could immediately see the potential and was impressed with the support and professionalism of the owners. The training, marketing and support has been exceptional which meant that I hit the ground running.
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