Personal touch, professional standards
Earn £100,000+ a year without getting your hands dirty
Poppies' technology, systems and processes make this a business that’s simple to operate and control. The Poppies bespoke business management system minimises your admin and lets you focus on what’s important: stellar service and stellar growth.
By running a successful home based cleaning business you will be minimising overheads, and only move to an office when your cash flow allows – meaning no further investment is required.
Poppies is Britain’s oldest-established domestic cleaning franchise and has been setting the standards others follow since 1980. Our most successful franchisee, Chris Wootton, now owns and operates the franchise network as the Poppies MD. The result is a culture of rare and genuine passion to help people like you with the oomph and the ambition to build your own financial freedom and security, just as he did.
The Poppies Cleaning Service Franchise Opportunity
The primary role of the franchisee is to build and maintain great relationships with both clients and staff. The ability to get on with people and enjoy providing help to other people’s lives is one of the cores Poppies are looking for in their franchisees. The skills around cleaning they can teach; but the understanding of how to create happy clients is something that is invaluable.
As a Poppies Franchisee, you will employ cleaners your customers can rely on to be honest, efficient and discreet. Poppies will share with you their extensive inside knowledge about recruitment in the industry, which has been built up over many decades. From cleaners to managers and administrative staff, rest assured they will guide you through the very best practices to recruit and retain a dream team who will ensure your franchise flourishes.
Note: the above figures are based on 2019 financials for the top 20% of franchisees who have their own management team.
What you’ll need to be a Poppies franchisee
Buying a franchise is a low-risk way of sharing in the success of a high-profile business, backed all the way by the people who know it best and made it all possible.
We’ll let you into our trade secrets, support you with marketing and operations, and mentor you to become a confident Poppies franchisee.
You don’t need to have owned a business before.
1. A great communicator
2. Business-minded
3. Methodical and motivated
4. Proud and personable
5. Willing to reinvest to grow your business
A business journey, taken together
You can have your own Poppies domestic cleaning business either by setting one up in a new territory or by buying one that’s already established. Either way, Chris and his team will mentor and guide you on following the proven business model.
Poppies prides itself on the personal touch – something our customers have appreciated for decades. As a franchise owner, you’ll employ cleaners your customers can rely on to be honest, efficient and discreet. They won’t raise an eyebrow if the house they’ve cleaned is in uproar the next time they visit, and they’ll even park your liveried van around the corner if the customer wants to claim the credit for all their hard work! Like you, they’ll make it their business to keep clients happy.
What you’ll need to be a Poppies Franchisee
Buying a Poppies franchise is a low-risk way of sharing in the success of an established brand, backed all the way by the people who know it best and made it all possible.
Poppies will let you into their trade secrets, support you with marketing and operations, and mentor you to become a confident Poppies Franchisee.
You don’t need to have owned a business before, but you do need to be:
- A great communicator
- Driven and determined
- Methodical and motivated
- Proud and personable
… are a real people-person
… enjoy providing excellent customer service
… want to build and lead your own team
Find out more
If you’d like to know more about the Poppies franchise and…
… are a real people-person
… enjoy providing excellent customer service
… want to build something of your own, surrounded by experienced people
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Poppies celebrates expansion and growth with new headquarters and training facility
As the 24-strong franchise network continues to benefit from high demand for industry-leading cleaning services, Poppies has proudly announced the relocation to a larger, more modern headquarters along with a state-of-the-art training facility for new starters.
Reflecting the company's commitment to its continued growth and development, these new spaces will be instrumental as the brand integrates new processes, more sophisticated training and develops more marketing strategies moving forward. With a strong focus on demonstrating the true benefits of working in an industry that is continuing to boom, Poppies’ recruitment process is also being streamlined which is seeing higher quality prospects and a happier overall network.
The new training venue has been designed to provide franchisees with a comprehensive and hands-on learning experience, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively manage and grow their Poppies business from day one.
“We’re delighted to have the opportunity to showcase Poppies’ true potential as a franchise opportunity in our new facilities,” said Managing Director, Chris Wootton. “Since we began franchising, we’ve always put so much importance on building relationships and placing real value on the people that make our brand and service offering so successful – this move embodies our values, our ambition and our attitude towards innovation and investment.
“As the demand for our services grows, so must we! We’re seeing so many ambitious entrepreneurs recognise the potential of operating in an industry that is on an upwards trajectory. It’s our responsibility to ensure those joining a brand primed for success has a franchisor and a training experience to match.”
This move comes on the heels of Poppies' recent expansion of its head office team. Having already welcomed Business Development Manager, Kirsty Rickett, Michaela Liu has also joined the team as Social Media Marketing and Staff Recruitment Manager. In her new role, Michaela will be responsible for overseeing the company's social media presence and assisting franchisees with staff recruitment, both of which are crucial to the successful operation and growth of a Poppies business.
“The growth that Poppies’ is celebrating, both the move into the new head office and training facility combined with the addition of Michaela comes at the perfect time that will see us into the rest of 2023 and beyond,” explained Kirsty. “Our franchisees are busier than ever and are continuing to raise the standards of the franchise and cleaning industries. In February alone, two Poppies branches set personal bests for turnover, demonstrating the high demand for the company's services and the resilience of the domestic cleaning industry.
“It’s vital that we establish stronger foundations through new marketing opportunities, rigorous training and additional team members to ensure we have the resources available that will be instrumental for our future successes.”
Celebrating over 40 years of success, Poppies is a brand with a rich heritage and business values based on honesty and integrity. Today, the network of 24 franchisees are building their own local businesses, creating over 500 jobs and delivering high-quality cleaning to 6,000+ homes every week UK-wide.
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