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
Please get in touch with us below:
The sky is no longer the limit for Poppies franchisees
A crowd of 55,000, spectators watched on as over 50 hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes were lifted over the picturesque Yorkshire landscape. One hot air balloon in particular caught the eye of the franchise world, as domestic cleaning franchise, Poppies, joined the festivities. Six Poppies franchisees came together to witness the unique display of the company’s striking branding become a part of the impressive sight.
Underscoring the spectacle were live music acts such as Craig Charles, Scouting for Girls and Boyzlife, who all contributed to an excellent weekend for Poppies franchisees, who took the opportunity to catch up, collaborate and share ideas before moving into the last quarter of the year.
“What a fantastic weekend to be a Poppies franchisee,” said Nicola Marinan, franchise owner for Poppies Durham. “Having the chance to enjoy the Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta with my Poppies family was such a valuable experience – for both business and pleasure! It was such a magical sight seeing all the balloons inflated, and it was only topped off by seeing our brand contribute to the spectacle. Sharing this moment with my fellow franchisees gave me the courage to take my very first balloon flight, which was truly breath-taking and it’s something I will cherish forever.”
“It’s great to know we can work hard and play hard as Poppies franchisees. It was a well-deserved, relaxing weekend which makes our work feel all the more appreciated. Sharing this experience with others in the network was so worthwhile, and I’m very proud to be a part of a franchise that champions such dedicated and driven individuals… A great catch up and sharing of ideas in an informal, relaxed weekend,” added Nigel Bayliss, franchisee of Poppies Sheffield.
Using the opportunity to build comradery across the Poppies network, the Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta also gave franchisees the chance to take flight together, suspended 1,000 feet in the air. Franchisee of Poppies Leeds North West, Dan Reid pushed himself to overcome his phobia of heights by using the incredible support network around him. He explained, “It was an excellent weekend away with a number of franchisees. Not only was it a great networking opportunity to share learnings from the different Poppies businesses, but it was also a really fun weekend flying up in the Poppies Hot Air Balloon. It certainly pushed my fear of heights too!”
Capitalising on an enriching and rewarding opportunity has become synonymous with being a part of the Poppies network. Continuing to give entrepreneurs a true sense of achievement, franchisees are given the freedom to work for themselves while being supported by a network of like-minded business owners. Like the weekend shared at the Yorkshire Balloon Fiesta, franchisees are regularly encouraged to take opportunities to collaborate and work as a part of a team in an enjoyable environment.
“It was great to meet fellow franchise owners and enjoy such a great experience together, and to see such creative marketing at play in a franchise that I’m so dedicated to. I’m incredibly proud to be a Poppies franchisee, and this weekend has shown us that the sky doesn’t have to be the limit,” concluded Edden Jones of Poppies York.
Poppies Cleaning: Promo Video
Poppies Case Study: Nicola Marinan
Poppies Case Study: Andrew Wishart
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