Invest in your own specialist drain servicing business with the famous Dyno-Rod brand. Start your business with employees, vehicles and an established income stream.
Leading brand, lucrative sector
- Stable service mix: profitable emergency work, repairs and recurring commercial contracts
- Brand power: Dyno-Rod is synonymous with drain repairs across the UK
- National and key accounts: regular work from big businesses in your territory(s)
- Continuous demand: 24/7/365 for domestic and commercial customers
- Fewer employees = less stress: start with a team of c.10 staff per territory
- Truly recession resistant: unblocking drains is unaffected by the economy
About you and your role
Franchisees come from a wide range of backgrounds, the most successful sharing an ability to manage their drainage engineers.
This is not an absentee investment opportunity, your role as franchisee and business owner is to lead your team, ensure an exceptional level of customer service is delivered and focus on growing your business, with guidance and support available for you at every stage.
World-class systems and support
Your business support team at Centrica plc (Dyno-Rod’s parent company) is led by long-standing franchisee advocates, leaders who are driving the next exciting era for Dyno-Rod business owners.
- World-class business information and management systems to empower you with the reporting and insight you need to manage and grow your business.
- Out-of-hours enquiry handling, job bookings and cashflow admin by an inhouse team mainly located at Centrica’s Stockport offices.
- HR, Legal and H&S guidance from leading consultants helping to ensure you can keep your business operations compliant.
- A national and key accounts sales team that win work for franchisees, adding to your locally won emergency residential and commercial contracts.
- Long-standing experienced team of business coaches who provide one-2-one in-territory guidance and support covering every element of your business.
First established in 1963, Dyno-Rod is widely recognised and trusted, with customers expecting both service excellence and premium pricing. This brand reputation is maintained through national marketing activity (some examples below) and you will also benefit from local lead generation.
Your Business Journey
This is a proven franchise opportunity, one of the oldest in the world! Dyno-Rod franchisees often build sizeable multi-territory, multi-service operations. Due to their commitment and hard work, established franchisees can enjoy healthy incomes, a good work/life balance and build a sizeable pension pot for their future. Many of the larger businesses command £1m+ valuations.
Interesting facts about Dyno-Rod
- The brand is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2023 and is one of the oldest franchises in the world
- Some franchisees have operated their Dyno-Rod businesses for 30+ years
- Originally franchised by the industry legend Jim Zockoll, a former airline pilot
- Founding members of the British Franchise Association
- One of our franchisees has the Royal Warrant serving King Charles’s Sandringham Estate
- Contracts to work at sites for Costa Coffee, CBRE, British Gas, Amazon
- A constant stream of work from the British Gas service contracts
- More than 400,000 drains cleared in the last 2 years
The Next Step
There are several routes into owning your own Dyno-Rod business with different levels of investment from £300k upwards.
Whether you are looking for a proven management franchise and have no experience of the sector or are an ambitious manager of an existing drainage business – please get in touch with one of the team at Dyno-Rod HQ to find out more.
Dyno-Rod Franchise Conference 2025: A Celebration of Community, Growth and Success
On Thursday, April 24th, the Dyno-Rod franchise network gathered at the iconic Leicester Tigers Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium for an inspiring day of updates, networking, celebration, and charity fundraising.
The event marked a key milestone in Dyno-Rod's ongoing journey, bringing franchisees, suppliers, and partners together under one roof to share best practices, celebrate achievements, and look ahead to an exciting future for the franchise.
Throughout the day, the network discussed important industry trends and emerging technologies shaping the drainage and plumbing sectors. Dyno-Rod’s support team outlined plans for future growth, including investment in digital development, customer experience, and strategies to stay ahead in a competitive marketplace.
Following the informative morning sessions, a lively supplier networking event gave franchisees the opportunity to engage directly with a range of key partners, including:
- Milwaukee Tool UK
- Automated Analytics
- Screwfix
- WEX
- Chantry Group
- JBS Group
- Microsoft 365
- besley & copp
- i-media
- Capital Fleet Solutions
This event gave franchisees and their teams an opportunity to explore new products and services and strengthen a range of key collaborative relationships.
The evening brought an energetic celebration of success, with an awards ceremony highlighting the outstanding achievements across the network.
Many congratulations to the winners on the night, the categories for both plumbing and drains awards included:
- Customer Champion
- Key Accounts Ambassador
- Health & Safety Ambassador
- Dyno-Rod Direct Ambassador
- Brand Ambassador
- Office Employee Of the Year
- Trailblazer
- Franchise of the Year
- Engineer of the Year
Another highlight was the charity auction, raising significant funds for the Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK, totalling more than £20,000. Hosted by adventurer, author, and former soldier Jordan Wylie MBE, the auction featured a range of truly amazing prizes. Items included a luxury watch that had travelled across all seven continents with Jordan, a personal evening tour for ten at the historic Edinburgh Castle, signed sporting memorabilia, and much more. The generosity of attendees helped support the charity’s vital work with young people across the UK.
Entertainment from the Cadets throughout the evening added to the vibrant atmosphere, creating a night to remember for all involved.
Reflecting on the conference, Network Performance and Strategy Manager, Lee Parry QFP, said: "Bringing the network together for days like this is a real highlight in the Dyno-Rod calendar. It’s about more than just sharing updates—it's an opportunity to connect, learn, inspire each other, and celebrate the incredible successes of our franchisees and their outstanding teams. The energy, passion, and commitment across the network is what drives Dyno-Rod forward, and today really showcased that spirit."
As Dyno-Rod continues to innovate and expand, events like the conference reinforce the company's commitment to building a strong, connected, and future-ready franchise community. With bold plans ahead and a supportive network behind it, the future looks exceptionally bright.
Dyno Rod Drains | The Support Network
Dyno Rod Drains | The Opportunity
Dyno Rod Drains | Franchise Performance Coaching
Dyno Rod Drains | Case Study | Paul O'Dell
Dyno Rod Drains | Case Study | Kelly Chadwick
