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 once again named as one of the UK’s top franchisors at the 2025 BFA HSBC Awards
We are proud to announce we have once again been recognised among the UK’s top franchisors, having been named a finalist for the Established Franchisor of the Year at the BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards 2025.
Often referred to as the Oscars of the UK franchising industry, the British Franchise Awards celebrate outstanding performance, innovation, and the contribution franchisors and franchisees make to their communities and the wider economy.
The prestigious ceremony took place on 6 November 2025 at the Telford International Centre, following the BFA’s Annual Conference. As always, the event as a whole showcased the strength, diversity, and resilience of the British franchising sector.
Being named amongst the very best franchisors in the country is recognition of our unwavering focus on delivering franchise excellence and supporting our network to grow stronger year after year.
This year’s nomination follows Dyno-Rod being Highly Commended in the same category in 2024 – illustrating our consistency in championing growth, innovation, and excellence across our network.
Celebrating another year of progress and innovation
Over the past year, we have continued to make significant strides in our mission to lead the UK drainage and plumbing industry through service development, a focus on brilliant customer service, and empowering our franchisees to achieve success.
Central to this has been the ongoing progress of our Good to Great five-year strategy, launched in 2021, which continues to deliver measurable results for our franchisees.
From diversifying our services to generate an additional £25 million in revenue across the network, to implementing new digital infrastructure and franchisee support systems, we remain firmly committed to investing in growth, innovation, and modernisation.
We have also strengthened partnerships across the UK, helping franchisees expand their reach and deliver even greater service quality in their local communities.
Further recognition from the British Franchise Association is another welcome endorsement of the hard work and the dedication shown by the entire Dyno-Rod family.
“We’re absolutely delighted to have been recognised once again as one of the UK’s leading franchisors,” said Lee Parry, Dyno-Rod’s Network Performance & Strategy Manager, following the awards ceremony.
“Being named a finalist for the second year in a row is a fantastic achievement and a true reflection of the strength, dedication, and innovation across our network.
“I’m incredibly proud of our franchisees, support teams, and everyone who contributes to making Dyno-Rod what it is today. This nomination reaffirms that our continued investment in innovation, people, and performance is making a real impact.
“Whilst we didn’t take home the trophy this year, we did take away a real sense of pride and renewed determination to keep raising the bar for our franchisees and customers.
“As we look ahead to 2026, we remain committed to driving growth, supporting our franchise network, and setting new standards for franchising excellence in the UK."
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