Dyno-Rod secures top 10 spot in the HSBC Elite Franchise TOP 100 for 2026

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 60^th 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 secures top 10 spot in the HSBC Elite Franchise TOP 100 for 2026

December 08, 2025

We are delighted to announce that Dyno-Rod has once again been named in the prestigious HSBC Elite Franchise TOP 100 (EF100) for 2026, reaffirming our reputation as one of the UK’s very best franchisors.

The HSBC Elite Franchise TOP 100 Awards is regarded as the definitive league table of top-performing franchisors, recognising those who have made a significant impact on franchising, their network, and the wider community.

Franchisors are judged on eight key criteria – including size, growth, ambition, franchisee support, and community contribution. An independent panel of judges, made up of respected experts from across the franchise sector, rigorously assess every entry to produce the final EF100 ranking.

Our official ranking of 6th is an immensely proud moment for the entire Dyno-Rod network and reflects the continued strength, innovation, and resilience of our franchise model.

It follows our 12th-place finish in the 2025 list and serves as renewed recognition of our dedication to growth, franchisee support, and setting the benchmark for excellence in our industry.

“This shows we are not standing still”

Speaking about the announcement, Lee Parry, Dyno-Rod’s Network Performance & Strategy Manager, said:

“We are incredibly proud to once again be listed in the HSBC Elite Franchise TOP 100. This recognition is a fantastic endorsement of the whole Dyno-Rod network, from our amazing franchisees, to the dedicated support team behind the scenes.

“For Dyno-Rod to once again earn a spot on this highly competitive list is a reflection of the exceptional work carried out across our network. It shows we are not standing still and our forward-thinking team is working hard to push boundaries, grow sustainably, and support our franchisees in smarter, more impactful ways.

“Our franchisees are at the heart of everything we do, and their unwavering commitment to delivering world-class service is the reason Dyno-Rod continues to stand out in the UK franchising landscape.

“We’re excited for what lies ahead in 2026 and beyond as we continue to raise the bar in UK franchising.”

Recognising the continued success of our Good to Great Strategy

Since launching our Good to Great five-year strategy in 2021, Dyno-Rod has been on a transformative journey focused on sustainable growth, innovation, and franchisee success.

Our continued recognition in the EF100 reflects the real-world results of that approach: from generating over £25 million in additional network revenue, to refining our marketing, recruitment, and operational support structures.

Being named once again in the EF100 demonstrates our model is not only resilient, but continually evolving to meet the needs of modern franchisees and customers alike.

Whether it’s enhancing our digital systems, expanding services, or building deeper community connections, our mission remains clear: to be the UK’s leading and most trusted drainage and plumbing franchise.

As we approach the final year of the strategy in 2026, it’s incredibly rewarding to see our efforts being recognised at a national level through this listing.

We’d like to take this opportunity to extend a huge thank you to all our franchisees and colleagues. Here’s to another successful year for the Dyno-Rod network!