Start, lead and build a £1m+ management franchise
25% of NIC Local franchisees turnover £1m+ in annual sales. Top performers lead businesses generating £2.5-£4 million per year using the proven NIC Local model
Since launching my business with NIC Local, we have achieved an incredible 240% of our business plan forecast for the first year of trading after just 5 months.
Join the NIC Local Family
NIC Local is a contract cleaning and facilities management franchise that empowers driven, commercially-minded people to lead and scale a management business in one of the UK’s most resilient sectors.
Doing the cleaning is your team’s job, not yours! You’ll be running your company, building a team and managing client relationships.
A proven, scalable model
This is a management franchise, designed for people who want to lead from the front and build an asset.
Your team provides essential cleaning and facilities management services to local businesses – schools, offices, retail units, healthcare providers and more – creating recurring income month after month.
- No territory limits: build your business as large as your ambition allows
- Recurring contracted income: 80% of revenue is regular, repeat business
- Stable sector: cleaning is a necessity, not a luxury
- Asset creation: successful franchisees often sell for 2-4x earnings
The ongoing support from NIC Local enabled me to build a near-£4m business. I am now able to focus on maintaining my work/life balance.
Your Franchise Journey
| Stage 1: Prep & Launch | Stage 2: Build Your Team | Stage 3: Grow to £1m+ | Stage 4: Expand Without Limits | Stage 5 – Build an Asset for the Future |
| Get going quickly. You can recoup your initial investment within the first 12 month | Recruit and lead your own management and operational team with NIC Local’s full support. Many franchisees scale fast to employ 100+ colleagues within 2-3 years. | 25% of NIC Local franchisees now run businesses turning over £1m+ annually, built on recurring revenue and long-term client relationships. | Unlike most franchises, you’re not restricted by territory. Your potential is unlimited. Our top three franchisees turnover £2.5m–£4m per year. | When you’re ready, you can pass the business to family, sell it, or even arrange a management buyout, with valuations averaging 2–4x profit multiples. |
The Support Behind You
With over 50 years of experience, a team of 10,000+ people, and partnerships with some of the UK’s biggest brands, with NIC Local you’ll benefit from:
- 1-to-1 mentoring: every franchisee is supported by a dedicated Business Development Manager (typically working with just 5 franchisees each)
- Training and onboarding: an in-depth, week-long course at our Leeds support office to kickstart your success. Hotels and meals provided by NIC Local.
- Centralised support: administration, invoicing, credit control and compliance handled by the NIC head office team, freeing you to grow
- Marketing and bid support: help winning contracts and setting up new clients
- Access to the latest tech and cleaning innovations through NIC Group’s buying power and expertise
I had no business experience prior to NIC. The guidance and support given every step of the way has helped me build a multimillion-pound business.
What you need to succeed
This is a leadership and management role, not an operational cleaning job. You’ll thrive if you bring:
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Commercial acumen and the ability to build relationships
- A strategic mindset and focus on growth
- Experience managing people or projects
- Determination to build a valuable, scalable business
NIC Local helped me develop a successful business and new skills to deliver a great return on my investment.
Investment and returns
- Franchise Fee: £30,000 plus VAT
- Personal capital: £14,000
- Bank funding available: major UK banks lend up to 70%
- Typical payback: regularly achieved within 12 months
- Proven performance: 25% of current franchisees turnover £1m+ per year
Join the NIC family
NIC Services Group proudly remains a family-owned business, combining corporate strength with personal support. With no limits on your growth, a proven business model, and decades of industry experience, you’ll be joining one of the UK’s most respected names in commercial cleaning and facilities management.
Build your management business. Lead your team. Create your future
Having a dedicated BDM is a real benefit”: See what the newest NIC franchisee made of our onboarding process
Joining the NIC franchise network marks the beginning of an exceptionally promising future for you.
However, with it also being such a life-changing decision, it’s natural to be apprehensive about taking the first step.
So, to help you gain a greater understanding of what to expect in the early stages, we caught up with NIC’s newest franchisee, Luke Reeves.
In the Q&A below, Luke shares the story of how he went from more traditional corporate roles to becoming an NIC business owner covering South and South West England. He also details how the support of a dedicated business development manager (BDM) has made all the difference to his experience.
If you are considering whether an NIC franchise is the best choice for you, it is essential reading.
Hi, Luke! Please can you share your career background prior to joining NIC?
Of course! My background has been quite varied, but primarily spent across hospitality, retail, and franchising.
I have been:
- An opening store manager for two well-known restaurant brands
- A store operations manager for a high street retail brand
- An owner of two restaurants, as well as a Pizza Hut franchise
- And most recently I was a Franchise Operations Manager for a well-known company operating convenience stores across the UK
What skills did you acquire in these roles?
In the hospitality and retail worlds, there was a strong emphasis on maintaining cleanliness and very high standards. There was also a lot of staff recruitment to be done, hiring dozens and dozens of team members and training them up to deliver quality service.
In my most recent role as Franchise Operations Manager, I worked very closely with franchisees to help them implement the systems they needed to confidently follow in order to succeed as business owners. Cultivating very effective communication and people skills was crucial for this.
Being a Pizza Hut franchisee before later working for another franchisor has also given me a really rounded view on how franchising works on both sides of the fence.
How did you hear about the NIC opportunity?
I went to the National Franchise Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham and visited the NIC stand.
What was it about NIC that appealed to you?
There were many things to get excited about. But in particular, it was the size of the commercial cleaning market, the vast experience NIC had in the sector, and the fact it was a business that my wife and I could run together – giving us both the work-life balance we wanted.
I also felt it was a really great fit for the experience and skills I had developed in my career to date.
After enquiring with us, how useful did you find the franchise discovery sessions?
I didn’t really know anything about commercial cleaning and facilities management at the start. But going through each stage opened my eyes to just how big the sector was. This gave me even more confidence that I could build a good family business with NIC.
How helpful have you found the onboarding and training process as a new franchisee?
Very helpful. Of course, in the first weeks of training you only scratch the surface of what owning a commercial cleaning business entails. It takes several months to fully understand the facilities management sector – but having a dedicated BDM by my side throughout the entire onboarding and training process has been an enormous benefit.
Can you share more about the positive impact having a dedicated BDM has had?
It’s absolutely essential – I can’t see how you could possibly succeed in the sector without having a BDM to rely on. So many questions come up at every turn during the setup and after launching the franchise, all of which need answers from an expert in the business. Thankfully, the NIC BDMs are exactly that.
What are your aspirations for the future of your NIC franchise?
To have a business that creates a dynamic that meets our family’s needs, financially supports us, grows year-on-year, and enables us to create an exit strategy which allows us to move on when the time is right. I believe NIC provides this for us.
Finally, what would you say to people who are interested in joining the NIC franchise family?
Do your research, talk to current franchisees, and be prepared to put in the time and effort at the beginning. Make a plan and always remember to keep the bigger picture in mind: things may seem foggy at the beginning, but that clears and you will have the opportunity to build a great business.
How can I become an NIC franchisee?
To find out more about establishing a life-changing NIC business, please get in touch with our franchise recruitment team via our contact page.
You will be sent our franchise opportunity prospectus and be able to ask any questions you have to help you understand whether managing a franchise in the lucrative commercial cleaning sector is right for you.
We look forward to hearing from you!
