Build a business every bit as beautiful as our home interiors
+35% sales growth in 2022
A thriving retail business enabling you and your team to provide customers with beautiful bespoke yet affordable kitchens, bedrooms and home interiors.
Open your own showroom with a leading global brand
- Every home needs kitchen, bathroom, lounge, bedroom and storage design solutions
- Schmidt combines German engineering with French design flair
- A global brand revered for beautiful made-to-measure kitchens and interiors
- A cashflow positive business where customers pay you upfront when ordering
- No stock holding – orders are delivered direct from our factory to your customer
- Prime territories in our thriving UK network are still available…
Full training: no interior design experience required
- Management business – employ your own team from day one
- High average sale price per transaction £8.5K - £50k+
- The strength of a global brand behind your business
- Guidance and support throughout your business journey
Franchisees in the UK have come from a wide variety of backgrounds, all sharing a keen interest in interior design; from senior roles in IT, architecture, engineering and marketing to teaching, F&B, electrical and the kitchen industry itself.
Your role as the franchisee is to lead your showroom team, welcoming prospective customers and overseeing the operation of your business, including an active role in the sales and providing exceptional customer service.
“We have a lot of flexibility for doing the sizes we want, and a wider range of options. It’s a very sustainable, natural product, and all those factors put it above a lot of competitors in the industry.” - Agron Llupa, Schmidt Beaconsfield
OPEN YOUR SHOWROOM WITH JUST £70K + FUNDING
We only make money when you make sales, so we’re as dedicated to your success as you are!
Generate £1M+annual sales | Enjoy over £100K annual earnings | Asset value £160K+ on exit |
Numbers based on established UK franchisee performance, but should not be relied upon as a guarantee of success.
Support throughout your journey
- Guidance with forming your business plan and securing lending
- Professional property search and negotiations by expert partners
- Expert design and fit-out of your beautiful new showroom
- A loan from Schmidt for your entire showroom interior fit-out
- Full initial and ongoing training and setup support for you…
- …and extensive training courses for your employees
Your dedicated UK support team are backed up by experts at head office in Alsace, all working to help ensure your business is successful.
A global brand behind your local business
30 | 70+ | 800+ | €1billion+ |
Showrooms in the UK | Territories available | Showrooms worldwide | Global group turnover |
Founded in 1959 by Hubert Schmidt, the brand is now owned and operated by his granddaughters who have continued to uphold the strong ethos and culture, building on their family’s legacy. Where global brands of this size are often owned by corporations and VCs more interested in the financials, Schmidt is refreshingly human. Many of the 1,700+ employees at the 5 factories in Alsace plus 1 in Germany, view Schmidt as a job-for-life, ten/twenty/thirty-plus years!
For you and your employees this translates into industry-leading guidance, training and ongoing support. The profitability of your business is vital to ensure longevity and mutual ongoing success.
For example, there has been a drive to empower franchisees to grow their share of the high-margin interiors market, with HQ investing €50M+ in a new factory to satisfy increasing demand.
Find out more
If you are interested in learning more about the Schmidt business opportunity and:- Are passionate about sales, management and design
- Enjoy providing excellent customer service
- Prefer working on high-value transactions
- Want to build and lead your own team
- Able to invest at least £70K (+ borrowing)
Then get in touch for a franchise prospectus, which will give you more details on the business, financials and opportunity.
Euroforum event reveals glimpse into Schmidt’s future
The Europe-wide gathering is so large that Schmidt’s showroom owners from the UK, France, Germany and Spain attend in separate sessions during the 15-day extravaganza.
Billed as Hola Mañana, or Hello Tomorrow, the event certainly lived up to its name with franchisees able to see the designs, colour schemes, products and finishes Schmidt will be launching in 2023.
UK showroom owners were particularly impressed by Group Sales Director Thierry Sybord, pictured below, who told them: “Our ambition in the United Kingdom is to make Schmidt the reference brand in kitchen and interior design, in the spirit of ‘Home Schmidt Home’, the French art of living.”
The event was just as momentous for the brand itself, as it was the first time Schmidt’s European network had been able to gather in person at one of the usually annual gatherings since the pandemic struck.
Innovation continues
The sheer enthusiasm for everything Schmidt was palpable as Euroforum brought together Head Office teams and franchisees from its showrooms around the world to swap news, celebrate successes, share best practices, and compare their different countries’ marketing strategies.
Designed and built from scratch by Schmidt’s own experts in Madrid itself, the many displays at Euroforum were set up to help attendees feel they were stepping into a genuine home environment, passing from living room to bedroom to kitchen.
Aiming to be the undisputed home designer of choice throughout Europe, Schmidt’s chic, elegant design, showroom owners heard, was just the starting point.
Originally famous for its custom-built kitchens, Schmidt now designs products for the entire home, including the living room, dining room and bedroom – and that widens the opportunity for franchisees who have so much more with which to tempt clients.
This diversity of income streams is set to grow further still with Schmidt’s new highly customised architectural solution – Wonderwall – a stylish divider between rooms. This new product serves two purposes: either separate your room while keeping the same atmosphere or change it entirely to get more privacy.
Either way, Schmidt has developed features to include doors, open shelves, a wine cellar and many other options for smart storage space, which is very beneficial for small flats in the UK.
Schmidt’s adaptable design is acting as a chameleon, fitting in with whatever homeowners want from their property, whether that’s cooking and entertaining or hosting the wine club.
The Europe-wide gathering is so large that Schmidt’s showroom owners from the UK, France, Germany and Spain attend in separate sessions during the 15-day extravaganza.
Billed as Hola Mañana, or Hello Tomorrow, the event certainly lived up to its name with franchisees able to see the designs, colour schemes, products and finishes Schmidt will be launching in 2023.
UK showroom owners were particularly impressed by Group Sales Director Thierry Sybord, pictured below, who told them: “Our ambition in the United Kingdom is to make Schmidt the reference brand in kitchen and interior design, in the spirit of ‘Home Schmidt Home’, the French art of living.”
New product ranges
Among the eye-openers Euroforum visitors enjoyed, in exclusive previews, were Schmidt’s four themes for 2023: the Scandi-vibed Slow Life; Urban Life, with a mixture of everything in one room, such as a bar, storage, or pantry; Aesthete, an open-plan design that continues into the garden; and Nature, with its organic vibe and a new colour palette.
One of the outstanding new offerings franchisees were able to see in advance was Schmidt’s design collaboration with world-renowned Christian Lacroix, pictured below.
Towards B Corp certification
Schmidt has always had a focus on environmental impact, and Schmidt President Anne Leitzgen – the granddaughter of the founder of the company, pictured below – expanded on this further: “We don't just want to 'reduce our ecological footprint', we want to have a global positive impact on the world around us.”
In April 2022, Schmidt applied for BCorp certification, to join an international community that now includes 5,000 companies of all sizes and sectors. These companies are committed to taking concrete action to provide future generations with a sustainable and responsible future.
UK Country Manager Jean-Michel Peragine summed up: “Euroforum is an event our owners will look back on with great pride. But, more importantly, it’s enabled them to look forward to 2023 and the stunning array of new products, finishes and designs they’ll be displaying in their showrooms.”