Creating space, creating profit!
Access4Lofts is a franchise business that helps utilise wasted space by providing quick, easy and affordable loft access and storage solutions
This is a rare opportunity to join a very successful franchise offering loft boarding, hatches and ladders (with lifetime guarantees) and Which? Trusted Trader status, so if you want to launch your new business you really need to start the process as soon as possible because while there are still territories available across the UK the list is getting shorter all the time.
If you live in, or near, to any of these areas, there is a major opportunity waiting for you:
Why choose Access4Lofts?
- No previous experience required: we provide full business & practical training to all our franchisees.
- Huge demand: franchisees have several months of bookings.
- Safe hands: we’re proud to be accredited as members of the Quality Franchise Association and by Which? Trusted Trader.
- Great cashflow: customers pay you when you finish the job.
- Dedicated territories: at least 150,000 households per area.
- It works: former employees have invested to become franchisees.
- Bespoke IT System: which automates much of your admin, no more paperwork!
- We understand: because the management team have all been franchisees themselves.
- Committed to support: with full training and ongoing support.
- One big family: join a group of like-minded people who support each other and celebrate together!
The Access4Loft franchise opportunity
Access4Lofts offers two business models – owner operator and management (multi-van) operation.
1. OWNER-OPERATOR
Proven to generate £120K+ sales with 40%+ net profit within the first year.
Franchisees undertake all installation work and solely run the business. Complete one job per day over a four-day week, spend the fifth day on business development. Work around your other life commitments.
To become a successful Access4Lofts owner-operator you need:
- to be great with customers
- some basic DIY competence
- to follow the proven system
- the ambition to grow your business
2. MANAGEMENT BUSINESS
Proven to generate £300K+ sales with 35%+ net profit with two staff.
The franchisee works on developing the business and employs and manages fitters that do the majority of the installation work.
To build a successful Access4Lofts management business you need:
- to be a great communicator
- ideally some management experience
- ambition to grow a multi-van business
- extra finance to invest in your team initially
The investment
To setup and establish your new business the initial investment is £29,950 + VAT, however, if you have £10,000 financing can be secured via many of the high street banks for the balance OR as we are a business approved for the Government backed Start-Up Scheme, you could qualify to borrow up to £25,000, without investing any of your own money; and this figure doubles if the business has two Directors.We will provide you a detailed breakdown of where this money is spent, rest assured it is far better value than starting up on your own as an independent!
How we train and support you
As a franchisee, you will receive completely tailored ongoing support to help you on your path to reaching your goals. If you are practical, we support you on the business side and if you have business experience we train you on the practical side.
The Access4Lofts bespoke admin system is undoubtedly our unique selling point, it takes away the stress of admin and accounts, so you can focus on creating space for your customer and creating profit for you.
It has been built from the ground up and is the result of us working alongside a specialist programmer over several months to create an easy to use single system that streamlines our whole admin process. From taking the initial customer telephone enquiry, through to quotes, order confirmations and invoicing, our system automates the process, leaving you free from worry and stress about when you’re going to find time to type a quote and send it to a customer!
All our franchisees attend a 5 day residential training course held at our dedicated training facility in Devon.
You’ll be guided through health and safety issues and learn how to fit our full range of ladders, hatches and boarding and of course learn how to use the comprehensive set of tools you receive as part of the franchise package.
Regardless of the amount of training you receive, your first few jobs may be daunting, therefore, we follow the training with 2 days operational, on-site support so that we can observe, advise or just give you the moral support as you start your journey. We have an Operations Director who franchisees can call on for support and advice.
As franchisors we are committed to best practice, to doing it right. All of us have been franchisees ourselves; we’ve been where you are right now, so we know what it’s like! We remember the concerns, the steps on the journey to success and the feeling of contentment on achieving our respective goals.
We have spent a lot of time refining this business to make it as simple as possible to succeed if you follow the model.
If you would like to find out more about Access4Lofts please do get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.
What’s a franchise really like? Ask the franchisees…
If you wanted to find out what a franchise is really like, who would you ask?
We can give you plenty of reasons why an Access4Lofts franchise is a great opportunity, but if you really want to know what it's like to run the business, the people best placed to tell you are the franchisees themselves. Ideally, you’d also want to hear from them somewhere they can be completely honest, without worrying what anyone else might make of their answers.
That's exactly what the WorkBuzz Franchisee Satisfaction survey does, and this year's results for Access4Lofts have just come in.
What is WorkBuzz, and why should you trust it?
WorkBuzz is an independent company that surveys franchisees completely anonymously. Nobody at head office sees who said what, so franchisees can be as frank as they like about the training, the support, the leadership and whether the whole thing has been worth their money.
Here's what Access4Lofts franchise partners told them this time:
- 100% said they are proud to be an Access4Lofts franchisee
- 98% agreed that "There is a proven system and if I follow this, I will be successful"
- 100% agreed that "My franchisor understands if I am successful, they will be successful"
- 94% said they would be happy to recommend the franchise to prospective franchisees
Having every single franchisee say they're proud of the business they've built is not something Access4Lofts take lightly. These are independent business owners who have invested their own money in the opportunity. They’re not being asked whether they enjoy working for an employer, but whether they’re happy with a business they’ve chosen to build for themselves.
What does a "proven system" actually mean for you?
If you're thinking about leaving a job to go it alone, I'd guess your biggest worry isn't whether you can fit a loft ladder. It's whether you can make a business work when nobody is paying your wages at the end of the month.
That's where two of these results come together. 98% of franchisees believe that following the system leads to success, and 100% believe head office understands that its own success depends on theirs.
The important thing here is that Access4Lofts has a vested interest in helping its franchisees succeed. The business model depends on a network of people who can establish and grow their own territories, so training, help with leads, and ongoing support aren't optional extras. They're an important part of making the whole network work.
Who are the franchisees recommending Access4Lofts to?
The 94% recommendation figure is the most telling, because the franchisees aren't only saying they would recommend Access4Lofts. Many of them already have, to the people closest to them.
Back in 2024, Alex joined Access4Lofts in Sittingbourne after his friend John, one of our franchisees in Kent, had spent months telling him how well things were going. Alex went on to call it "the best franchise money can buy!", and before long he'd recommended it to his best friend in Brighton, who put down a deposit and booked onto training soon after.
Then at the first training session of 2025, all five new franchisees in the room had joined on the recommendation of a friend.
Nobody puts their best mate forward for something they don't believe in. When franchisees are bringing in friends and family, it shows they trust this business with the people who matter most to them.
So, how about hearing it first-hand yourself?
You might not have a friend in the Access4Lofts network yet, but you can still hear what it's like from someone who has done it. If you'd like, Access4Lofts can arrange for you to speak to one of their franchisees with a similar background to yours, so you can ask them anything you want.
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The training course was very professional and well planned. It was a good mix of classroom and practical and the manuals provided were easy to follow. I was made to feel part of the team from day one and at the end of the training I felt confident that I could do the job. I would say the training and ongoing support are fantastic
Having looked closely at several other franchises I knew immediately the Access4Lofts was head and shoulders above the rest. The whole process from initial phone call to securing my territory was relaxed, informative and there was absolutely no high pressure selling. The decision to invest in Access4Lofts was definitely the right one and I would highly recommend this franchise to others
I would recommend this franchise to anyone. I have been involved in franchising for 10 years operating my own gardening franchise. I was looking for a franchise business that my son could take over and came across Access4Lofts. I could immediately see the potential and was impressed with the support and professionalism of the owners. The training, marketing and support has been exceptional which meant that I hit the ground running.
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