The UK’s leading Commercial Cleaning & Facilities Management Franchise Opportunity
Build a recurring income | be your own boss | grow an asset to sell
Commercial cleaning and facilities management is a vast sector with continuous demand where you manage the needs of your clients, combining your team and the latest tech to deliver the bespoke mix of services their premises require.
Unlimited potential: NO territory restrictions
We have a refreshingly different approach: guiding, supporting and encouraging you to build a larger business, without restricting you to only operating in a small local territory. You can even utilise other franchisees located around the country to deliver your furthest contracts. Win-Win.
Additional income streams from multiple FM services
Your team will deliver the range of repeating relatively simple services, enabling you to build a contracted recurring income. Forge deep client relationships, while continually adding more contracts to grow an asset to sell in the future, all while enjoying a stable monthly income.
The latest cleaning science, tech and robotics
Benefit from the wider group’s experience and buying power to leverage the latest tech to save your cleaning operatives’ time and energy, enabling your NIC business to have a competitive advantage and to maximise profitability with the SME markets you will serve.
No experience needed: 1-2-1 business mentoring
“We believe we provide franchisees the highest level of personal guidance and support of any established franchise in the UK. Typically, each of our full-time Business Development Managers works 1-2-1 with five franchisees; providing ongoing coaching, guidance and support on every element of their business. The support changes as the franchisee confidence grows - it really works.- ”Jo Lock - BDM & Franchise General Manager (and former NIC franchise)
A market-leading brand for your business
Established over 50 years ago, the NIC Services Group has a team of over 10,000 people, serving the UK’s biggest brands. NIC Local benefits from the brand, accreditations, systems, tech and buying power, to target the higher-margin SME market.
Administrative support
We know how to make it easier for you, so you can engage the departments of the group’s vast head office team for supporting your business with functions such as administration, invoicing and credit control giving you valuable time to work on, not in, your business.
Daily Contract Cleaning – a necessity, not a luxury
With 80% of our customers being contracted to regular, often daily, cleans our franchisees businesses remain largely unaffected by seasonal or economic influences. Whilst many other sectors are struggling in the current environment our services have become even more valued.
Franchisees come from a wide range of backgrounds, all hungry to be successful
Leverage your prior career, contacts and sector experience to your benefit. With NIC alongside you, take on higher-margin locally based contracts: schools, colleges, offices, doctors and dental surgeries, retail outlets, university accommodation, car dealerships, pubs and restaurants…
It’s a massive market with no limits to growth and 80% of our customers are contracted for daily cleans.
A journey with guidance every step of the way
Before your business launches, you will undertake a one-week training course at our support office in Leeds. This enables you to really get to know the people at NIC – it’s like joining one big family.
Your role changes as you grow
Initially you can work from your home office, focusing on growing your contracts, with the constant support of your BDM’s 1-2-
1 guidance for every element of your business. This will enable you to learn and grow in confidence as you work together. We don’t know of another franchise with this level of personal mentoring in the UK.
Once your business is established your role elevates to leading your management team, who will oversee your operators. This will free you to focus on maintaining and building client relationships.
Join the NIC Family
NIC Services Group is one of the UK’s largest Contract Cleaning and Facilities Management businesses. Despite our size, with NIC still being family-owned and operated, we are able to retain the culture of a small business where people really do matter.
And with no territory restrictions, you won’t ever run out of target clients!
We have great relationships with the franchise departments of the major high street banks, who have a strong appetite to lend 70% of the start up costs. With a total investment of circa £45,000 including working capital, you will need to invest in the region of £14,000 from your own resources, with bank funding for the rest.
Build from a fresh start, or invest more to buy an existing portfolio. You won’t just build a healthy recuring income with your own NIC business, you will be creating an asset to sell in the future.
Get in touch with David to find out more…
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How using your existing career knowledge can turbocharge your NIC Local franchise and work-life balance
“I had worked in the bar and leisure industry for about 12 years. In 2011 I found myself with a young family, and working until 4am every day was not working for us as a family. The time had come for me to be my own boss and take control of my work-life balance.
“Whilst working in bars and nightclubs, I struggled to find a good contract cleaner. I had lots of companies promise me the world, but when the cleaner didn’t turn up, nobody answered the phone.
“I looked at opening my own cleaning business with the thoughts that it’s a largely recession-proof industry and that everywhere needs cleaning.”
With many different cleaning franchise opportunities available, Matthew reviewed the market before deciding on joining the NIC family.
“NIC as a brand is hugely respected, with massive coverage. One thing that stood out for me was that there are no territory or industry restrictions – I could cover the whole of the North East working with clients in different sectors if I wanted to with the freedom to choose how to grow my business whilst being fully supported in all that I do.”
But no matter how good any franchise model is, it is always the level of support franchisees receive that makes the difference.
“The key reason I joined NIC Group is they instantly give you a platform and foundation. They have phenomenal people who will do your payroll, support you with tenders, and marketing your business. These are all the things that, if you were going to go on your own, would take you away from winning new contracts and being able to grow the business.
“One of the biggest benefits for me is the support we receive with tenders. The support team breaks it all down and says what they need from me, but the bulk of the tender is put together by NIC which is invaluable. They have that support and knowledge to put strong tender packs together with franchisees.
“They provide amazing support with some really good people, which ultimately allows you to focus on operating and growing your business.”
Once Matthew had gone through the in-depth training and onboarding process to set up his NIC Services Group business, it was time to start building his client base – and he knew exactly where to start.
“I had a lot of contacts from my time in the leisure industry to help get me started. From a business perspective, I promote us as a medium-sized business which has a human touch and to work closely with my customers.
“After my first year, I worked with my NIC Business Development Manager to identify opportunities outside of the hospitality sector as I did not want to specialise in just one sector. Working with NIC has enabled me to grow into sectors including pharmaceutical, manufacturing, medical facilities, and education. The latter being especially important recently after I won a substantial contract for the provision of cleaning services to a multi-location academy trust.
“I now have a multi-million-pound turnover business that continues to see growth.”
As Matthew mentions, one of the motivation factors for joining a franchise is to establish a much more enjoyable work-life balance, something Matthew is delighted to have achieved.
“I have seen a massive difference to me as a person. Being able to take time out to go and watch the kids play sports has been huge for me.
“I think the key to every business is having a balance; if you just continually work day after day, night after night, and you do not enjoy any pleasures or interests, you definitely lose motivation.
“As the business has scaled up, I have been able to pull myself back and deal with more of the larger sites. I now have a team of people around me looking after the day-to-day, so I can focus on the wider business overview.”
For those interested in joining NIC, Matthew has some final words of advice.
“As a sector, the opportunities in commercial cleaning are massive – everywhere needs cleaning,” he explains. “If you do a good job, pick up the phone when someone has an issue and deal with things in a controlled way, then cleaning is an excellent sector to be in.”
