Van-Tastic Enterprise

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Van-based franchises offer the possibility of a lucrative and viable business for franchisees, without the need for fixed premises. It’s an attractive proposition: pay a fee, learn the skills required to operate the business, take to the road and start earning money. But from the franchisor’s point of view, there are many more costs and considerations that go into making a van-based business a national success. Here, Matthew Pigott interviews one franchisee with excellent credentials when it comes to franchising van-style.

Fit-ex David Jones, founder of Fit-ex, the UK’s only curtain and blind fitting franchise, started out working on his own, with a stocked van and plenty of experience. Realising that the demand the type of service he offered far outstripped supply, he decided to franchise his operation. Since launching Fit-ex 2 years ago, he has 6 franchisees working at full capacity, he started out working on his own, with a stocked van and plenty of experience. Realising that the demand the type of service he offered far outstripped supply, he decided to franchise his operation. Read on.