Drain Doctor Plumbing, a UK based emergency plumbing and drain repair service franchise, is set to expand into Portugal. The company plans to initially set up a company owned location in the Algarve to prove the concept works in the Portuguese market. By the middle of this year it intends to have 4 fully equipped vans on the road covering Faro, Albufeira, Portimao, Largos and Sagres. Once that business has been successfully trading for a while, Drain Doctor will start to sell franchises, beginning in the north of the country and then working south.
‘This is the way we started in the UK and we aim to do the same in Portugal,’ said Freddie Mitman, Drain Doctor Pumbing’s Chairman. ‘It is so important to be able to show potential franchisees that the system works and delivers real business results. The key to success, though, will be delivering the same standards in Portugal as we deliver in the UK.’
Drain Doctor Plumbing has a franchise network across the UK that provides a 24 hours per day, 365 days per year guaranteed service with a fixed price ‘menu’ and no call-out or out-of-hours charges. Freddie Mitman first thought of franchising the business in Portugal when he had a problem with the drains at his Portugal villa.
UK Plumbing Repair Company To Franchise In Portugal
February 21, 2008 by Cris | 1 Comment
In Franchise Ideas / Opportunities, Franchisees, Franchises, Franchising in Europe, News
Anibal Martins on May 30th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Good evening,
I was looking at your article, and also interested. I live in the Netherlands my hole life, i am Portugues spoken and written and 35 years old. Since 1991 i work like electrician with diplomas and since 1998 i am specialised in climate inviorment of big buildings like heating, airco and air supply. I don’t know what kind of people you are looking buth i am very interested. I have a place to stay in Vila Real de Sto Antonio in the Algarve. I hope for a response.