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Merry Maids

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About Merry Maids

Merry Maids is the largest cleaning network in the world with more than 100 franchises in the UK and Republic Of Ireland. Merry Maids have over 900 franchises in the United States, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Philippines. Our Merry Maids network cleans more than 3000 homes weekly and employs over 1000 home cleaning professionals in the UK. Merry Maids, which was founded in 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America joined the ServiceMaster Quality Service Network in 1988 and opened it's first office in the UK in 1990. Merry Maids provides customised regular cleans weekly, every other week, four weekly or one-off specials. Each home is custom priced in the presence of the homeowner. The service costs varies depending on location, size of home, condition of home and frequency of cleaning scheduled.

Franchise opportunities
Overview
Profile
Employee training
Equipment, products and supplies
Custom computer software
The investment

Franchise opportunities

Merry Maids is part of the ServiceMaster group and is the undisputed leader in the home cleaning service industry with more than 1,500 Merry Maids already established worldwide.

Overview

Since the Merry Maids franchise was introduced into the UK in 1993 the network has grown to over 108 businesses. Within just 7 years Merry Maids established itself as the market leader in an industry that business strategists have predicted will grow and grow. Merry Maids is a management franchise opportunity providing a professional, customised cleaning service to its customers. Regular one-off cleans are supplied to working women, dual income families, the affluent, the elderly and for commercial prospects through estate agents and letting agents as well as all those families who value leisure time above the mundanity of household chores.
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Profile

Merry Maids UK are looking for mature couples or individuals to acquire ownership of a Merry Maids Franchise who have the skills to manage a fast growing business and the cleaning staff who work within it. We are not looking for owner/cleaners.If you would like to run your own business in partnership with the most respected company in the business and you feel you have the right blend of talents please contact us for a free information pack today.
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Employee training

Our specialised, two-person cleaning concept and accompanying pay incentives attract people who seek part-time weekday employment, convenient hours and above average salaries on the quality and quantity of the homes they service. These employees are among our greatest assets. That is why the initial franchise fee also includes an exclusive and unique service worker selection program to make sure you bring the right people into your business. Beyond the availability of instructional printed materials, Merry Maids provides professionally produced computer based training CD's on employee hiring, training and safety to reinforce and expand their initial training. Areas are available throughout the UK and Ireland so why not contact us today to see if your area is still available before it is too late.
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Equipment, products and supplies

Included in the initial franchise fee are the equipment, supplies and exclusive Merry Maids' cleaning products to equip four two-person cleaning teams. Each cleaning team, when properly trained and scheduled, can clean two to three homes per day.We pride ourselves on economies and service available to our franchise owners through our Resource Centre. This facility has over 250 company manufactured cleaning products in stock. Virtually any item can be ordered via the company's web shop. Each product is superior to comparable commercial products and is exclusively available to Merry Maids owners at competitive prices.
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Custom computer software

Merry Maids exclusive Business Management System is yet another important factor that has attributed to our position of Market Leader and continual growth created by the Company for the exclusive use of our franchise owners the software has been developed to streamline routine, operational procedures and provides information to assist and enhance the management process, with the aid of a computer. SAGE accounts and Payroll further enhance your business capacity.
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The investment

The two elements of investment in the Franchise are:
  • The franchise license
    This includes a Comprehensive training programme that involves pre-study books and video, on-site training and two week classroom training as well as business launch assistance and ongoing support.

  • Equipment Package
    This package includes all the software and equipment necessary for four two-person teams to operate fully, as well as stationary, business cards and promotional materials. In fact, everything you need to get going.
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