Countrywide’s proven success in the grounds maintenance market shows there is virtually unlimited potential. Likely customers include office developments, factories, industrial and retail parks, schools, hospitals, hotels, motorway service stations and many other utilities all of which require a high level of professional service.

Countrywide takes great pride in the very high levels of service its franchisees enjoy as they are amongst the best anywhere in the franchise world.

Head office support

With Countrywide, you are backed by our experienced and highly professional head office staff, whom are all directly involved in supporting our franchise network.

Business planning

Our continuous business and financial planning and support ensures you always remain in control of your business as it grows in success.

Marketing support

A good sales and marketing team is provided for you and all franchisees benefit from the comprehensive range of support that our head office supplies including the telesales team, tender sourcing, client presentations, contract negotiating and after sales support.

Account Support

All invoicing, debt collecting and credit control are handled by our head office staff on your behalf leaving you to get on with the day-to-day running of your business.

Telephone answering

All calls are logged into the enquiry system at head office from where each enquiry is immediately forwarded on to the appropriate franchisee.

In the field

Experienced guidance is always on hand from our field support staff who will call on you to provide help and assistance.

Countrywide will provide you with an initial package that includes everything you need to start a successful business, from mowers and sales literature to training.

What we look for in our franchisees When we look to recruit franchisees, it’s vital that the personal chemistry is right. For both parties to be successful, it’s imperative that you have the will to succeed, are conscientious, can deal with the public, have a strong sense of customer care as well as some management experience and realise that your working hours will vary so you will need to have the backing of your family. However, huge rewards are there for those franchisees prepared to apply themselves in this way.

Testimonials “I started with Countrywide in 1999 with a franchise in Essex. With the help and support of Countrywide’s support team we soon acquired a large contract with British Telecom. This was only possible because of Countrywide’s combined turnover and health & safety record. We now have a business with a turnover in excess of £1m”.
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“Countrywide has helped give me the opportunity to grow and run a business which now turns over nearly £1.2m a year. Having tried many other ways of getting into the grounds maintenance industry with limited success, Countrywide gave me the freedom to run a business and also the help and advice to make it succeed”.

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