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As the UK emerges from recession some businesses – particularly franchise businesses like national plumbing and drain repair business Drain Doctor Plumbing – are well placed for growth. The plumbing and drainage industry has proven to be virtually recession proof. Even in an economic downturn people need drains unblocked – and emergencies still happen. And, at its present rate of trading, Dain Doctor will serve its one millionth customer at some time in the month of February. Launched in the United Kingdom in 1993, Drain Doctor provides a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year service across the country from more than 100 individual franchise businesses. The total number of jobs completed since its launch is now very close to the magic one million mark. Drain Doctor chairman Freddie Mitman said: “A million customers is a pretty impressive figure and underlines the fact that Drain Doctor is now the UK’s largest combined plumbing and drain repair business. However, we have reached that position through continuing to provide dazzling levels of service from individual franchise businesses for which every customer is important. So the millionth customer will get the same personal courtesy, care and professional attention as every other customer. As will the 1,000,001st and every customer after that. "The franchisee who undertook the one millionth job will be asked to break the news to the lucky customer – who will win a luxury weekend in the spa town of Bath. FORMER COURIER SET TO DELIVER DAZZLING SERVICE WITH WOLVERHAMPTON DRAIN DOCTOR
West Midlands-based former transport manager/director, Allan Scandrett, who has worked in the next day parcel delivery industry for over 30 years, has come out of semi-retirement to start his own plumbing business. Allan has taken on a franchise business of Drain Doctor Plumbing offering emergency plumbing and drain repairs to commercial and domestic customers throughout Wolverhampton and the surrounding towns and villages. Allan, who has been semi-retired for the past two years, recently took the decision to start his own business because he was still very much in the habit of working. Allan said: “I am an early riser because I am used to working in the next day delivery business. There is only so much work you can do around the house and I was finding that I was getting things done early – leaving much of the day free. With so much time on my hands I decided to return to work in my own business. I was researching franchises when my son mentioned Drain Doctor. Despite the recession I felt that the time was right to start my own business by sticking to an opportunity based on a tried and tested formula.” Allan said he researched the Drain Doctor model over three months. He found after talking to other Drain Doctor franchisees that it has a proven system and offers plenty of support to its franchisees. He said: “It offers a recession-proof opportunity where I can be an independent operator running my own business but with all the back-up that comes with being part of a large national organisation. "I aim to give businesses and householders in Wolverhampton and the surrounding area the same ‘dazzling’ level of service in plumbing and drainage which Drain Doctor provides across the rest of the country. Experience in the logistics industry has taught me the importance of delivering a premium service on time every time. "Our customers get fixed-price, no obligation quotes, a complete guarantee on all our work, and a full 24 hour per day seven day per week service with no call out charges – so people pay the same price for work at any time of day or night. What’s more, we turn up at the agreed time!” "Allan plans to begin trading with two fully equipped plumbing and drainage service vans working alongside one other technician. He then intends to expand by recruiting more technicians and adding further vans to the business, running three fully equipped vans by the end of 2010. Looking ahead, Allan plans to expand the business still further, moving into an industrial unit and adding further vans to his fleet. Launched in the United Kingdom in 1993, Drain Doctor Plumbing quickly grew to become the country's largest emergency plumbing and drain repair service. It now provides a 24 hour a day, 365 days a year service across the country with each franchise area such as Wolverhampton run as an independent business. Drain Doctor Plumbing - 0800 358 68 98. NEW DRAIN DOCTOR PLUMBING FRANCHISEES FOR EDINBURGH AND CAMBRIDGE
Doug Murray is taking on the Edinburgh franchise of Drain Doctor Plumbing after a journey which has taken him half way around the globe. Australian by birth, but with Scottish ancestry, he used to coach at Lismore Rugby Club in the town of Lismore, Australia, before moving to the UK more than a decade ago.
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