Poppies recruits ‘join at a perfect time’ as it sees increasing demand

Poppies has welcomed three new franchisees to its network of 25 branches and repor ts it is seeing impressive g rowth and increasing demand for its domestic cleaning ser vice across the UK, with recent trends showing a 20 per cent g rowth across the industr y year-on-year.

With new franchisees for Hounslow, Nottingham and Warwick, and a recently expanded head off ice team to fur ther suppor t and nur ture its network, Poppies says it is primed for fur ther g rowth this year following one of its strongest calendar years to date.

Kuldeep Mahi, the franchisee for Warwick, said he was attracted to the scalability and the potential for g rowth that Poppies could offer, par ticularly as it allowed him to continue to r un his marketing company and volunteer for the Samaritans in his free time.

‘You’re in safe hands’

“I wanted to join a business which was 100 per cent British, with strong family values and a demonstrated histor y of exceptional ser vice I know for a fact I found that with Poppies There’s such a wealth of experience and knowledge in the head off ice team, you really feel like you’re in safe hands,” said Mahi.

The new franchisee for Poppies

Hounslow, Soniya Fer nandes, was bor n and raised in India and moved to England four years ago to live with her husband and business par tner, Lester, to launch their new cleaning franchise

Fer nandes comments: “I was looking for a business I could build from an established base, something to give me that flexibility and income so I could live comfor tably and not wor r y about where my next pay cheque was coming from

“I researched so many competitors in the cleaning industr y, but the thing about

Poppies which really stood out was the suppor t and the training they offer to their franchisees We couldn’t be happier with our decision to join Poppies.”

The company says the latest recr uits join the brand at a perfect time with its strengthened head off ice team and increased investment in business development processes, which has resulted in web traff ic across all franchisees increase by 47%, with two outlets benef itting heavily by nearly doubling the size of their pre-Covid operation.

The franchisor highlights Poppies

Sheff ield that has seen a g rowth of 193% in tur nover, Poppies Stockpor t seeing 184% and Poppies Wir ral achieving 176% increase

Chris Wootton (above), managing director of Poppies, said: “We’ve had a strong six months of g rowth in ter ms of the network and customers, demonstrating there is still a real demand for our professional cleaning ser vices

“With our three new franchisees joining our family and the surge in web traff ic, I’m really pleased with our prog ress this year, leading to a good f inancial standing for our franchisee’s businesses

“This continued g rowth indicates a brand primed for helping prospective franchisees f ind the perfect franchise devoted to innovation and investment in people and business development We’re thrilled to be where we are today and look forward to continuing to strengthen our franchise oppor tunity to expand the network even more ” n www.poppies-franchise.co.uk