The Market
The market in made-to-measure replacement kitchen and bedroom doors is a very lucrative one and, with our help, much easier to enter than the full kitchens market. We think it is the perfect start-up business to generate good profits and allow you to ease into the even more lucrative and fascinating fitted kitchen and fitted bedroom industry as you become more experienced and gather your team around you. Dealing with smaller refurbishment jobs initially has two main advantages: the jobs themselves are simpler, so there is less to go wrong whilst you build up your experience and knowledge; and the jobs are completed quickly, which means you get paid more quickly and this improves your cashflow.

A basic transformation:
Once you have progressed to offering full kitchens and bedrooms as well as refurbishments, you will be able to offer your customers the best of both worlds: a complete refurbishment service, transforming an old kitchen or bedroom by fitting new made-to-measure doors, drawer fronts and worktops at a fraction of the cost of a new one, or, if your customers don't want to keep their old cabinets, or the cabinets are just in too poor condition, they can have a brand new, luxury kitchen or fitted bedroom.

It is this ability to offer both options to our customers which sets us apart from other cheap and cheerful competitors who only offer replacement doors (not complete kitchens) and often have a much more limited ranges of doors. So, whatever the customer wants or needs, we can offer it, together with impartial advice about which is the best option for them.

Our Local Showroom Approach
Although you can usually start trading from home, Kitchen & Bedroom Transformations is committed to building a network of local showrooms and you will therefore need to move into a showroom within 12 months. Not an expensive one, but in a secondary position where customers can visit, there is easy parking and where you can display your products and store goods which are awaiting fitting.

A local showroom creates both prestige for you and increased confidence for the customer because they know that you are a reputable and well-established business, not just a man with a van who might never be seen again after the job is finished!  Most importantly of all, our experience has shown that a showroom significantly increases the sales levels of our franchisees.

All Kitchen & Bedroom Transformations franchisees attend an initial one week training course which covers the following:
• The "transformation" process
• New kitchen and bedroom design and planning
• Sales techniques and quoting
• Dealing with customers
• Advertising and marketing
• Fitting (although you will not be doing the fitting yourself, you will need to know what your fitters should be doing)
• Running your own business
• Legal issues which affect your franchise business

In addition, we provide separate training (usually on a one-to-one basis) on how to use the various software packages, including the CAD kitchen design program and our online customer management database.

After the initial training program, further training is tailored to the needs of each franchisee and is carried out either during our visits to you, or at our offices. We provide on-going support to our franchisees through telephone, email, newsletters and site visits.
We also assist our franchisees in identifying suitable showroom premises and in designing the layout of their showroom.

We will make sure you know exactly what you should be doing at all stages of your business development and checking that you are keeping on track.

The Franchise Package includes:
• Large exclusive territory
• Sample and display doors (both kitchen and bedroom) including those required to fit out the showroom
• Sample sizes for taking to the customer's home
• Sign-writing for the shop front and for your company van
• A full set of stationery printed with the company logo
• Specialist tools for your fitters
• Accounts software to keep your books
• Access to our bespoke company database to help you track and manage your customer enquiries
• State of the art CAD package to draw plans for new kitchens and bedrooms amd SAGE software for your accounts
• Full training and support

The Franchise Investment
At £18,950 plus VAT, our Franchisee Fee is competitively priced.
You will also need working capital and/or an overdraft of approximately £10,000 to get you started.

When you are ready to move into a showroom you will need some additional funding to allow you to refurbish the showroom (if required), install a few small kitchen or bedroom displays, and to purchase basic office equipment like a computer, desk, chairs, etc. The amount required for this will vary depending on the showroom but you should allow approximately £10,000.

In total, you will need approximately £40-45,000 (including the franchise fee), although not all of this is required at the start unless you intend to trade from a showroom immediately. Part of this funding may be in the form of a bank loan and/or overdraft facilities it does not all have to be in cash and we help you with the process of obtaining funding if required.

What kind of franchisees are we looking for?
We are looking for independent, self-motivated people who want to be their own boss, but who at the same time would like to be guided by the expertise and experience we have developed in this business, rather than just going it alone.

Above all you must be outgoing (and enjoy dealing with the public), positive minded and have a desire to become a successful local businessman/woman and to succeed in your new venture.
High pressure selling skills are not required, nor is this something we teach or encourage. Our business is about providing the customer with the right combination of high quality kitchens or bedrooms and competitive prices which means that, with the right presentation, the products sell themselves and there is no need for pressure selling techniques.

You do not need any prior experience of the kitchen or bedroom business as full training will be given. However, some DIY knowledge would be useful as this will help you when dealing with your fitters. You will need to be computer literate as you will be using a computer to produce quotations and correspondence, to access the company's on-line customer database and to design new kitchens and bedrooms using the CAD design software.

Finally, people management and organizations skills will be important for your new business. As your business develops and grows you will employ other members of staff to help you, particularly once you move into a showroom, and you also will need to be able to efficiently project manage the ordering and fitting of customers kitchens and bedrooms.

We particularly welcome prospective franchisees whose partners are keen to get involved in the business too. As you can see from the description above, this is more than a one man (or woman) franchise and we have found that husband and wife teams have worked very successfully, often with one taking charge of the showroom whilst the other concentrates on the sales side i.e. going out to see customers in their homes.

We have franchise opportunities available through the UK and Ireland. Please contact us for more details.