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Since its formation in 1985 Chemex has been proud to innovate and supply top quality solutions to many industry sectors. Our products are of the highest quality and the calibre of our franchisees needs to reflect this. With this in mind we make certain that only the best candidates make it through our vigorous screening process.

Chemex was acquired in March 2006 by three former British Franchise Association (bfa) board members with over sixty years' franchising experience between them. Since then, our business has experienced double-digit sales growth and moved to a state-of-the-art, 80,000 square foot distribution centre in the Midlands to service its franchisees in the UK, Ireland, Europe and Scandinavia.

Successful Chemex franchisees will tell you about the hard work and dedication they put in to their businesses. The service they provide is second-to-none and requires a consultancy-type approach when dealing with all clients. Building successful, long-term relationships with customers takes a lot of effort. Our head office and field teams work together to support our franchisees in areas such as:

• Territory management
• Product knowledge
• Stock ordering
• Book keeping
• Sales
• Marketing
• Business administration
• Credit control

Our Market Place

Most of our product range is aimed at the cleaning, hygiene and maintenance market. This one of the biggest areas of business in the UK, second only to the food sector. It is estimated that our market place is worth well over £2bn.

Each of our Postcode defined franchise areas will contain 6,000 to 7,000 areas, often more. This means that even with a market penetration of under 3%, our franchisees can still have 150 to 200 accounts; with a typical customer spending over £150 per month on our products, a substantial, and profitable, level of sales can quickly be established.

Why Choose Chemex

Recruitment

At Chemex, the highly selective nature of our recruitment process becomes apparent from day one. Your initial contact with our recruitment team is the beginning of a journey in which you are given the opportunity to appraise the suitability of the business and its ability to achieve your personal aspirations. Part of this process involves a visit to head office for a straight forward no nonsense discussion, followed by a full day in the field with one of our existing franchisees. There is no better way for you to experience this business than be involved with it before any commitment on your part.

Furthermore, during this process, if we feel the franchise is not suitable for you, we will say so. We want to ensure that the decision we make is right for both of us. We therefore ask you to be completely honest with us, as indeed we will be with you. The working relationship on which we will be embarking is one based on trust, and this must start from day one.

Training and Support

Our training of new franchisees starts with a residential 10 day induction course held at our training suite at our head office in the West Midlands. We normally have only 2 or 3 new franchisees on our training courses, as we want to ensure you get the best possible personal attention from our team of business development managers.

When you have completed the induction course a period of on-the-job training commences. Chemex provides initial one-to-one training in the field. Your Support Manager will teach you product knowledge, including identifying the industry sectors for each product, together with account opening techniques, prospecting tips, planning strategy, all designed to help you get the best out of your day. Additionally we show you how to plan your territory and cover all aspects of accounting and day to day operation of your business...... in fact, all aspects of running your franchise.

Business Administration

Our franchise package provides everything you need to start out in your business life. We include all your personalised stationery, a complete pack of accessories, comprehensive operations manual and a documented training schedule. Our mobile showrooms have a 240 volt power supply, to power the laptop computer and printer on board. The computer is pre-loaded with an accounts package and is also preloaded with the product range; a dedicated telephone help line is included for the time when you need assistance to solve a problem with operating the system.

Insurance

A comprehensive package has been arranged with a leading UK insurance broker, to provide full cover for the van showroom and it's contents, personal liability together with product liability. Basically all of the insurance requirements to run your business.

Marketing

Chemex have a wide range of supporting literature to assist franchisees with their marketing. This also includes a telemarketing service, branded clothing, stationery, van livery, and a diverse range of point of sale tools. Our national accounts manager and the marketing department are always on hand to provide dedicated support .

Furthermore, each of our franchisees is provided with their own website.