Recruitment Opportunities
NEW! Mentor Scheme
Thinking of setting up a Valeting Business? Worried that it may be too much of a risk? Not sure how to set up your own business? - If the answer is yes to any of these questions then we may be able to help. Click here for more information
Employment
Working as a Cleanmycar.com employee you will be paid on a commission basis. Applicants must hold a full driving license and be over 21 years of age. Previous experience with valeting is not necessary as full training will be provided. Wages start at £275 per week rising with experience. 28 days holiday is given per year. Van and equipment is all supplied by us
For more information please email recruitment@cleanmycar.com or call 07966 148379
Van, Equipment and Brand Rental
We are now also offering a rental package which is similar to a Franchise but with no upfront fee. For £150 a week we will rent you a brand new van with all the equipment, training, support and uniforms you will need to run your own car valeting business.
This is an ideal way of entering the valeting market as you will be trading under the increasingly successful Cleanmycar.com Brand and benefiting from all of the leads and advertising we provide you with
For more information please email renting@cleanmycar.com or call 07966 148379
Franchise
We have had a lot of interest from people wishing to obtain a Cleanmycar.com Franchise - if you are looking to set up your own business and benefit from the highly successful Cleanmycar.com brand in your area then please do not hesitate to contact us and we will send you a copy of our Franchise Information Pack
For more information please email franchise@cleanmycar.com or call 07966 148379
Our rental scheme and franchise opportunity are basically the same, although they are financed differently, the franchise incurs an up front fee of £10k and then monthly fees of approx £150, the rental option requires no upfront fee but a weekly fee of £150, both options include:
ð Fully livered, brand new Citroen Berlingo van (see website for images) complete with all valeting equipment (water tank, generator, power hose, aquavac, full stock of Autosmart chemicals)
ð Uniforms
ð Satellite Navigation (only included in franchise)
ð Customer Payments via credit/debit card facility with merchant account
ð Advertising materials
ð Local Advertising campaigns e.g. Newspapers, yellow pages etc
ð Use of www.cleanmycar.com – any online bookings from your area will be directed to you
ð Full continued support 24/7
ð Full Training at our Luton Workshop (accommodation costs included in Franchise, not in rental option)
ð Advice on how to make your business venture a success
If you are interested in proceeding further please feel free to contact me and I will send you an information pack and application forms in the post.
Nick Roach
Director
Cleanmycar Ltd
Mobile: 07966 148379
Email: Nick@Cleanmycar.com
More Information about Cleanmycar.com and our Franchise Packages
Cleanmycar.com was formed in 2002 by two university graduates, Nick Roach and Kingsley Read. We both saw the huge market for car valeting, and the huge lack of well known, respected, valeting firms operating in the industry. Following market research there seemed to be a definite lack of trust between customer and valeter, a vast number of one-man-band valeting operations, and massively variable standards of quality
We decided to set up a car valeting business that was different to all of the others in the industry; we would concentrate on the following:
- Customer Service – this is one of the main reasons for us achieving so many regular, repeat customers. We aim to be punctual, polite and maintain a smart image at all times
- Technology – our website is highly ranked in the top search engines, customers are able to book a valet through the website, when they do, the customer receives an instant and automatic acknowledgement straight to their mobile phone via SMS text messaging. This enhances our modern corporate image and gives the customer something else apart from the high standards in valeting to remember us by.
- Quality of Work – we take great pride in any valet we undertake, regardless of the value of the car, this shows in the final result.
Having set down these basic guidelines on how we wanted to operate we quickly became a respected valeting firm, within our first year we expanded to another van to cope with the high demand we were seeing, and all this work was coming just from the small market town of Aylesbury, and with the majority of new customers finding us on the internet.
Our brand was proving highly popular, and highly memorable. Customers always think “I need somebody to clean my car” – in that statement they have already spoken our business name! Once we had valeted their vehicle, the quality of work and customer service meant that word of mouth would quickly seed more business.
We set up contracts with many businesses to enable us a steady income and to put us in a position to expand the Cleanmycar.com brand.
Before our second year was over we had already expanded to our third van which has started creating a new customer base in Milton Keynes. It was at this point that we decided to share this success with like-minded people who wish to run their own business and so we started work on the possibility of franchising the business.
We replaced our small fleet of vans with brand new Citroen Berlingo Enterprise vans and introduced new van livery to enable the vans to stand out from all the rest.
The new vans gave us a much more professional image and can be spotted from a great distance away!
We then set to work on developing a Franchise Agreement and introduced the rental scheme which is similar to a franchise but allows for easier access into the business.
While developing the franchise package we always put the franchisee’s interests first, we researched many other franchise packages and looked at how we could better the competition
Getting involved with Cleanmycar.com
Firstly you need to understand why people buy franchises instead of setting up business by themselves, the main reason is that franchises have a higher success rate than a new business, and there are a number of reasons for this:
- Franchisees begin trading using an already proven brand name, in this case Cleanmycar.com
- With a franchise full training is given and guidelines are followed to ensure that your business grows in the same successful ways that ours did
- You will benefit from our continued guidance and experience in the industry, we are available at any time to answer any queries that you may have, or to share ideas. We will perform regular visits to ensure that you are still heading in the direction we would like and so that we can assist you on a personal level and iron out any problems you may be having.
- It is easier to raise finance to set up a franchise than it is a new business, most banks also have specialist franchise departments who can advise you further
- You will benefit from any other expansion in Cleanmycar.com through an increase in capital available to advertise nationally and regionally, as well as the economies of scale bringing you cheaper supplies, insurance and many other benefits
- Product innovation – we are always looking at ways to add value to our business, and these will be passed on to you. From new additions to the services that we offer to customers such as windscreen repair, to other ways of utilising your services, such as fixed location valeting. We will always inform you of successful innovations and of course show you how to introduce them to your business
Why Cleanmycar.com?
So why out of all the other valeting franchises should you choose Cleanmycar.com?
- Success – We have a proven formula for making a successful valeting business – we will teach you these methods and give you the blueprint to copy this formula and make a successful business for you
- Brand name – We think that there is a definite lack of a household name when it comes to valeting, and we believe that Cleanmycar.com is that missing brand! People remember the name and find the website easy to navigate and use – potential customers only have to see your van for a couple of seconds and the name Cleanmycar.com will stick in their minds until the time that they need their car valeted.
- Quality of valeting – We only use Autosmart chemicals, we take pride in our work and rectify any issues with the customer there and then
- Getting involved is easy – you do not need any business experience to join our team, we will teach you everything you need to know to run a successful enterprise. The cost of our franchise package is very competitive; we also offer a rental package which eliminates the initial fee.
“We are 100% positive that Cleanmycar.com is going to be the household name when it comes to valeting, and we want you to be a part of this”
Concerns you may have
- “Cleanmycar.com is such a young company, I am worried there is not enough of a proven track record” – we were formed less than three years ago in late 2002, but we do not see this should be a concern, in this short time our professional approach has meant that we needed three valeting vans just to service our initial customer base in the Aylesbury area. To be one of the first franchisees in an organisation can be of massive benefit – media coverage of a young, successful business that has managed to expand will help to raise the profile of your Cleanmycar.com franchise.
- “Other franchisors have sold a few franchises, and charge a lot more than Cleanmycar.com; this must mean they are a safer option” – we strongly advise you to speak to other franchisees in other valeting firms and see if this is true, ask if they are still receiving the support they were promised and are achieving the return they were told about – we are honest in our approach, we want you to succeed and will be there for you at every step, we are so confident of this we even offer a substantial refund if you are not entirely happy after your first year.
- “Cleanmycar.com still operates from a mobile phone number” – at the time of writing we are still using one mobile telephone number to take customers calls, this is soon to change as we now have a fixed premises in Luton from which we are setting up a national number and call centre.
- “Cleanmycar.com is not a member of the British Franchise Association” – Although the BFA is a highly professional organisation, initially we feel we would rather invest in building a successful and developed infrastructure. We will in the future look into membership of the BFA in order to enable us to further expand our Franchising Operation.
- “I could just set up my own valeting firm, surely this will be cheaper?” – this is a true statement, however you will be starting from scratch and on an unproven path with no background support or guidance, the money you invest in setting up your own business is under a much higher level of risk than the money you would use to invest in a Cleanmycar.com franchise
- “I can never ‘get rich’ from being a franchisee” – this is not true at all, owning a franchise gives you the right to operate your own business, it does not limit you to just one van or one area in which you operate. We teach you ways in which you can build up regular contracts for valeting, once you have a number of these we will show you how to recruit staff to do this work for you, while you work on expanding your business further, either into a new market area or into perhaps a fixed valeting site. In many ways you are more likely to earn a higher income through a Cleanmycar.com franchise than starting on your own.
- “I am not sure I can afford the deposit for either package” – the deposit is mainly used to ensure that you are serious about joining our team and making a successful living, they are set at an amount much smaller than that you would at least need to invest were you to set up you own business (e.g. deposit on a new van, van livery, equipment etc). The deposit is not cashed unless we are left out of pocket without reasonable reason, so please feel free to contact us if you are serious about joining us but are finding it difficult to afford the fees.
