The low down
It was while working at Tandy Corporation that chairman Alan Haigh came up with the idea to launch Minster Cleaning Services, one of the country’s most successful franchises and a leading force in office cleaning. One of Alan’s responsibilities was to find cleaning contractors for the Tandy stores, as he explains: “They were unreliable, and […]
Speaking at the prestigious 2019 BICSc Annual Awards
Ian Hadley, Operations Manager at Minster Cleaning Services will be speaking at the BICSc Annual Awards, Showcase & Exhibition on Thursday 26th September at Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa in Northamptonshire. The BICSc Annual Awards is one of the most prestigious events in the cleaning and Facilities Management industry’s calendar, celebrating excellence in training and […]
Staff receive industry-standard training from the NCCA
Minster Cleaning staff receive industry-standard training from The National Carpet Cleaning Association (NCCA) Established in 1968, The National Carpet Cleaners Association (NCCA) is the only nationally recognised trade association dedicated to the cleaning, restoration and protection of carpets, hard flooring and soft furnishings. Minster Cleaning Services invited Area Supervisors from nine of our franchise branches […]
Finalist in the national Franchise Marketing Awards
Minster Cleaning Services is a finalist in the national Franchise Marketing Awards in the category for ‘Best Website Over the past 14 years, the Franchise Marketing Awards have become one of the industry’s most highly coveted accolades. They are renowned for celebrating innovative marketing campaigns and effective marketing support offered by franchisors to their franchisees. […]
Finding freedom
Like most parents, Simon Vamplew’s life was turned upside down when he had children. But he’s found the freedom and financial security of owning a franchise have helped him get the best of both worlds. Simon had been in charge of Minster Cleaning Service’s Gloucester franchise for ten years when the first of his two […]
London calling for commercial cleaning
New franchises in the capital are packed with growth potential Minster Cleaning Services has four new territories available in London, offering exciting opportunities for anyone looking to take on and build a thriving management franchise. The territories are London South East, London East, London North and London North West. Areas within these territories include internationally […]
Couples in franchising
After falling for each other Paul and Kirsten Dunn fell for Scotland, moving there from South Africa to take over Minster’s Edinburgh and Lothians franchise in 2016. What were you up to before joining Minster? Paul: We lived in South Africa where I’d been working in the hygiene industry since 1996 for a large corporate […]
Training programme launched to maintain high cleaning standards
Minster Cleaning Services provides office and commercial cleaning nationwide. It became franchised in 1982 and now has 44 branches operating throughout the UK. A Corporate Member of the Institute since 2004, Minster recognises the value of BICSc membership to uphold consistency across its growing network and encourage cleaning staff retention. Ian Hadley, Operations Manager at […]
Marc Goddard talks about his challenges and plans
Marc Goddard, our Leeds & Wakefield joint franchisee talks about his challenges & plans When did you launch your franchise and what did you do prior to franchising? I joined the Leeds & Wakefield branch of Minster Cleaning Services as Business Development Manager in 2008. I then spent time as an area manager before becoming […]
How should a franchisor support me in the first year of trading?
A key reason why people choose franchising, rather than going it alone, is down to the support they’ll receive, not only at the start, but throughout the entire lifecycle of the partnership. The first-year trading is really important, to ensure the business gets off to a flying start and drive and motivation for the business […]
