Testimonials

John Flye - ServiceMaster Disaster restoration Nottingham

"I bought my first franchise in 1986, following a career in the Insurance Industry.

"The franchise appealed to me because of my desire to be my own Boss, and control my own destiny.

"In my dealings with Servicemaster whilst I was considering my options, I was impressed with the general set up and the people I met and decided to buy the franchise.

"Twenty-one years later, the business has developed almost beyond recognition, both for me personally, and for the business generally. Both Franchisees and Servicemaster Ltd have faced major challenges in recent years, and have met these challenges admirably. We are moving forward as a team, franchisee and franchisor together, and are set to enjoy continued growth in the coming years.

"It is interesting to think that over the last 21 years, Jacqueline and myself have relied solely on our business for income, and have built up a sizable equity within the business. Our youngest son has been involved in the business for some six years, and will at some point take over the running of the operation.

"To summarise, although running any business has its challenges, I feel that the Franchise has and continues to fulfil our hopes and ambitions, and we are proud to be associated with Servicemaster.

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Sidney Friend - ServiceMaster Disaster restoration ResCom Monklands

"My Father was the first to buy a franchise and I worked as a technician for him around 1987-1988 and I loved the job, however I decided to go on my own as a self-employed decorator.

"Work was very hard to come across except the work passed to me by my father through ServiceMaster. My Sister and Brother-in-law also went on to buy a ServiceMaster franchise.

"I met my wife Jennifer and both decided that buying a franchise would be better security for us, so we decided to go for it when a local area became available, so we got married in July 1993 and started ServiceMaster in October 1993, we both have worked very hard to help the business to grow, buying a further 3 franchise areas along the way.

"The difference between being self employed decorator and being part of ServiceMaster is, the support network which you receive from ServiceMaster LTD which you need from time to time, the contracts that they work hard to get for you, also the ServiceMaster name, it has been around now for quite a long time since 1959. A recognised name goes a long way in gaining business and residential contracts.

"The benefit of working for myself is that two days are never the same; every day is a new challenge when meeting new people. The flexibility is also great with having a young family, as you never know what will crop up. The rewards are also high as we are now able to employ staff and we feel like this is a great achievement.

"We have two sons who are now growing up and are always wanting to help out in ServiceMaster so who knows ServiceMaster might carry on to the next generation of 'Friend's'."