Where there are tiles; there is business! The tile maintenance market is practically limitless. Within every region of Australia there exists copious opportunities for tile and grout repair work.
A Tile Rescue franchise offers a low initial investment and provides:
- High demand, low supply ratio
- Exclusive territory
- A fully mobile business
- Sales, marketing, administration and technical support
- Comprehensive start up and ongoing training
- Flexible work and lifestyle balance
Are you serious about building a profitable business?
In 1993 there was a total of approximately 18.1 million square metres of tiles imported into Australia. Of those tiles 55% were used for walls and 45% were used for floors. Since then the tile market has encountered massive growth. In 2005 there were 31 million square metres of tiles imported into Australia and 7 million square metres of tiles manufactured in Australia. 70% of those tiles were for floors and 30% were for walls. That is a total of 38 million square metres. The import of tiles tripled over this three year period and its growth is expected to continue into the future.
We now know that over the past 10 years people have started to choose tiles over carpet for their floors coverings. Some choose for hygiene reasons due to suffering from asthma and respiratory illness. Others prefer the cool aesthetic feeling of stone tiles under foot. With the price of natural stone dramatically reduced, tiles are now the preferred and most affordable floor alternative. The significant increase in manufacturing of marble, limestone, terracotta has also made very good quality tiles considerably more accessible to the average household.
Carpet cleaners are now battling to secure business as the market has become saturated with competitors. In comparison, the number of tile maintenance technicians remains exceptionally small.
This creates an ideal niche to offer a unique range of services to both the domestic and commercial arenas.
Tile Franchise Benefits and Opportunities
- Low initial fee
Royalty payments on a fixed schedule so you keep more of your profits
- Flexible work schedule
Totally mobile service giving you the flexibility to keep operating costs to a minimum
- Large exclusive territories
Each with more than 39,000 residential occupancies
- Complete business and technical equipment
We provide all business resources to have you operating within two weeks of starting
- Comprehensive hands-on and theory training
Full ongoing training and technical support through meetings, conferences and independent training providers
- Complete business and technical support
Full administration, sales and marketing support, including professional tools and resources.
Tiling Franchisee Testimony:
Rod Jacobsen tells us about his Tile Rescue franchise ...
"I had been seeking a change in career for some time, being bored with driving a truck on a daily basis. After investigating the opportunity further and doing some research I found there was a significant need for tile and grout maintenance services in the area.
My wife and I discussed the prospect of ending my permanent job and taking on this new venture. We made a decision to become the Tile Rescue franchisee for Port Stephens.
The business has gone from strength to strength and I am now turning over twice the amount of money I was making driving trucks. I am working a lot less hours and I have so much more flexibility to spend with my family and the hobbies I enjoy, such as, playing golf and fishing. Most of all, I enjoy the fulfilment the work provides and the satisfaction at the end of the day witnessing the joy that people experience seeing their bathrooms or tiled floors shine. The thrill and amazement on their faces is priceless!
Running a Tile Rescue franchise is one of the best decisions I have made. I would recommend it to anyone. One of the things that cemented my decision was my discovering that there was really nobody else doing this type of work and offering the services available in my area. It was an opportunity I couldn't refuse!"
What we require from a Tile Rescue franchisee:
Although it is difficult to define a model Franchisee, there are six core qualities that every Franchisee must have or be prepared to commit to:
- a strong work ethic,
- be a team player,
- have a learning attitude,
- be customer focussed,
- be able to draw upon a sense of humour and
- have the drive and determination to keep going when the going gets tough
What is the Recruitment Process?The first step in the process is when the prospective franchisee requests to find out more about the Tile Rescue Franchise Opportunity and is sent a prospectus to confirm to the prospective franchisee that Tile Rescue has a legitimate franchise offer and a business model that will be successful in achieving their business goals.
Enclosed is a Franchisee Application Form to assists Tile Rescue to find out more about the prospective franchisee. Equipped with this preliminary information Tile Rescue is able to estimate whether the prospective franchisee is in a feasible position to manage a Tile Rescue Franchise.
Once the prospective franchisee has ascertained that Tile Rescue has a legitimate franchise offer, they will be keen to confirm that a strong supportive recruitment process exists. Prior to moving into further detail regarding the franchise officer it is necessary for the franchisee to sign the Confidentiality Deed.
Once the Confidentiality Deed has been signed the mutual screening process commences. This is the opportunity for both the prospective franchisee and Tile Rescue to assess each other in an effort to determine whether there is a good fit between the prospect’s needs and expectations and their requirements for a franchise.
If the above two stages are successful, the prospective franchisee will be curious to discover more about the Tile Rescue offer. The next stage of the recruitment phase is the submission of the Disclosure Document and a generic Franchise Agreement.
Should this stage be successful an official Disclosure Document and Franchise Agreement is drawn up and signed.