NIC Local

About NIC Local

NIC Services Group is a commercial cleaning and facilities management is a vast sector with continuous demand where you manage the needs of your clients, combining your team and the latest tech to deliver the bespoke mix of services their premises require.

Unlimited potential: NO territory restrictions
NIC Services Group has a refreshingly different approach: guiding, supporting and encouraging you to build a larger business, without restricting you to only operating in a small local territory. You can even utilise other franchisees located around the country to deliver your furthest contracts. Win-win.

Additional income streams from multiple FM services
Your team will deliver the range of repeating relatively simple services, enabling you to build a contracted recurring income. Forge deep client relationships, while continually adding more contracts to grow an asset to sell in the future, all while enjoying a stable monthly income.

The latest cleaning science, tech and robotics
Benefit from the wider group’s experience and buying power to leverage the latest tech to save your cleaning operatives’ time and energy, enabling your NIC business to have a competitive advantage and to maximise profitability with the SME markets you will serve.

A market-leading brand for your business
Established over 50 years ago, the NIC Local has a team of over 10,000 people, serving the UK’s biggest brands. NIC Local benefits from the brand, accreditations, systems, tech and buying power, to target the higher-margin SME market.

Administrative support
NIC Local knows how to make it easier for you, so you can engage the departments of the group’s vast head office team for supporting your business with functions such as administration, invoicing and credit control giving you valuable time to work on, not in, your business.

Daily contract cleaning – a necessity, not a luxury
With 80% of its customers being contracted to regular, often daily, cleans, franchisee businesses remain largely unaffected by seasonal or economic influences. Whilst many other sectors are struggling in the current environment our services have become even more valued.

How does the NIC Local franchise model work?

The journey a franchisee can expect to go on:

START - Start your business, win your first contracts and grow your cleaning team, revenue expectations of £0 - £150K

GROW - Grow your business, employ the first member of your management team, revenue expectations of c.£150K - £300K

SCALE – UP - Scale-up, adding more team members; focus on the areas of the business you enjoy, revenue expectations of c.£300K - £500K

ESTABLISH – Once established, enjoy a healthy work-life balance – your hard work early on is now paying off, revenue expectations, c.£500K - £1M

BUILD BIGGER – Build bigger, no territory limits means no limits on your growth, and when you’re ready, sell your portfolio, revenue expectations, c£1M - £4M+

What locations or territories are NIC Local looking to operate in?

The company has franchise opportunities available throughout the UK. It boasts a refreshingly different approach: guiding, supporting and encouraging you to build a larger business, without restricting you to only operating in a small local territory. You can even utilise other franchisees located around the country to deliver your furthest contracts.

Who can set up a NIC Local franchise?

Franchisees come from a wide range of backgrounds, but are all hungry to be successful. You can leverage your prior career, contacts and sector experience to your benefit. With NIC alongside you, take on higher-margin locally based contracts: schools, colleges, offices, doctors and dental surgeries, retail outlets, university accommodation, car dealerships, pubs and restaurants.

Testimonials

“I had no business experience prior to NIC. The guidance and support is there at every step and over the past seven years has helped me build our business to over £1m.” - Nuzy & Amjad, franchisees since 2015

“We wanted to build a resilient family business where our children can also get involved. NIC doesn’t restrict you which really appealed when choosing which franchise was for us.” - Grant & Candy, franchisees since 2020

Did you know?

NIC Local has an expected revenue of £256,000 after 2 years!

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“Initially I leveraged my industry contacts to rapidly grow across the NE. It’s hard work to build initially and I am now focused on maintaining my work/life balance.” - Matthew, franchisee since 2010.

What training and support is available?

Before your business launches, you will undertake a one-week training course at our support office in Leeds. This enables you to really get to know the people at NIC – it’s like joining one big family.

What investment is required?

NIC Local has great relationships with the franchise departments of the major high street banks, who have a strong appetite to lend 70% of the start up costs. With a total investment of circa £45,000 including working capital, you will need to invest in the region of £14,000 from your own resources, with bank funding for the rest.

Why is an NIC Local franchise a good investment?

With this business, there’s the potential for rapid growth and huge market potential. NIC Local also guarantees franchisees a minimum year one gross profit, subject to investment level.

In addition, a number of market conditions make an investment in an NIC Local franchise a sound one:

• The commercial cleaning sector, which has an annual spend of over £8.8bn and growing every year, is virtually recession-proof as commercial buildings need cleaning on a regular basis - many every day.
• There are plenty of potential customers to target, both in the private and public sectors.
• As an NIC Local franchise can be operated from home, overheads are low and profits can be significant since an office space isn’t necessary. NIC Local has franchisees who have turned over in excess of £250,000 in their first year.
• Once a contract has been secured and fantastic services are delivered, the chances of repeat business are high. There are also opportunities to provide customers with additional services.

What are the NIC Local franchise’s terms of agreement and renewal?

The initial franchise agreement lasts for five years, after which franchisees can renew to trade using the NIC Local brand and systems subject to agreement from both parties.

How in demand are the services provided by NIC Local?

Commercial cleaning is a necessity, which means that commercial cleaning franchises providing such a service are always in demand, particularly businesses such as NIC Local which has a successful track record in the industry.

In addition, the recent and continuing trend towards contracting out the cleaning of offices and other company premises means the commercial cleaning industry - worth around £8.8bn to the UK economy annually - looks set to grow.

How can I get started on setting up my own NIC Local business?

The first step is to request an NIC Local information pack by clicking the enquiry button found on this page.

If you’re still interested in becoming a franchisee, you’ll then attend one of the company’s informal discovery sessions. Held locally to you, these events are designed to enable franchisees to find out more about the NIC franchise opportunity free of charge and with no strings attached.

They have proved to be an ideal opportunity to learn more about the franchise and will cover such topics as:

The size of the commercial contract cleaning market in the UK
The support available
The earning potential
The investment options
The guaranteed minimum gross profit payment in the first 12 months, which is subject to investment level
The training, both initially and ongoing
NIC Local’s proven marketing strategy
The company’s extensive industry experience
How you can work for yourself, but not by yourself

Once you’ve confirmed you’re a good fit for the network and have a strong desire to be a business owner, you’ll then decide the amount of money you wish to invest in the franchise.

To find out more, or to request further information on franchising with NIC Local, complete the form below and click on the ‘Request Free Information’ button now.