Chemex International Ltd

About us

The Chemex franchise gives franchisees the chance to operate their own business, within a structure of help and support that has been tried and tested for over 20 years. Chemex only delivers its products to the business sector through its network of franchisees. We offer the chance to run you own business, on your own exclusive territory.

We provide a wide range of high quality hygiene, cleaning and maintenance products which you deliver to your customers through a fully fitted mobile showroom. We assist you in doing so, by providing comprehensive training, on going support and technical back-up and the services of a team of dedicated business development managers. We are actively seeking dynamic business minded individuals to build multi-van franchise operations. Before reading any further it is important to dispel any preconceptions that you may have about buying a job or becoming a ‘man-in-a-van. If you are looking for that kind of opportunity then you are looking in the wrong place.

Chemex is a chemical supplier that goes to market thorough franchising, not a franchisor that buys in product to sell. This means that the more successful our franchisees are, the more successful we are.

Our Market Place

Most of our product range is aimed at the cleaning, hygiene and maintenance market. This one of the biggest areas of business in the UK, second only to the food sector. It is estimated that our market place is worth well over £2bn. This is a business to business franchise supplying materials direct to potentially any and all businesses types in the UK. Every business needs our products.

Training and Support

Chemex is proud of the training and support package that we offer. From an initial residential training course, as well as a minimum twelve days of one-to-one training on the franchisee’s area spread over three months, support is ongoing, and thorough.

Recruitment

We fully realise that the decision you are looking to make is an important one, as is the intended step into the world of self-employment. We will therefore do all we can to help you in you ascertain whether or not this is the right franchise for you. Our process is designed to introduce you to franchisees in the field, spend time investigating the franchise thoroughly, and finally, taking a day out with one of our franchisees in order that you might experience what it is really like before you make any commitment.

Furthermore, we do not take every potential franchisee who comes along to us; if we feel the franchise is not right for you, we will say so. We want to ensure that the decision we make is right for us both. We therefore ask you to be completely honest with us, as we with you; the working relationship on which we will be embarking is one based on trust, and this needs to start from day one.

Training

Our training of new franchisees starts with a residential 10 day induction course in our training suite at our offices in Smethwick in the West Midlands. We have only 2 or 3 new franchisees on our training courses, as we want to ensure you get the best possible personal attention from our team of business development managers.

When you leave the induction course, the period of on-the-job training starts. Chemex provides 12 days initial training, one-to-one, in the field. Your Business Development Manager will teach you product knowledge, including what to use where, account opening techniques, prospecting tips, planning strategy to help you get the best out of your day, how to plan your area...in fact, all aspects of running your franchise.

Support

The quality of support offered by Chemex continues throughout your business career as a franchisee. Whether it is advice on how to develop your business into a multi-van operation or advice on what product to use on a particular application that is needed, the support will always be there from Chemex.

The Franchise Package

Our franchise package provides everything you need to start out in your business life. We include all your personalised stationery, a complete pack of accessories, comprehensive operations manual, a documented training schedule and the first month’s van rental payment. Our van showrooms have a 240volt power supply, to power the laptop computer and printer on board. The computer is pre-loaded with a bespoke accounts package and is also preloaded with the product range; a dedicated telephone help line is included for the time when you need assistance to solve a problem with operating the system.

Insurance

A comprehensive package has been arranged with a leading UK insurance broker, to provide full cover for the van showroom and it’s contents, personal liability together with product liability.

Marketing

Chemex have produced a number of supporting literature to help franchisees sell product ranges. We also have a full colour catalogue which shows the full Chemex range.

We also promote the Chemex brand name and your business by attending national and regional trade shows and exhibitions; additionally, our National Sales Manager is working in the background, developing national and regional business for you. Remember, all business obtained is directed to the local franchisee on whose area the account is located.

Territories/Locations

There are over 80 franchisees servicing the UK market. Additionally, there are Master Franchisees in Eire, Denmark, Belgium, Malta and Cyprus.

There are a few vacant areas available still, around the country.

Additionally, there are a few established areas available as resales, where a franchisee with an established business wants to move on. After all, when you have been going as long as we have some of our franchisees are now considering retirement

Categories
Business Services

Locations
Avon	Bedfordshire	Berkshire
Borders	Buckinghamshire	Cambridgeshire
Central	Cheshire	Cleveland
Clwyd	Cornwall	County Antrim
County Armagh	County Down	County Fermanagh
County Londonderry	County Tyrone	Cumbria
Derbyshire	Devon	Dorset
Dumfries and Galloway	Durham	Dyfed
East Sussex	Essex	Fife
Gloucestershire	Grampian	Greater Manchester
Gwent	Gwynedd County	Hampshire
Herefordshire	Hertfordshire	Highlands and Islands
Humberside	Isle of Wight	Kent
Lancashire	Leicestershire	Lincolnshire
Lothian	Merseyside	Mid Glamorgan
Norfolk	North Yorkshire	Northamptonshire
Northumberland	Nottinghamshire	Oxfordshire
Powys	Rutland	Shropshire
Somerset	South Glamorgan	South Yorkshire
Staffordshire	Strathclyde	Suffolk
Surrey	Tayside	Tyne and Wear
Warwickshire	West Glamorgan	West Midlands
West Sussex	West Yorkshire	Wiltshire
Worcestershire