We do something a little bit different to most in the bathroom industry.
As a Ripples franchisee, you will control your own time, be your own boss and select the people you want to work with. You will be supported by a well-known, established brand and a supportive franchise team with extensive industry experience and expertise in business, sales, marketing and finance. You’ll also receive invaluable support and guidance from your group of fellow franchisees.
Benefits
As well as being your own boss and owning your own showroom, a Ripples franchisee also benefits from: an exclusive territory, fully comprehensive training package, a showroom designed by a Retail Specialist Architect, the majority of display stock FOC, one week training plan for your employees, marketing launch and opening event, management of buying terms from suppliers, operations manual and point of sale for your showroom.
Support
Whether it’s help with recruiting, training, improving financial performance or the latest arrangements for your next showroom event, our priority is to support you and help maximise the success of your business. Unlike large corporate franchises, we value what you say. That is why we meet as a group several times a year, including at our two day Annual Conference, to provide us all with a chance to review the business, share experiences and take some time out to have fun with our colleagues.
FAQ’s
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We have opportunities in most areas of the country and are ideally looking for Gloucestershire, Kent, Surrey, Devon and many others. Our brief is to find a good franchisee in an area of the country where people value quality products, personal service and bathroom design.
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Running any successful business requires good management and sales skills and of course a desire to succeed. The Ripples franchise model has been proven to generate turnover of £1m plus and gross profit margins of 50% and this is achieved by a focus on the customer as well as the entire sales and customer service experience.
Our franchisees come from different backgrounds with different skills. With the support from our team we hope to help people develop the skills they may be lacking whilst encouraging them to use their existing strengths to build the business.
Comprehensive training at our Head Office in Bath is provided before opening as well as throughout the length of the franchise agreement.
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It’s naturally going to help but it can also hinder. We are retailers first and we specialise in providing a bathroom solution to our customers through the provision of a luxury showroom, high quality service and innovative bathroom design. These qualities are quite rare within the bathroom industry (fortunately) so we look for people who share our vision more than we do their understanding of toilets and taps!
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Attitude and application matters more than your CV. You need to be success driven and a ‘go-getter’ - it’s as simple as that.
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The size of a showroom does not directly link to the showroom’s performance, but obviously it can help. We would typically look for a minimum of 1,500 sq ft although we have showrooms that are 5,000. The consideration is as much the location and the premises costs as it is the showroom size as we want you to be successful for many years to come.
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Our franchise fee is £50,000 and there is an additional need for you to typically spend a further £50,000 - £60,000 subject to the condition of the premises. Your own initial investment would typically need to be from £40,000.
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From the point your application is accepted and a property is found, it would typically take a further 3-4 months to open your franchise, subject to your and the properties availability. During this time, a great deal of work can be undertaken to help prepare you for the running of your showroom.
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Yes we can. We work closely with banks like Natwest who can offer up-to 70% funding, flexible loans and unsecured loans up-to £50,000.