Countrywide Signs

Build A Multi-Van Property Signage Business

Countrywide Signs offers the opportunity to build and manage a business providing estate agent board services to independent, regional and national agencies. Established in 1998, the franchise combines repeat commercial business with exclusive territories and scope to expand through additional vans and teams.

For ambitious business buyers, the management model provides a route to developing agency relationships, leading people and growing an operation with long-term resale potential.

Lead the business and develop your territory

As a franchise owner, your focus is on winning and retaining accounts, organising your operation and managing the teams delivering signage services. Additional vans will allow you to increase capacity as your customer base grows.

Countrywide Signs reports several multi-van franchise owners achieving annual turnover above £250,000, with top performers operating multiple territories and continuing to grow turnover year on year.

Expansion gives you the opportunity to move towards business leadership as teams take on day-to-day installation work. Maintaining customer service, developing staff and controlling costs remain central to your role.

Start with one van and build from there

You can begin as a single-van owner-operator, delivering the service yourself while establishing customer relationships. Even if your goal is a management business, you can start with one van and build towards a second around 12 months later, according to demand and available funding.

Countrywide Signs reports average single-van sales of £5,000–£6,000 per month, with franchise owners enjoying profit of 55–60% of turnover. Performance figures are supplied by Countrywide Signs; individual results vary and are not guaranteed.

The foundations for growth

• Exclusive territories and repeat demand from estate agency customers.
• A home-based model without commercial premises costs.
• Revenue from signage production, installation and management.
• National buying power and access to national and regional account opportunities.
• Operational software and established business systems.

Countrywide Signs is also an approved supplier to Purplebricks, the UK’s largest online estate and letting agent, which has been a huge boost for franchisees. Read more HERE

Training and ongoing support

No previous signage or property-sector experience is required. Support covers commercial and operational training, business launch, territory development, sales, marketing and account growth. Ongoing mentoring helps you develop the business as you add vehicles and staff.

What’s the Investment?

• Franchise fee: from £19,995 + VAT (subject to territory size and your aspirations)
• Minimum investment: from £10,000
• Total investment: from £32,000

Thanks to our strong relationships with lenders, who are familiar with our business model, up to 70% funding is available, subject to status - meaning you could get started with just £10,000 of your own money.

You can request the full financial breakdown for your preferred model, including staffing and expansion costs.

Territories and established resales

New territories are available across Central England, East of England, South East England, South West England, North West England, North Essex/Suffolk, Wales, the Midlands and Yorkshire.

Established Resales include Ashford & Canterbury, Coventry, Exeter/North Devon, Harlow, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton, Nottingham Central and Oxford.

Get in touch today to explore the territory availability and discuss starting with one van, or building a management operation, and review the investment required for your ambitions.