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Naturespace - Grounds Maintenance Franchise

Hit the ground running, with Naturespace and grow a sustainable and profitable business in high dewmand.

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HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH NATURESPACE AND GROW A SUSTAINABLE, PROFITABLE BUSINESS IN HIGH DEMAND

Naturespace is a company of green space aficionados who look after commercial outdoor spaces the right way. That means the right way for the environment we live in, the nature we live alongside, and the communities we serve.

The grounds care sector is growing, especially in the niche markets of residential estate management and public open spaces. With councils’ reduced appetite for adopting open green areas, the grounds maintenance industry is responsible for looking after these public spaces, maintaining them and keeping them safe for residents and nature to enjoy together.

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Naturespace runs its grounds maintenance franchise a little differently from the competition. As a franchisee, you can expect the following:

  1. Working with a Franchisor whose central core value is ‘Do the Right Thing’ and being supported in adopting that culture into your own business.
  2. Assistance to access both start-up and asset finance to launch your new business.
  3. Access to contracts and work as soon as you commence operations.*
  4. A comprehensive equipment package to give you everything you need to start your business the right way. (Included in your Franchise Fee)
  5. An extensive training programme to ensure you’ve all the skills and knowledge to operate safely, effectively and successfully. This includes CPD-certified industry knowledge and theory, business operations and LANTRA-certified industry-specific technical training.
  6. We have software systems and processes in place for finance, business operations, and administration. We’ve replaced paper trails with digital systems to streamline your daily operations.
  7. Centralised Finance Function – Invoice raising, administration and debtor management.
  8. Local Marketing Support – Digital/print collateral library, design assistance, central resources, and knowledge to be used to grow your business in your local community.
  9. Local Sales Support – Once you’ve marketed your business, Naturespace can help you close the deal with assistance and templated documents for method statements, bid writing, tenders and contract negotiations.
  10. Exclusive access to the Naturespace Operation Manual – An extensive guide on launching, running and building your franchise.

*The amount of work and rate of onboarding/handover will vary.

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ACHIEVEMENTS

Launched in 2023, Naturespace was born out of a necessity for a more sustainable, environmentally friendly approach to grounds maintenance. Our journey so far has already hit several milestones:

  • We secured a central key account customer to deliver sympathetic grounds maintenance on 300+ residential developments across the UK.
  • Safe Contractor Accredited.
  • We successfully launched our first pilot franchisee in April 2024.
  • Our pilot franchisee is now achieving a turnover of £5,000+ per month after just four months of operation.
  • Naturespace has worked alongside BFA Franchise Affiliates to develop our franchise model, including:
    • Vision Mapping to develop our unique approach to territories (we call them Optimal Operating Areas)
    • Nina Moran Watson and Vicki Mitman to develop our Franchise Agreement, written in the Spirit of Co-Operation.

THE OUTDOOR FRANCHISE THAT STANDS OUT

The grounds care industry will always be in demand while the grass, trees and hedges grow. This manifests in new initiatives to increase environmentally friendly practices, such as the Biodiversity Net Gain Legislation introduced to the house-building sector in February 2024.

The result is a decline in the fake lawn/grass market. Instead, people are opting for more ‘sympathetic’ methods.

And that’s where Naturespace comes in. We differentiate ourselves in this growing market not through what we do but how we do it.

We’ve swapped petrol hand-power tools for battery-powered ones and opted for more sympathetic methods of ground care. We prefer wildflower meadows and hibernacula over stripey manicured grass. Finally, we work with clients by educating them on what, how and why we do what we do.

So, if you love the Great British outdoors (even when it’s raining!), if you care about nature, the environment and your community, and if you’re good with your hands (there is no need for prior grounds maintenance experience), then we’d love to speak with you.

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TRAINING AND SUPPORT

With Naturespace, you could start a business for yourself, but never be by yourself.

We want you to be the chief green space aficionado, leading your teams from the front, doing the work and affecting change in the industry.

Industry experience is optional. However, a willingness to learn and a practical attitude, or at least an interest in working with your hands outdoors, are absolute necessities.

Naturespace is looking to partner with the right people to do things the right way in the industry. We offer a comprehensive training and support package to those we choose.

Training

Training will be provided in the following areas:

  • Technical – A mix of classroom, practical and online certified training from registered training providers to ensure you carry out the work you advertise legally, safely and effectively.
  • Business – Now you know what work we do, and next up, we want to show you how and why we do it. Learn the Naturespace model inside out, including the key facets of any business:
    • Marketing and Sales
    • Business Operations
    • Staff Recruitment & Management
    • Finance Management

Support

We’ve sourced smart software and advisors that help you run your business smoothly and efficiently, including customer relationship management, site reporting, H&S, HR and finance.

In terms of business operation, it can be a lonely place, especially when launching a new company and wearing all the ‘hats’ needed to succeed. How valuable would it be to have another pair of eyes on your business?

We at Naturespace provide a detailed monthly business review that helps you assess your business’s current state and plan to ensure it’s on the right trajectory.

Of course, you can speak to us daily for advice as needed!

FRANCHISEE REQUIREMENTS

We’re looking for people who match our values, love the Great British outdoors, and want to protect and encourage nature while helping commercial customers keep their green spaces neat, tidy and safe for the local community to enjoy.

If you want to work outdoors, earn a good living doing the right thing and prioritise your mental health and family time over being a workaholic, then we should talk. Conversely, if you want to earn £1 million in the next year without picking up a tool, then we’re probably not for you.

As a Naturespace business owner, you’ll need to have the mindset of, ‘there’s no such thing as good or bad weather, just the right clothing.’

The summer months will be full of regular weekly/biweekly maintenance visits focusing on grass cutting, strimming and weed management. The winter months are for larger projects such as hedge cutting and Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS) management.

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A TYPICAL DAY IN THE LIFE

You’ll perform the agreed site management tasks for the season using our state-of-the-art equipment package. With our software systems, you’ll plan your schedule, complete and send your site reports, compile, send, and even track customer invoices and payments.

All of this is done digitally, increasing our sustainable credentials.

You drive your Naturespace branded pick-up truck and trailer combo (van option available) and make your way to your first site visit of the day. Depending on the size of your site, this could be one of two or three visits or the only one you’ll make that day.

Once you’ve finished, you’ll quickly clean your kit, blow off the mowers and re-load the van to go to your next site or home.

If you’ve followed the process and system properly, you’ll have submitted your report before you leave the site. Once your report is approved, you can raise and send your invoice for payment.

 

Locations

Preston & Cumbria

Do you live in Preston, ever wanted to work for yourself in the great outdoors? This could be your chance. You could start your own grounds care business with work won for you already in and around the Preston area. Naturespace have 10 live sites in and around the vicinity ready for a phased handover when you start your business with us. That's a potential income of £30,000 a year...what a boost to any new business just starting out, or to an existing Grounds Maintenance Company looking to grow.

Newcastle/Sunderland

Naturespace are looking for a franchise partner in the Newcastle/Sunderland area who match our ethos of, "do the right thing". That's the right thing for the environment, the nature that thrives on our sites, and the community that lives near to them. Does this sound like you? If so, we have 14 sites generating around £28,000 a year of income ready to award the right person when joining us as part of a phased training/handover programme.

Middlesborough/Darlington

Do you live in and around the Teeside area? Looking to work for yourself but not by yourself? Love working with your hands in the great outdoors? Naturespace have opportunity and income available from the very start for the right franchise partner to join us. With 12 sites generating around £26,000 per year of income ready to be serviced.

Leeds

A tremendous opportunity awaits an ambitious, conscientious individual living in Leeds. Naturespace are a sympathetic, environmentally friendly grounds maintenance franchise opportunity. With around £30,000 a year of work across 11 sites ready to handover to a candidate who matches our core value of 'doing the right thing'.

Nottingham/Derby

Live in the East Midlands? Ever wanted to start a business in the Grounds Maintenance sector, but worried about set-up costs and then the money lost trying to win work and break even? Naturespace may have just solved the problem for you with 12 sites and £25,000 of income per year ready to phase into your new business, helping you to build a business on strong foundations.

Leicester

Naturespace only have a handful of strategic areas available where the right person can start their own grounds maintenance business with over 10 sites ready to take on and £35,000 per year of income to earn as you launch. From that assured start, you can grow your business utilising our support, systems and processes to do so. We are a business with the interest of people, nature and the community at our heart, we do Grounds Care differently, preferring wildflower meadows and hibernacula over manicured, stripey grass. If this resonates with you and you live in and around Leicester, we'd love to speak with you.

Coventry

Naturespace have 10 sites and £30,000 a year of income already secured in the Coventry area. We're on the look out for an ambitious prospective franchise owner to take on this work and build their business on these solid foundations. If you have green fingers, enjoy working with your hands in the great British outdoors and aspire to owning your own business. We'd love to speak with you about our supportive franchise model, and our unique approach to grounds maintenance.

Peterborough

Naturespace are seeking a franchise partner to help them deliver amenity open space maintenance work on over 20 sites in Peterborough starting in early 2025. We're not necessarily looking for someone with experience in the grounds maintenance sector, but a desire to work with your hands. outside in the great British weather is an important pre-requisite.

Telford/Wolverhampton

Naturespace are a team of green space aficionados, we're not just gardeners or lawn care operatives, we look after commercial green spaces differently. In a sustainable manner, using the right tools and methods to protect the environment and nature whilst keeping open spaces look neat, today and safe for the community to enjoy. If this sounds like a business you'd like to be involved in, we have around 15 sites and £30,000 a year of potential income to get your business started off on the right foot.

Liverpool

As part of Naturespace strategy to change the face of Grounds Maintenance we are seeking a franchise partner who matches our core value of "do the right thing" to join us. Do you love the great British outdoors? Would you like to deliver a service to your local community in a sustainable manner that is kind to the environment? Start a Grounds Maintenance business in Liverpool with the added benefit of a franchise support model and opportunity for work at 15 sites and an income of £30,000 per year to launch your business the right way.


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