Own an Elite Kitchen Makeovers business
Your own kitchen makeover business, in your own area
We find the customers and fill your diary. You run the business. £15,000 + VAT franchise fee.
Your franchise benefits
- Your own exclusive area
- No kitchen experience needed
- Four weeks of training
- Run from home
- You never fit a kitchen
Backed by the UK’s largest manufacturer of made to measure doors and quartz worktops
The model, made clear.
What homeowners buy
Most kitchens do not need replacing. The units are sound, the layout works, and the whole thing has simply started to look tired. Replacing it means £15,000 to £30,000 and a fortnight of building work in the middle of the house.
We change the doors, the worktops, the sink, the taps and the handles, and most kitchens are finished in two or three days.
Every kitchen is assessed first and the existing units have to be suitable.
What you run locally
You are our Kitchen Consultant for your area, and the business there is yours. The consultation is already in your diary. You sit down with the customer, show them what their kitchen could look like, measure up and price it on our system while you are there.
When the order comes in you book one of your local fitters. The materials arrive at your storage container, and you keep an eye on the job until it is finished.
The business at a glance
The work comes to you.
We run the consumer advertising for every area and book the consultations into your diary.
Your own area.
An exclusive area that belongs to you, and every enquiry from it is yours.
Your part in it.
You meet the customer, price the kitchen and keep the job moving. You never fit one.
Who is behind you.
The UK’s largest manufacturer of made to measure doors and quartz worktops, with factories in Swansea and Hull, more than 30,000 kitchens completed.
A week in the business
Monday.
Your consultations are booked before the week starts.
The consultation.
You sit down with a customer who has stopped liking their kitchen, choose the doors and worktops with them, and price it while you are there.
The order.
Some customers decide during the consultation and some want a written proposal to think about. You are trained for both.
The factory.
The order goes to Swansea. We make it and deliver it.
Installation.
A local fitter you booked fits it in two or three days, while you are out at this week’s consultations.
Before and after
Behind your business
Marketing
We run the advertising and book consultations into your diary.
Manufacturing
Doors and worktops made in Swansea and Hull, and delivered to you.
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Training
Four weeks, two at our factories and two in your own area.
People
A franchise manager for your business and an aftersales team for finished kitchens.
Systems
Quoting, ordering and customer records in one place.
Everything is set out in the prospectus.
An exclusive area of your own
Your area is exclusive and protected. Every enquiry that comes from it is yours, and nobody else sells Elite Kitchen Makeovers there.
Find out if your area is availableThe map and local brand examples are illustrative only. They do not confirm availability, territory boundaries or current operating locations.
Could this be right for you?
You may be a strong fit if you…
- Are comfortable in someone else’s home
- Are comfortable asking for the order
- Can keep a dozen jobs moving at once
- Want to build something of your own
Your experience may come from…
- Sales of any kind, in any industry
- Customer service or account management
- Running a local business
- Managing people or projects
You do not need to know anything about kitchens, and you will never fit one. It suits people who would rather run the business than do the physical work themselves.
Trading in Wakefield
Elite. Wakefield
Dan Smith spent years as a kitchen salesman, selling makeovers for somebody else. He took the first Elite Kitchen Makeovers area, in Wakefield, and the business he sells for is now his own.
Request the prospectus“I’d spent years sitting at people’s kitchen tables doing this job for somebody else. I knew the product, and I knew customers wanted it. What’s different now is that the diary is filled for me, and every kitchen I do is building my own business rather than someone else’s.”
Dan Smith, Wakefield
The franchise fee is £15,000 + VAT. Review the full investment and running costs in the prospectus and territory presentation, and carry out your own due diligence. No earnings are guaranteed.
From first conversation to opening your doors
Request the prospectus.
It arrives within a few minutes.
A short call.
Fifteen minutes with Julie at Familia Franchise Consultants, who handle our recruitment, at a time that suits you.
The territory presentation.
Forty minutes by video, where we take you through the full financial model for your own area and what is available where you would like to work.
An explorer day at Hull.
You see the doors and worktops being made, meet the people who would be supporting you and hear how the business runs. We hold them at least twice a month.
Upcoming Hull explorer days
Request the prospectus to find out more about visiting the factory and meeting the team.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need experience in kitchens or installation?
No. Four weeks of training covers the product and the consultation, two at our factories and two out on real consultations in your own area with someone beside you. It suits people who have sold face to face before, in any industry.
Do I need premises?
No shop or showroom is required. You work from home and the materials go into a storage container.
Who does the fitting?
Local fitters you find and book job by job. They are paid per job at a rate that keeps the good ones working with you, and finding them is part of your training.
What does it cost to run?
Six per cent of what you sell. The rest of the running costs are covered at the territory presentation, where we go through the whole financial model with you.
How do people pay for it?
Some use savings. The government-backed Start Up Loans scheme offers loans of up to £25,000 per person at a fixed rate, with free mentoring, subject to eligibility, affordability and credit checks. Other loan and credit facilities may also be available. We are happy to point you towards the options.
How much will I earn?
We do not publish earnings figures, because they depend on the area and on you. At the territory presentation, after your first call, we take you through the full financial model for your own area. You can also speak to Dan, our Wakefield franchisee, about his own figures.
Which areas are available?
Request the prospectus and tell us where you would like to work, and we will confirm whether that area is available.
What is an explorer day?
A day at our Hull factory where you see the doors and worktops being made, meet the people who would support you and hear how the business runs. Dan is usually there. We hold them at least twice a month.
What happens after I request the prospectus?
Julie from Familia Franchise Consultants, who handle our recruitment, will be in touch the same day.
Request the prospectus
Your name, how to reach you, and the area you would like to work in.
Prefer to speak to us?
Call our franchise team on 0330 043 2477.
Or email franchise@elitekitchenmakeovers.co.uk.
The prospectus arrives within a few minutes and one of the Familia team will be in touch the same day.
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