Get on the Road to Success with Autosmart
Autosmart was established in 1979 and has become the largest manufacturer and distributor of professional vehicle cleaning products for UK trade customers. Based on the concept of ‘mobile showrooms’, the full range of Autosmart cleaning products and accessories are sold directly to the customer at its premises on specially fitted vans, with no need to order in advance or buy minimum quantities.
Autosmart is a multi-award winning franchise, having won British Franchise Association’s, “Franchisor of the Year” award 3 times and WorkBuzz Best Van-Based Franchise 2018.
We are the UK’s largest manufacturer and supplier of professional vehicle & hygiene cleaning products to the trade. We have been helping franchisees to make a success of their businesses for over 40 years. Our customer base is large and varied. For example, thousands of car dealers, hauliers, valeters, mechanics, taxi firms, bus companies and plant companies all use our products every day.
We develop and manufacture all of our own products and distribute them exclusively through an international network of franchisees. We currently have over 200 Autosmart showrooms worldwide. We aim to have a long term, profitable business relationship with our franchisees and they love the Autosmart life! On average they still with us for over 10 years.
Autosmart is a multi-award winning franchise, having won British Franchise Association’s, “Franchisor of the Year” award 3 times and numerous other BFA accolades.
Our Opportunities
We have several resale opportunities available throughout the UK, each with existing repeat order business. There are different routes into the business depending on what capital you have available. Investment starts at £20k. Great opportunities are available in many areas.
What Autosmart Can offer You
A British manufacturer – With over 200 different types of cleaning products in the range.
An exclusive territory – as a franchisee you are the only person authorised to sell Autosmart products in your area.
Diverse customer base – As well as supplying the car, bike, truck and bus sector, you will also supply customers like factories, farms, caravan sites, offices and even funeral parlours!
Mobile Showroom – Your customers can see the full range of products, try before they buy and have immediate delivery with no minimum order.
Repeat order business – Keeping things clean is an everyday task and customers need to top up their supplies on a regular basis.
BFA award winning training & support – With over 30 years experience, we have developed a proven training and coaching system which supports you and your business and it’s free!
Who Our Franchisees
Autosmart franchisees come from all sorts of different backgrounds – from valeters to bank managers; your background doesn’t matter to us.
No sales experience necessary – the majority of our franchisees have never sold a thing before joining us.
We are looking for people with determination, a will to win and plenty of enthusiasm. If this sounds like you then please do fill out the form below.
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Neil Campbell
“I knew that I never wanted to work for someone else, but equally I wanted to be part of something bigger.” “I worked for myself for 25 years, first running a newspaper delivery business and then as a property developer. I knew that I never w...
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Dene Cummings
29 year old Dene Cummings is the new Autosmart franchisee for Crawley. Dene had previously worked as a salesman for another Autosmart franchisee, so knew the business well. “When the Crawley area became available I decided that it was too good an opportunit...
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Paul Daley-Smith
“I left school at 16 to serve my engineering apprenticeship in the local bacon factory. Just twelve years later I was the proud owner of my own business and Autosmart’s youngest franchisee at the time” Paul Daley-Smith has been an Autosmart’s f...
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Tony McElhone, 32, Autosmart franchisee for Durham
“I previously worked as a Branch Manager for the UK’s market leading parts washing company. I’d been working with this company for 10 years and was at a time in my life when I wanted to take control of my career. I was very keen to make more money an...
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Frank Sutherland
BFA Franchisee of the Year 2010 award winner Frank Sutherland is proof that redundancy can lead to a career you might never have considered and the start of something great. BFA Franchisee of the Year 2010 award winner Frank Sutherland is proof that redundancy...
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A Day in the Life of an Autosmart franchisee: Roy Smith
Before investing in a franchise, it is essential to gain a realistic view of what life would be like for you. Autosmart’s Roy Smith gives you a peak into what a day is like in his driving seat. Starting a business with Autosmart was my first step to success ...
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Steve Beaumont, Derby Dales franchisee
Steve Beaumont, aged just 26 when he joined Autosmart as the franchisee for the Derby Dales reflects on his first 3 years. “Coming from a civil engineering background, I knew that I could put my meticulous planning, focus and hard work into my own business v...
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Hard work pays off for Blackpool franchisee Ansar Iqbal
24th January 2022Ansar Iqbal became the owner of Autosmart Blackpool in August 2007 and joined the franchise network for Autosmart – the UK and Ireland’s largest manufacturer and distributor of professional vehicle and food processing cleaning products for trade customers....
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Autosmart Open Day in Brentwood – 19th February 2020
21st January 2020Come and meet the award-winning team at Autosmart and find out how you can become the boss of your own established Autosmart franchise in Essex. Discover why Eddie Stobart’s have trusted us to clean its entire fleet of vehicles since 1979 and why 50% of all ...
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Autosmart Open Day in Luton – Wed 11th Sept
15th August 2019Come and meet the award-winning team at Autosmart and find out how you can become the boss of your own established Autosmart franchise in Luton! Discover why Eddie Stobart’s have trusted us to clean its entire fleet of vehicles since 1979 and why 50% of all ...
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Autosmart Celebrates Being Fit at Forty
26th July 2019On the 25th of July 1979, Autosmart and the innovative idea of selling from a mobile showroom was born. Britain was in the midst of the winter of discontent. Each day brought a new strike, the cost of petrol soared, the government was faced with a vote of no c...
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Franchising with Autosmart Provides You with a Secure Future
20th May 2019Autosmart franchisees, Richard Bostock and John Nickels previously had substantial army careers and wanted a business that would give them a work/life balance. They tell us here why they love running their Autosmart franchise. Richard, Autosmart’s Newcastle ...
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Tom Gerard: Autosmart Employee to Franchisee
6th March 2019Following in the footsteps of several other Autosmart regional business managers, Tom Gerard is making the leap and becoming an independent business owner with Autosmart. Tom spent 14 years of his career supporting the Autosmart network of franchisees grow the...
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New Career Move for Project Director and Sales Director
11th February 2019Two new franchisees join the Autosmart team! Matt Stokes takes on the established Autosmart franchise close to where he grew up in Ashford. Working in Telecom Sales for 30 years, Matt wanted to leave the office behind and become his own boss. After carrying ou...
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Autosmart is the UK’s Best Van-Based Franchise 2018
18th December 2018Autosmart, the UK’s leading supplier of vehicle cleaning products to the trade is delighted to announce they scooped the Best Van Based Franchise at the Best Franchise Awards held at the Marriott hotel in Leicester this week. Autosmart were shortlisted on th...
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Autosmart: Finalist in the 2018 Best Franchise Awards
13th November 2018The 2018 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by Lloyds Bank, have announced Autosmart as one of the finalists in the Best Van Based Franchise category. These prestigious annual awards are unique as they are based on the actual feedback from franchisees who anonym...
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Autosmart Millenials Invest in their Future
8th August 2018Autosmart Millenials Invest in their Future Four new Autosmart franchisees join the Autosmart network this summer, three of whom are in their mid-twenties, making Autosmart a popular choice for millenials. Matt Richardson, aged 24, already has a taste of being...
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Autosmart Feature in Sunday Times Top 130
17th April 2018Autosmart have been listed in the Sunday Times Top 130 private companies with fast-growing profit. Autosmart are thrilled to be recognised by The Sunday Times as one of their UK companies to watch in “Profit Track Ones to Watch Shortlisted”, putting us in ...
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Autosmart Are Finalists in This Year’s British Franchisor of the Year Awards!
9th March 2018The annual bfa awards celebrate excellence in franchising and Autosmart are delighted to be selected as finalists this year. Martin Jeffers, the UK’s Franchise Sales Director, comments, “Having won the Franchisor of the Year Award 3 times since 2008, we ar...
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The Fantastic Four! New Autosmart Franchisees Make a Clean Start in 2018!
27th February 20182018 kicked off to a great start for Rob, Chris, John and David. They have all taken the leap and become the boss of their own Autosmart franchises. Rob Hanney hits the road in North Bristol taking over from Simon Duffell. Previously Rob ran his own valeting b...
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2017 Sees the Arrival of Three New Franchisees into the Autosmart International Network.
12th June 20172017 sees the arrival of three new franchisees into the Autosmart International network: Andrew Hetherington in Doncaster, John Nickels in Plymouth and Andy King in Derby. Andy King Andy, aged 38 from Ashbourne, had been working as a Police Officer since 2003....
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Join Autosmart – the BFA Award-Winning Van Franchise
24th September 2015Established in 1979, Autosmart is the UK’s largest supplier of vehicle cleaning products to the trade. Our franchisees operate from mobile showrooms within their own exclusive territories. They love life out on the road and stay with us for on average 12 yea...
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Autosmart’s latest trio of new starters have hit the road in Newport, Gateshead and Skipton.
15th September 2015Chris Brady, the new franchisee for Newport in South Wales spent the last 15 years working in the logistics industry in a range of jobs from Fleet Manager to more recently agency driving LGV & HGV jobs. Being in the automotive industry all hi...
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ATLAS: Bespoke Computer System Launched for Autosmart Franchisees
24th March 2015In a trial run by Autosmart and ONM Systems Ltd, Autosmart franchisees were found to run their business more effectively when they used a new bespoke computer-based support system called ATLAS (Autosmart Trade Logistics and Administration System). The ATLAS sy...
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Autosmart’s New Starter Alan Shannon is all Geared up for Success.
19th November 2014Autosmart’s Scottish network of franchisees is now complete with the arrival of Alan Shannon, the latest new Autosmart franchisee in the Ayrshire area. Alan, aged 33, tells us: “I was a joiner by trade and for the last three years I have been runnin...
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Autosmart’s Official Opening of Second Site
11th November 2014It’s been a momentous year for Autosmart, the UK’s leading vehicle cleaning product manufacturer, and what better way to celebrate their 35 years in business than with the official opening of their second site. Local dignitary Zaphne Stretton and Autosmart...
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Autosmart Welcome a Trio of New Franchisees
14th October 2014Three established Autosmart businesses have been snapped up by a trio of success seekers. Autosmart is a multi-award winning van franchise. They currently hold the bfa title of Franchisor of the Year for the third time in six years. With over 35 years of franc...
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Mark Garland-Jones, the latest Autosmart franchisee
17th July 2014Mark Garland-Jones, aged 55, is the latest Autosmart franchisee to hit the road. Mark is taking on an established van franchise in the Wakefield area and is no stranger to running his own business. Mark tells us, “I have spent the last eleven years working a...
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Double Win for Autosmart at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards
2nd July 2014Autosmart is thrilled to be awarded the prestigious title of Franchisor of the Year 2014. It’s the third time in the last six years that they have claimed the top accolade in UK franchising. They have also set a precedent by winning the first BFA Franchisee ...
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Autosmart Celebrates 35 Years with Record Sales
28th May 2014Autosmart the UK’s largest manufacturer of professional vehicle cleaning products, is celebrating 35 years in business this year. It’s doing so in style, with record turnover and as the only company shortlisted in two categories in the 2014 bfa HSBC Franch...
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Autosmart is shortlisted for two top BFA HSBC Franchise Awards
23rd April 2014Autosmart is proud to announce that they have been shortlisted for 2 prestigious bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards. Autosmart is excited to be shortlisted for the Franchisor of the Year and Franchisee Recruitment Awards. The Awards highlight outstanding a...
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