Merry Maids – The Domestic Cleaning Franchise
Merry Maids is part of the ServiceMaster group and a leader in the home cleaning service industry which is worth more than £4.7 billion.
A Merry Maids domestic cleaning franchise is a fantastic business opportunity, operating in a multi-billion-pound industry. This market is set to grow, and with more than 26.4 million homes in the UK, there’s a great deal of potential homes that need cleaning!
Who Are We? What Do We Do?
Merry Maids was established almost 40 years ago and operates internationally. In the UK we have almost 100 franchised businesses operating under license and in territory. Merry Maids is part of the ServiceMaster family of brands.
Employed teams of maids provide regular and one-off, spring cleans and end of tenancy cleans, following the Merry Maids’ cleaning systems, using our unique products to homes within your specially selected and unique territory.
Why Choose Merry Maids?
Choosing a franchisor to partner up with can be a tough decision, and we understand that. You may have already chosen an industry, a trade or a solution and be looking for a franchisor for a ‘best fit’. Interestingly, many of our franchisees didn’t actually choose domestic cleaning before their franchise journey, they chose us as a franchisor to work with.
Confidence in a franchisor you partner up with is key and for your peace of mind, ServiceMaster have been franchising for almost 60 years and have over 700 franchised units across the UK operating under 5 fantastic brands.
As a Merry Maids franchisee, you can benefit from the following:
- No experience is necessary! Full training is provided (read more below)
- Flexibility – you can work from home, no evenings, weekends or bank holidays
- Enjoy up to 35% profit margins and up to 90% recurring income
- Brand Management System – Built by franchisees for franchisees
- Low set up costs
- Proven money-making model – Merry Maids unique and methodical process of domestic cleaning
- Recognised brand (almost 40 years old) and unique Merry Maids territory
- Support from a team of qualified franchise professionals – Operations, Marketing, HR, IT
- Established franchise network for advice & support
- Website, Marketing & PR launch
- Exclusive Merry Maids/ServiceMaster products & equipment
- Franchise Support Centre – a team of over 50 individuals dedicated to supporting all of our franchised businesses and national customers
Training
The all new, three-week training academy provides new franchisees with practical and theoretical training for each aspect of managing a Merry Maids franchise. The three-week academy includes two weeks of classroom training, covering business operations and management, marketing and publicity, financial management and support and a further week of on-the-job training with an existing franchisee.
Ongoing training, support and tools are also easy to obtain over the phone, in person and via our online portal where you can access further information, advice & business tools such as business and marketing plan templates, ‘how to’ guides and the operations manual. You are never alone with a ServiceMaster franchise.
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Merry Maids Franchisee Featured in Franchise Magazine
27th April 2018Nicky Morris, franchisee for Merry Maids Fylde & Blackpool, has been nominated as one of the most inspirational and successful women in the franchise industry according to Franchise Magazine. Nicky has been a Merry Maids franchisee since 2002 and is part ...
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New Franchisee for Wigan and East Lancs
20th April 2018Former respite care coordinator and customer sales advisor Angelika Bonomally has taken over the Merry Maids of Wigan & East Lancs, which is a franchise of ServiceMaster. Merry Maids has been trading across Wigan for nearly 20 years, but was founded in th...
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From Banking to Business Entrepreneur
17th April 2018Gina Glendinning has entered the world of domestic cleaning in Wakefield and South Leeds and has vowed to exceed customer expectations in her new role. Gina is now the proud owner of Merry Maids of Wakefield and South Leeds, which is a franchise of ServiceMast...
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Merry Maids Receives Two New Investors to the Network
4th April 2017Merry Maids, one of the UK’s leading domestic cleaning franchises, has welcomed two new investors into its network, Mylin Lasham and Gary Rolfe. Mylin Lasham chose to invest in an existing franchise territory in Moray, near to Inverness from long-standing an...
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Merry Maids of Inverness raises £580 for Highland Hospice
21st July 2016A domestic cleaning franchise in Inverness has raised £580 for local charity, Highland Hospice after taking part in the Run for Colour event in the town. Five members of the Merry Maids of Inverness team, who have provided domestic cleaning services to reside...
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Cleaning company makes donation to Brian House Children’s Hospice
24th May 2016An award-winning, domestic cleaning business in Blackpool has donated £630 to Brian House Children’s Hospice after raising funds via its Customer Loyalty Scheme. Merry Maids, which operates across Blackpool, Fylde and Preston launched the option of a £5 do...
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Cleaning Up: Inverness franchise wins top award
19th May 2016A domestic cleaning franchise in Inverness has beaten over 70 other businesses to the top award within the national franchise network it operates in. Merry Maids of Inverness owner Bill Grant, a franchisee of ServiceMaster Limited, picked up the Dallen Peterso...
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Family-run cleaning company in Stafford celebrates 20 years of service
4th April 2016An award-winning, family-run, domestic cleaning company in Stafford is celebrating 20 years of service to its loyal customer base. Merry Maids of Stafford, which is a franchise of one the world’s leading and largest domestic cleaning companies, Merry Maids, ...
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Lanarkshire family business invests in second generation
11th March 2016A local entrepreneur has invested in her domestic cleaning business after employing her daughter to maintain the company’s high standards of customer service as it expands. Angela and David Greenwood launched their domestic cleaning business, Merry Maids of ...
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Spring in her step: New owner for Ilkley & Skipton cleaning franchise
11th March 2016With the spring cleaning season approaching, an established domestic cleaning franchise serving Ilkley and Skipton has been bought out by local businesswoman, Emma Cabry. Yorkshire-born and bred, Emma, 35, chose to leave her 17-year management career to invest...
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Merry Maids Operation Manager Helping to end Polio in India
11th March 2016Merry Maids brand operations manager and local Rotarian from Grantham, Catriona Berry and her husband Peter, have returned after joining fellow Rotarians for National Immunisation Day in India to immunise thousands of children against Polio. Catriona said: “...
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Merry Maids Open Day
9th March 2016Want to run your own business but worry you won’t have the support you need to be successful? Merry Maids already has the formula to success. Under the experienced franchisor ServiceMaster Ltd, Merry Maids has been an internationally recognised brand for...
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Merry Maids launches in Melton Mowbray and Loughborough
6th January 2016National domestic cleaning franchise, Merry Maids has welcomed businesswoman, Lynnette Romeril as its latest investor in Merry Maids of Melton Mowbray and Loughborough. The local franchise operates across north Leicestershire, serving a potential 80,000 custom...
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Merry Maids Blackpool & Fylde opens Preston office
6th January 2016An award-winning domestic cleaning company is expanding its operation by opening an office in Preston as it looks to develop the business further. Currently serving customers in Blackpool and Fylde since 2002, business owners Nicky Morris is being joined by he...
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York Employee Celebrates 20th Anniversary
6th January 2016The business manager of a York-based domestic cleaning company is celebrating her 20th year working for the business. Julica Room, known as Julie, began working for Merry Maids of York and Harrogate in 1995. During this time, she has seen the company grow rapi...
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Solihull couple expand cleaning empire on its 10th anniversary
29th August 2014A local entrepreneurial couple has expanded their domestic cleaning franchise operation by purchasing the license for Solihull, 10 years after they purchased their first franchise territory. Tom and Julie Jackson, owners of Merry Maids franchises in Dudley, Bi...
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New jobs for Teesside as cleaning franchise under new ownership
14th August 2014A domestic cleaning franchise operating across Teesside is taking on new staff after being sold to a local entrepreneurial couple, who plan to develop the business to significantly increase the turnover in the next 12 months. Paul and Joanne Nicholson from Tee...
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Local company celebrates 15 years in business
10th July 2014Domestic cleaning firm, Merry Maids of Sutton Coldfield, which is part of national franchisor ServiceMaster, is celebrating its 15th year in business. Owned and operated by local businesswomen, Helen Cook (33) and Becky Hewitt (31), the company employs 12 memb...
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Merry Maids welcomes a new franchise owner!
23rd December 2013ServiceMaster are delighted to announce that Richard Brimblecombe has become the latest franchise owner to join the Merry Maids network, where he now operates the Bedford area. No stranger to running his own business, Richard has previously operated his own mu...
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Merry Maids to the rescue as DIY screams SOS
2nd February 2013Merry Maids’ cleaning professionals were left on tenterhooks recently as they waited to see if they appeared in an episode of BBC1’s DIY SOS! In the show, a family are nominated to receive the completion of their half-finished home DIY project by the expe...
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Merry Maids bfa Franchisee Award
11th October 2012In October 2012, the business owners of the Merry Maids Stafford franchise were delighted when they became regional finalists in the Franchisee of the Year 2012 Award, organised by the British Franchise Association (BFA). The Franchisee of the Year Award is th...
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"ServiceMaster Ltd.’s franchise offerings are historically successful in the residential services market I had identified as being appropriate to the geographical area in which I wished to operate. I would recommend anyone interested to investigate ServiceMas..." Read More...
Bill Grant, Merry Maids Inverness Franchisee
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"Having decided on a cleaning franchise, Merry Maids offered the best model for my requirements – employing staff and personal involvement with customers. Merry Maids offered the most cost efficient model for running this kind of business and I found the team..." Read More...
Nicola Morris, Merry Maids Fylde & Blackpool & Preston Franchisee
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"Training not only taught me everything I needed to know about running a Merry Maids franchise, but it also gave me the opportunity to gain practical experience with a fellow franchisee; so I knew exactly what to expect when I started." Read More...
Patricia Malley
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"Started with one franchise 15 years ago and now I own four areas, employing in excess of 40 members of staff. Head office give as much support as you want or need and the network of other business owners is fantastic!" Read More...
Tom Jackson, Franchisee of Merry Maids Dudley, Solihull, Wolverhampton & South Birmingham
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"I’ve had experience of working closely with clients and managing a team but my dream has always been to run my own business and employ my own staff. With Merry Maids, I have this opportunity and I’m looking forward to growing my customer base and employing..." Read More...
Mike Smurthwaite
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