A Portsmouth man’s New Year’s resolution is to make a new start, launching a cleaning and hygiene supplies business in the Chichester area. Former regional manager Mario Erispé has signed up as the latest franchisee for Europe’s leading cleaning and hygiene supplier company Chemex. Mario made the decision to become his own boss when he opted for redundancy after 18 years in his previous role.

 

“I was at a career crossroads following a restructure where my role was made redundant, I took this option as I wanted to run my own business” he said.

 

“I’d had experience in retail sales at the start of my career and have had extensive customer service and management training in my previous role, so I wanted to utilise these skills while being in control of my own destiny”.

 

“Running a franchise seemed to be the perfect solution as it offered the freedom of running my own business with support and training on hand when I needed it”.

 

“Chemex came highly recommended, with a great package, induction and ongoing support, as well as a strong range of products.”

 

Mario is now targeting businesses in Chichester and the surrounding areas and will be initially focusing on hospitality and healthcare companies amongst others.

 

He’s confident the business will grow rapidly over the coming months as Chemex offers a managed service solution not just product sales.

 

“One of the key strengths of the Chemex solution is that we offer a full free site survey and also advice and training to our clients,” he said.

 

“It’s more than just selling, we provide a service, keep clients informed of changing legislation, new products, ensure their cleaning regime is up to date and meet their business requirements.”