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Dyno-Rod Franchise

Dyno-Rod is one of the UK’s most respected brands and largest plumbing and drainage companies. Two franchise models - Drainage and Plumbing. Highly commended in BFA HSBC UK Franchisor of the Year 2024.

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At a Glance

Established: 1963

UK Presence: We are looking UK wide for franchisees for both Dyno-Rod Drainage and Dyno-Rod Plumbing.

Average start up cost: investment levels from £300,000+

Min personal contribution: £300K

Development type: Single/multi-territory management franchises available across the country

Franchise Membership: bfa Established

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Dyno-Rod: The most highly regarded name in drainage and plumbing

Part of the British Gas and Centrica plc family, Dyno-Rod has been a renowned leader in franchising for decades.

First established in 1963, Dyno-Rod is a founder member of the British Franchise Association (bfa) and is a powerhouse in the world of franchising. Some of our franchisees have operated their Dyno-Rod businesses for 30+ years!

Supported by our immense level of corporate backing and reputation for excellence, we have helped franchise owners build hugely profitable businesses under the trusted Dyno-Rod brand.

Our franchisees have a constant stream of work from the British Gas service contracts, as well as contracts to work at sites such as Costa Coffee, CBRE, British Gas, Amazon. One of our franchisees has the Royal Warrant serving King Charles’s Sandringham Estate!

Our Franchise Opportunity

This is a proven franchise opportunity, one of the oldest in the world! Dyno-Rod franchisees often build sizeable multi-territory, multi-service operations in either plumbing or drainage. Due to their commitment and hard work, established franchisees can enjoy healthy incomes, a good work/life balance and build a sizeable pension pot for their future. Many of the larger businesses command £1m+ valuations.

There are several routes into owning your own Dyno-Rod business with different levels of investment from £100k upwards.

Whether you are looking for a proven management franchise and have no experience of the sector or are an ambitious manager of an existing drainage business – please get in touch with one of the team at Dyno-Rod HQ to find out more.

Dyno-Rod Drainage

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Leading brand, lucrative sector

  • Stable service mix: profitable emergency work, repairs and recurring commercial contracts
  • Brand power: Dyno-Rod is synonymous with drain repairs across the UK
  • National and key accounts: regular work from big businesses in your territory(s)
  • Continuous demand: 24/7/365 for domestic and commercial customers
  • Fewer employees = less stress: start with a team of c.10 staff per territory
  • Truly recession resistant: unblocking drains is unaffected by the economy

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About you and your role

Franchisees come from a wide range of backgrounds, the most successful sharing an ability to manage their drainage engineers. 

This is not an absentee investment opportunity, your role as franchisee and business owner is to lead your team, ensure an exceptional level of customer service is delivered and focus on growing your business, with guidance and support available for you at every stage. 

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Dyno-Rod Plumbing

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Multi-van Management Business with HUGE potential

Start your business with:

  • Established customer base
  • Contracts in place
  • A fleet of mobile engineers
  • An office with training and parts unit
  • HUGE potential for growth

Dyno-Rod Plumbing is a vast marketplace in both residential and commercial spaces – and with Dyno-Rod there is an enormous opportunity to gain further market share. People know and trust the brand, therefore they are prepared to pay a premium over your local competition.

From national accounts like the British Gas service contract, to local residential and commercial plumbing emergencies and installation projects, your business has a huge market to serve – with demand unaffected by economic uncertainty.

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About you and your role

This is a management business where your role is to lead your team of engineers, managers and administrators. It’s different every day with new challenges that will keep life interesting and rewarding.

You will need to be an adaptable people-person, an excellent manager with the ability to create and maintain a culture of excellence.

Once you have a trusted management team in place running your business you will be able to enjoy an excellent work/life balance and your role elevates to overseeing and directing your senior team.

Dyno-Rod franchisees come from varied backgrounds

Dyno-Rod franchisees often build sizeable multi-territory, multi-service operations. Due to their commitment and hard work, established franchisees can enjoy healthy incomes, a good work/life balance and build a sizeable return for their future personal or business plans: many of the larger businesses command £1m+ valuations.

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World-class systems and support

Your business support team at Centrica plc (Dyno-Rod’s parent company) is led by long-standing franchisee advocates, leaders who are driving the next exciting era for Dyno-Rod business owners.

  • World-class business information and management systems to empower you with the reporting and insight you need to manage and grow your business.
  • Out-of-hours enquiry handling, job bookings and cashflow admin by an inhouse team mainly located at Centrica’s Stockport offices.
  • HR, Legal and H&S guidance from leading consultants helping to ensure you can keep your business operations compliant.
  • A national and key accounts sales team that win work for franchisees, adding to your locally won emergency residential and commercial contracts.
  • Long-standing experienced team of business coaches who provide one-2-one in-territory guidance and support covering every element of your business.

Your Business Journey

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