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Dream Doors Franchise

Dream Doors franchisees manage their own kitchen renovation showroom - without the need to fit a kitchen themselves. Management/Retail franchise. Over 96 showrooms across the UK.

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At a Glance

Established: 1999

UK Presence: Over 96 independently operated franchise showrooms across the UK.

Average start up cost: £85,000

Min personal contribution: £35,000

Development type: Single-unit franchises; multi-unit franchises

Franchise Membership: bfa Established




Franchise Info

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Earn £150,000+ a year with this multi-award winning and recession-proof franchise

Dream Doors is the UK's largest kitchen makeover brand, with almost 100 showrooms throughout the country.

You don’t need any previous experience to run a franchise like this, but you will need a strong work ethic and willingness to learn. And if you have that, you’ll quickly start earning a SIX FIGURE INCOME with this multi award-winning, FULL BFA member franchise.

The home improvement sector is thriving, and with the Dream Doors unique business model your earnings are futureproofed too. Annual net profits of £150,000+ are being achieved right now, so you can rest assured that, if you work hard, you’ll earn a substantial income for years to come.

Your role as a franchisee

The Dream Doors franchise is a white-collar, sales and management business and, as such, you won’t ever be on the tools.  You therefore DON'T NEED any kitchen experience or practical skills, we’ll train you in kitchen products, their terminology and our methodology – all you need is the drive and determination to succeed.

We will help you find the perfect kitchen installation team who typically work on a sub-contracted basis. This means you can focus on meeting your customers and making more sales.

Many of our franchises are husband and wife teams or family businesses, whereas others are owned by talented individuals. Whichever way you choose to set up your operation, we’ll be there to help you every step of the way. As the business owner, you’ll:

  • Visit customers’ homes
  • Design kitchen makeovers
  • Project manage installs
  • Lead your own team
  • Be in control of your diary
  • Maximise local marketing
  • Leverage brand awareness
  • Deliver outstanding service
Dream Doors kitchen

Your future is safe with Dream Doors

Average annual sales from a franchised showroom are now £750,000+. And that can deliver you a six-figure income. Follow our proven business model, though, and you’ll achieve MORE THAN £1MILLION in yearly turnover, enjoying much higher earnings as a result of that growth.

With around 80% of jobs bought by people aged 60+, Dream Doors has a growing core customer base that has the most disposable income, but is less affected by economic uncertainty or job cuts.

Brand turnover has trebled in the last five years with like-for-like sales increasing every year. And despite the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, the network have recorded some stellar individual monthly performances.

£149,552 by Worcester in January

£202,155 by Stirling in July

£137,729 by Gloucester in February

£135,319 by Beverley in August

£105,930 by Cambridge in May

£222,766 by Stoke in September

£105,115 by Swansea in June

£152,553 by Ayrshire in September

£140,512 by Wakefield in July

£182,343 by Nottingham in October

£118,761 by Gateshead in July

£116,425 by Southampton in November

Dream Doors franchisees winning award

An award-winning brand founded in 1999

Dream Doors has won 15 industry trophies - we are:

  • Full members of the British Franchise Association (bfa)
  • DOUBLE WINNERS in the bfa's Franchisor of the Year Awards
  • Winners in the government-backed National Training Awards
  • TEN-time winners in the Franchise Marketing Awards
  • Accredited by the independent monitoring scheme, Checkatrade 
  • Ranked 13th in the HSBC Elite Franchise Top 100 franchise companies for 2023
  • Part of Neighbourly, the world’s largest group of 30+ Home Service brands
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Dream Doors franchisees David and Kate Howle

£1.7 Million sold in the last year!

Top of the tree last year were David & Kate Howle of Dream Doors Worcester who sold £1.7Million – and a total of more than £7 Million in their first 5 years!

Industry-leading training and support

Most people buy a franchise for help and support. And to get going quickly while minimising costly mistakes! That’s why you'll receive a 13-week induction programme – covering all aspects of running a successful kitchen business – that gets you out selling and making money from the outset.

You’ll also have regular, ongoing visits from a dedicated in-territory support manager experienced in kitchens, sales, finance and business coaching.

Plus, we’ll help you find the perfect kitchen installation team who, typically, work on a sub-contracted basis. This means you can focus on meeting your customers and making more sales.

customer looking at a dream doors kitchen

Dream Doors only earns when you do

Dream Doors only gets paid when you make a sale, through management services fees which are reduced once annual targets are met. This means the more you sell, the less you pay. And, of course, you only pay when you’ve been paid!
What to do next

If you are motivated and comfortable in a sales and managerial role – with approximately £35,000 in liquid start-up capital (additional funding is available) – we’d love to hear from you.

Dream Doors hosts regular regional Discovery Days for serious candidates. Get in touch now to find out how you could meet the team, or to simply request an information pack.

Contact us TODAY to find out more about this opportunity.

Dream Doors franchise training session

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Director of Franchise Recruitment


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Dream Doors Franchise Resales

Success Stories

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Success Story
South African couple move to UK to tap into mature market

South African couple Gary and Hayley Ashe relocated to Britain to tap into its ‘mature’ franchising market. They wanted to find a way to earn a good take-home salary while balancing the responsibility of raising three young children. Gary and Hayley opted to open a Dream Doors franchise showroom covering Woking and Guildford for the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company. 

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"It's a superb model and the training is first-rate"

“In my business life I’ve received a lot of training, but the support we’ve had from Dream Doors has been more professional than anything I’ve experienced before. It’s also a superb business model.”

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Franchisee Launches During Lockdown and Turns Over £200k

Launching a Dream Doors kitchen showroom weeks before a national lockdown has not stopped Neil O’Boyle achieving a high turnover. After completing his initial training, the owner of Dream Doors Gateshead and Sunderland enjoyed only two weeks of normal trading before Covid-19 movement restrictions were imposed. Rather than wait for lockdown to end, Neil finished fitting out his showroom, hired full-time staff and booked socially-distanced customer appointments. Keeping his appointments diary full has allowed Neil to turn over more than £200,000 in the last three months as lockdown measures have begun to ease. 

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Dream Doors franchisee explains appeal of business model

After working as an engineer for most of his life, Simon Herbert took the leap into running his own business two years ago and opened Dream Doors Gloucester.  Despite being drawn to franchising for some time, Simon said no one was more surprised than he was when he decided to take on a showroom for the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company.

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FRANCHISEE FOCUSING ON MAKING SALES TO SUPPORT GROWING FAMILY

VISHAL Amin has found a way to balance spending time with his growing family and earning a great take home salary with Dream Doors. The former investment banker joined the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company earlier this year and is now the director of Dream Doors Surrey and Sussex.

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Mum, Dad, Don and Daughter working together for Dream Doors!

CHANGING career direction has given Wilson Craig the chance to work alongside his family. Wilson worked as a transport consultant in the Middle East for eight years before joining Dream Doors, the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company. Now he can work alongside his wife Patrice, daughter Jenna and son Adam running their own showroom in Prestwick, Ayrshire.

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News

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Latest peer-to-peer training sessions a hit with Dream Doors franchisees and staff

Even before most people had taken down their Christmas decorations, Dream Doors was hosting its first peer-to-peer training workshops of 2024. These sessions, which are free to attend for all franchisees and any member of their team, were held at Neighbourly’s training centre in Northamptonshire.

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16 Dream Doors franchisees top £1M in revenue each

16 Dream Doors franchisees sold £1million or more in 2023. The highest performing branch, based in Worcester, sold £1.63M, while second place went to ex-kitchen fitter David McLeod from Dream Doors North Glasgow, who increased his sales by 20%. What’s even more impressive is David only started in 2020, taking over from a retiring franchisee for whom he’d worked for since 2013. Other Dream Doors locations to top £1M in revenue last year include areas as diverse as Southampton, Stoke and Swansea; Wakefield, West Nottingham and Woking - while franchise owners in Bath, Croydon and West Edinburgh hit seven figures for the very first time.

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Dream Doors releases new customer journey video

Dream Doors has released a new video that outlines its customers’ journey, from making an initial enquiry, through the planning and installation phase, to finally enjoying their newly transformed kitchen. In just three-and-a-half minutes, it shows how the company can remove the stress and uncertainty that surround large home improvement projects. In fact, it is because of the simplicity and speed of a kitchen makeover – as well as Dream Doors’ renowned customer service and trusted local presence – that well over 100,000 projects have already been successfully completed nationwide.

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Dream Doors franchise for sale in Herts

This is a rare, and very exciting opportunity, for you to take over a Dream Doors showroom in Hertfordshire. The brand is well known, and a showroom is ready for you to move into. All you need is the drive and determination to emulate the top Dream Doors franchisees – those that earn more than £200,000 a year!

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Dream Doors wins Innovation of the Year Award

Dream Doors has won Innovation of the Year Award, sponsored by BusinessesForSale.com, at 2023’s Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100) awards ceremony. Held at the Tower Hotel, London, the gala evening recognised the foremost UK franchisors within an industry worth in excess of £15bn. The trophy topped a successful night for Dream Doors, as the brand also jumped four places to rank 13th in the UK’s top 100 franchisors.

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Dream Doors makes Elite Franchise's Top 100 for 6th year running

Brackley-based kitchen makeover company, Dream Doors has once again been voted one the UK’s top franchised businesses. In the hotly contested HSBC EF100 awards, Dream Doors moved up in the rankings for the 6th year in succession, rising to 13th place for 2023.

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Videos

Synopsis

Take a look at this video tour of our new Training Centre, opened in the summer. The site, based in the grounds of the Grade II*-listed Cams Hall Estate in Fareham, Hampshire, was a major milestone in Dream Doors’ development, adding the infrastructure required to support 100 franchisees by the end of this year. Find out how you could become a franchisee of the biggest name in kitchen makeovers, despite having no previous kitchen industry experience. And take advantage of all of the investment Dream Doors has made in its training and support of new franchisees, which could help you to becoming the next million pound Dream Doors showroom. Just 19 territories are available nationwide, so get in touch with the company today to find out which areas are on the market close to you.

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