Invest in a Franchise

The Metro Rod success story is all about real people achieving real results. Our 43+ Metro Rod professional members are all driven individuals, family teams, or partnerships, with a passion for providing a first-class service.

If you have strong business acumen, good people skills, initial investment funds* and the ambition to own a highly successful, local franchise business, we think you’ll fit in perfectly! Previous careers involving leadership, business development, project management, commercial selling or civil engineering all have very relevant transferable skills, but we can provide industry-leading training in all aspects of running a commercial drainage company.

Our entry level price for a Metro Rod Franchise location is £50k, we currently have 10 of these opportunities available. Finance is available to help spread the cost. You will also need to consider the start-up costs of a new business, including drainage vans. Contact us for more information and we will do our best to find a solution that helps you on the road to business ownership.

Established franchise resales are priced individually. See our list of available locations and request more information.

Our Metro Plumb franchise requires a lower minimum investment, starting from £8,000 and requires the applicant to be a qualified plumber or be able to partner with one. Please see our Metro Plumb website for more details.

We currently have drainage franchises available in:

• Gatwick
• Sussex
• Maidstone
• Canterbury
• North Scotland
• Dundee
• Aberdeen
• Edinburgh
• Gloucestershire
• Exeter

Contact Tracey Cockerton tracey.cockerton@metrorod.co.uk

Even if the location you’re looking for isn’t listed, get in touch so we can understand your exact requirements, we may have a more suitable area soon to be released that we can tell you about.

For a resale no, we have a complete training program that can support you in learning every aspect of the business. They also come with a complete team of staff, managing the day to day.

For entry level areas, experience in drainage or a connected industry such as civil engineering, construction, plant and machinery a benefit.

As a management franchise, many of your skills and experiences will be transferrable. All we ask is you have the ambition and drive to grow the business, and we will support you with the rest.

Approx. 30%* this is an average across all our UK businesses. Differences can occur, but this is a general guide to what can be expected.

*This is not guaranteed

We are proud to say we have some franchisees that have been with us for more than 20 years. The current average is 13 years.

Primarily commercial clients require our services. However, there is an element of domestic work, and we welcome efforts to grow this market.

National Account work is generated by Metro Rod’s Support Centre; these are large, sometimes nationwide contracts. Local commercial customers would be found and managed by the local franchisee.

We have a great relationship with HSBC and can introduce you to a franchise funding specialist who knows our business. On average, they support you with 70% LTV funding.

Royalties known as MSF are deducted from the sales. We have several relief schemes that provide kickbacks to support franchisee growth. The better you do, the better we do a true win-win partnership.

£240 is the average job value. However, work can vary from a simple call out and first-time fix to requiring further recommendation work for complete repairs. No two jobs are ever the same; it keeps things exciting and provides no limits on what you can earn.

Metro Rod is a 24/7 business, so the minimum requirement is 2 engineers and 2 vans. As a rule of thumb, you require another engineer for every £100k of turnover.

Many of the businesses come with existing vans and equipment; however, we have several suppliers we work closely with if you need to replace or add additional equipment. Our technical team is on hand if you need them to ensure you get the best value for money.

Our connections can help secure discounts and before market offers.

Yes, Metro Rod are proud long-term members of the BFA.

5 years with an option to renew for a further 5 years. The process is easy. We require your latest business plan for the next term.

£900,000 with 35% of franchisees now achieving sales of over £1m, and several achieving sales of over £1.5m.

Get in touch via our web form, email, or telephone. Our Franchise Recruitment Manager will provide more information and when you are ready to organise a call to chat through your plans. You will have a single dedicated contact throughout the whole process, on hand to answer as many questions for as long as it takes. We can look at the individual accounts for the business you are buying, so you are confident of exactly how it’s performing. We can support you with finance and business planning, arrange your training and support you through the takeover process.

Yes, you are very welcome to do this. In fact, we encourage it; it’s a great way to get reassurance and ask questions of the people that were once in the same position as you.

We provide a tailored course that combines some external courses time spent with the support centre team, and we will even send you out into the field. Coupled with visits to other depos, we try to provide you with a well-rounded experience that gives you the confidence to step into your new role.

Designed to suit you, whether you’re keen to complete it as quickly as possible or spread it over several weeks, we can work around you.

We are here for you, each department, whether it’s the call handler in the 24/7 call centre. The marketing team is developing the next online campaign, IT creating reports to give you a better insight into your business, or our sales team winning the next contract. You have a large team of dedicated individuals all busy behind the scenes supporting you.

We have a wide range of services, follow this link to read about them and a brief description of what they include.

https://www.metrorod.co.uk/services/

Metro Plumb is part of our group providing a complete plumbing service to customers. You are invited to explore both brands, as they offer different opportunities. Please visit the website for more information.

https://metroplumb.co.uk/