to sunshine65
J.K.(UK) say they will do a better job for the same money. This is just a line in the sales rubbish.
They actually ask a customer, what the budget is, make the measurements (inaccurately) fit the budget then give a cheaper quote regardless, even if the price does not give the franchisee the time to clean the premises properly. It then becomes a franchisee problem,
THEY NEVER DO A BETTER JOB FOR THE SAME MONEY.
They used to tell the franchisee to clean at 45 to 55% labour (don't know what it is now), 25% franchisee profit (supposedly), 15% franchisee fees the rest on chemicals and equipment (which J.K. rip the franchisee off with the prices made to pay). So tell me how can J.K.(UK) do a better job when a self employed operative can clean at 70% labour, if needed, and get cheaper chemicals & equipment.
Also J.K. (UK) franchisee training was rubbish. They used to teach how to strip and seal a floor on a piece on linoleum in the garage in Kingston. Great when you have a 100,000 sq ft floor to strip & seal. I think not.
How do you think they need all the salesmen to get all the new contracts just to stand still? Because they lose as many contracts as they sell because because of poor performance. their turnover has been around £10 million for the last decade or so and include inflation in their turnover they must have lost about 30 to 40% of what they were doing a decade ago.
ALSO THE TURNOVER IN FRANCHISEES IS ASTRONOMICALLY HIGH! WHY?
If J.K.(UK) ar so wonderful ask them how they lost all the hotel chains they were cleaning (with the exception of the hotels Mr. Flick was cleaning, I don't know if he is still a franchisee) because they were no good at it.
BEWARE OF JANI KING (GB)