| Bishops Stortford Franchisee | Tom & Lacey Davies |
| Opening Date | 2019 |
| Current Turnover | £175,000 ( 2022 ) |
The training course was really detailed, we carried out classroom practice and practical activities demonstrating the day-to-day running of the business.
All of our questions are answered and at no point did we feel our questions were discounted or undermined but answered fully with reassurance where necessary.
Dealing with Haus Maids Head Office has been a pleasure, they are very professional and supportive.
Haus Maids Bishops Stortford was our second franchised location opening in May 2019. Husband and wife team Tom & Lacey Davies took on the franchise for Bishops Stortford after meeting with our head office team and deciding to join our growing brand.
Tom worked in recruitment prior to Haus Maids & Lacey a Deputy Head teacher at a local school. They live local to the area with their three small children.
They made a fantastic start to their new business and within six months had a monthly turnover of £6000 and was increasing month on month until March 2020.
In March 2020, just ten months after opening like most business in the UK they were forced to pause their business while the country went into its first lockdown due to Covid19. During this period Tom & Lacey worked hard to keep in touch with their clients and employees and upon returning in the June 2020 came back with even more clients than when they paused in March. Of course, the subsequent restrictions played a part in the speed of the business growth, however they have worked so hard to grow back and now have a fantastic successful business that is growing month on month.
Why did you Choose Haus Maids?
“Tom and I have long decided we would like to run our own business,however we never knew what that would be! Interestingly, Tom found an advertisement online which showed the franchise Haus Maids. This immediately drew us in as we liked the branding which was our first impression of the business. It was modern, eye catching, and the wording was appealing. Our investigation into the franchise began, fuelling our interest further. On meeting Rich Knight, the founder, we felt that his approach was very honest about how we as franchisees would go about establishing the business and the potential growth it could offer us, which ticked a lot of our boxes for that we would like to achieve.
How has the support from Haus Maid Head Office been?
Support from head office has always been there whenever we have required it, you cannot ask for any more than that when investing into a new franchise.
How has the support from Haus Maid Head Office been?
The most challenging part of the business has been to temporarily close due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, it came at a time where we had started growing at a fast pace, we have learnt a huge amount from this period, and it has not dampened our appetite for the business one bit.
What has the most challenging part of running your franchise been?
The most challenging part of the business has been to temporarily close due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Unfortunately, it came at a time where we had started growing at a fast pace, we have learnt a huge amount from this period, and it has not dampened our appetite for the business one bit.
What has been the best bit of running your Franchise?
The best part of owning our franchise has been having the opportunity to work within local communities and supporting charities and getting involved with local events to advertise our business. Also, although we have put a huge amount of work into the business, it has allowed us the flexibility to have a healthy work-life balance with our young family.