What a Week! Awards, Headlines and a Microsoft Meltdown!

As I write this week’s newsletter, we’re currently sitting here without emails or access to any of the Microsoft products we use to run our business!

And strangely enough, my overwhelming feeling is what a great business we run! Find out why in my article below.

It’s also been a fantastic week at Haus Maids, with plenty to celebrate. We’ve been congratulating our newly crowned Franchisee of the Year, and it’s been wonderful to see news of her achievement spreading into the local media. You can read more about that below too.

We’ve also had some exciting news confirmed this week about a major new sponsorship for Haus Maids. I can’t reveal too much just yet, but I’ll be sharing more about that over the coming weeks!

I hope you have a fabulous week, and as always, if you’d like to have a conversation with me about owning your own Haus Maids franchise, please do get in touch.

Richard

She’s Done It Again! Danielle Makes It Two Years Running!

A huge congratulations to Danielle Lenton, owner of Haus Maids Chandler’s Ford, who has been crowned Haus Maids Franchisee of the Year 2026, making it two consecutive years she’s taken home the top award!

It’s a fantastic achievement and recognition of the hard work, dedication and commitment Danielle puts into running her business.

But the celebrations haven’t stopped at the awards!

This week, Danielle’s success made the local headlines, with the Hampshire Chronicle publishing an article celebrating her achievement.

At Haus Maids, we believe winning an award should be about more than receiving a trophy. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to generate positive publicity, strengthen a business’s local reputation and introduce the brand to potential new customers.

That’s why we’ve been working to help Danielle turn her award-winning success into valuable local media coverage.

It’s another example of how our franchisees benefit from being part of a wider network, where individual achievements can create opportunities for the businesses behind them.

Read Danielle’s story in the Hampshire Chronicle

Friday the 13th Strikes! But the Cleaning Goes On…

You couldn’t make it up! Friday the 13th lived up to its reputation this week when a major Microsoft outage caused chaos for businesses around the world.

With Outlook, Teams and other Microsoft services experiencing widespread problems, businesses found themselves unable to access emails and essential systems, bringing parts of their working day to a standstill.

We weren’t completely unaffected at Haus Maids either. Technology plays an important role in running our business, and disruptions certainly make life more challenging.

But while computers were struggling, our cleaning teams were still out cleaning homes!

And it got us thinking about something increasingly important in today’s world.

As more businesses become entirely dependent on technology, there’s something reassuring about owning a business that provides a real, hands-on service.

Of course, we use technology to make our operations more efficient, but ultimately our business is built around people delivering a service that customers need, regardless of what’s happening in the digital world.

You can’t clean a house with an email, and a Microsoft outage doesn’t make the dust disappear!

Perhaps Friday the 13th was a timely reminder that sometimes the most traditional businesses have some very modern advantages.

Thinking about owning a Haus Maids franchise?

If you haven’t already, download our Franchise Information Pack from this website. Once you’ve had a chance to read through it, get in touch with Richard, who’ll be delighted to answer any questions you have and talk you through the opportunity.