The Fourth Room

Between them, they have a wealth of over 30 years of gardening industry experience, along with a friendship spanning the same distance. The family/friendship style of management that is the essence of our business, is carefully cultivated and extended to everyone who joins the business. As the franchise network grows, we aim to keep a family-run business attitude throughout the entirety of The Fourth Room franchise brand.

For a low investment, The Fourth Room® provides the opportunity to establish your own successful professional garden care business with a format designed for success. Our quick start-up time means you will be up & running in a matter of weeks!

Franchising allows you to open your business as part of an established brand, meaning time and effort spent creating a corporate image and credibility is not needed.

Franchise operators are assigned to their own dedicated territory which is protected and based around your designated postcode area, with enough customer potential to grow a healthy business.

Franchising allows you to grow your business faster and with lower risk than if you go it alone.

Training & Support

All new Franchise operators complete an induction training course- this is an intensive course that is designed to teach you the skills needed to run your own ‘The Fourth Room ® Professional Garden Care’ business. The training covers all aspects of physical gardening work, as well as the technical elements of managing and growing a garden maintenance business.

Below are some of the areas covered during the induction:

• Core Garden Maintenance Skills & Techniques
• Exceeding customer satisfaction
• Safe & Appropriate Tool Use
• Accurate Job Quoting
• Securing new contracts
• Diary Management / Planning

Support is a key element to the success of our franchise operators, we help keep you on the path to business success. Our business format is tried and tested – so we know where you may need support, and the best advice and guidance to give, depending on your position.

Some of the key areas of support we offer to our franchise operators are seen below:

• Marketing
• Business & financial planning
• Accounts & Administration
• On-the-job training
• Business Manuals
• Dedicated Franchise Manager

Work / Life Balance & Rewards in Franchising

Franchising is rewarding in many ways, we believe the two key rewards that come with starting your own franchise are the control you will now take over your own work-life balance & the financial rewards that come with running your own business.

With our support, you can take your franchise business as far and as fast as you want to, and enjoy enhanced rewards. By working hard and committing to the business, you drive how large your business will be and how much money you will earn.

Franchisees are also able to take a step back from working on the tools once the business is well established, their concentration is then based on managing & growing the business.