Category: franchise support

  • Autumn Training

    Autumn Training

    Autumn training was a red letter day on the Ed’s calendar earlier this month. We arranged a session for our fabulous group of Ed’s business owners to get together and enjoy an afternoon of different training topics. In Ed’s we use a raft of different platforms for our frequent training sessions and Zoom has its…

  • Gardening Business Training for Success

    Gardening Business Training for Success

    Gardening Business Growth… The Masterclass… We had a really excellent Ed’s gardening business franchise training session last week. Many of our Ed’s Operators attended a fantastic workshop.  It was run by local businessman … Phil Harrison. Phil has experience of successfully growing a significant gardening business over a period of thirty years into what is currently…

  • Is everything in the garden still rosy for Dave?

    Is everything in the garden still rosy for Dave?

    Dave Laing joined Ed’s Garden Services in the Spring of 2017 to run his Ed’s business in Andover. On paper, it certainly looks like Dave is doing well. However, at Ed’s we always believe that financial performance is only one measure of success. What’s equally, if not more, important is how happy you are running…

  • Ed’s just got funkier

    Ed’s just got funkier

    It’s true that Ed’s  Operators are ‘happy gardeners’ enjoying the wholesome life but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t embrace the digital age to our advantage.   In  Ed’s we do cherish good, old-fashioned values such as  great customer service, reliability and respect for our customers. However,  we are also very focused on being at…

  • Ed’s Garden Services welcomes Ade to the team

    Ed’s Garden Services welcomes Ade to the team

    We are delighted to welcome Ade Hiley to our ever-expanding team of Ed’s Operators. Ade has just joined Ed’s Garden Services to run his own Ed’s business in Sheffield. This is an exciting step for Ed’s as well.   Ade’s business will be the first Ed’s business in the north of England.  We have been…

  • Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

    Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

    And may all your Christmases be… green It’s been an excellent year for Ed’s Garden Services and we have made lots of progress in many different areas. We are delighted to have welcomed eight new Operators to the Ed’s team since December 2016. We wish them all the very best with their exciting new Ed’s…

  • Work-life balance is real at Ed’s

    Work-life balance is real at Ed’s

    Work-life balance is very important to us at Ed’s. In our view, it’s a key measure of a successful life. Generally, when someone thinks about setting up their own business, the matter of work-life balance often springs to mind. People love the idea of the freedom of running their own business.  However, they are often…

  • Dave’s Stars and Stripes

    Dave’s Stars and Stripes

    Dave Laing joined Ed’s Garden Services in the Spring of 2017 to be an Ed’s Garden Operator in Andover. Prior to joining Ed’s, Dave had been a Works Manager for an engineering firm. At Ed’s we pay a lot of attention to reviews and Dave has had some excellent ones from his customers. So, here…

  • Ed’s scores a hat trick of three brand new Operators

    Ed’s scores a hat trick of three brand new Operators

    Ed’s Garden Maintenance is the largest UK garden maintenance franchise, with a network of 44 Operators. Ed’s is delighted to welcome three brand new Operators to our flourishing Ed’s team. Pete Henchey has joined our ever-growing team of Operators to run his own Ed’s business in Sutton Coldfield. Pete was previously a college lecturer. Dave…

  • Ed’s welcomes Paul

    Here at Ed’s, we are delighted to announce that Paul Wellington has recently joined Ed’s to set up his garden maintenance business in the Thurrock area. Paul knows the turf (excuse the pun!) very well already, having previously been a black cab driver in the area. He is now fully operational and is delivering a full…