Autosmart delivers premium specialist cleaning products to the automotive industry through mobile van-based showrooms.
Get on the Road to Success with Autosmart
Autosmart was established in 1979 and has become the largest manufacturer and distributor of professional vehicle cleaning products for UK trade customers. Based on the concept of ‘mobile showrooms’, the full range of Autosmart cleaning products and accessories are sold directly to the customer at its premises on specially fitted vans, with no need to order in advance or buy minimum quantities.
Autosmart is a multi-award winning franchise, having won British Franchise Association’s, “Franchisor of the Year” award 3 times and WorkBuzz Best Van-Based Franchise 2018.
We are the UK’s largest manufacturer and supplier of professional vehicle & hygiene cleaning products to the trade. We have been helping franchisees to make a success of their businesses for over 40 years. Our customer base is large and varied. For example, thousands of car dealers, hauliers, valeters, mechanics, taxi firms, bus companies and plant companies all use our products every day.
We develop and manufacture all of our own products and distribute them exclusively through an international network of franchisees. We currently have over 200 Autosmart showrooms worldwide. We aim to have a long term, profitable business relationship with our franchisees and they love the Autosmart life! On average they still with us for over 10 years.
Autosmart is a multi-award winning franchise, having won British Franchise Association’s, “Franchisor of the Year” award 3 times and numerous other BFA accolades.
Our Opportunities
We have several resale opportunities available throughout the UK, each with existing repeat order business. There are different routes into the business depending on what capital you have available. Investment starts at £20k. Great opportunities are available in many areas.
What Autosmart Can offer You
A British manufacturer – With over 200 different types of cleaning products in the range.
An exclusive territory – as a franchisee you are the only person authorised to sell Autosmart products in your area.
Diverse customer base – As well as supplying the car, bike, truck and bus sector, you will also supply customers like factories, farms, caravan sites, offices and even funeral parlours!
Mobile Showroom – Your customers can see the full range of products, try before they buy and have immediate delivery with no minimum order.
Repeat order business – Keeping things clean is an everyday task and customers need to top up their supplies on a regular basis.
BFA award winning training & support – With over 30 years experience, we have developed a proven training and coaching system which supports you and your business and it’s free!
Who Our Franchisees
Autosmart franchisees come from all sorts of different backgrounds – from valeters to bank managers; your background doesn’t matter to us.
No sales experience necessary – the majority of our franchisees have never sold a thing before joining us.
We are looking for people with determination, a will to win and plenty of enthusiasm. If this sounds like you then please do fill out the form below.
News
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Hard work pays off for Blackpool franchisee Ansar Iqbal
Ansar Iqbal became the owner of Autosmart Blackpool in August 2007 and joined the franchise network for Autosmart – the UK and Ireland’s largest manufacturer and distributor of professional vehicle and food processing cleaning products for trade customers. Since 2007,
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Autosmart Open Day in Brentwood – 19th February 2020
Come and meet the award-winning team at Autosmart and find out how you can become the boss of your own established Autosmart franchise in Essex. Discover why Eddie Stobart’s have trusted us to clean its entire fleet of vehicles since
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Autosmart Open Day in Luton – Wed 11th Sept
Come and meet the award-winning team at Autosmart and find out how you can become the boss of your own established Autosmart franchise in Luton! Discover why Eddie Stobart’s have trusted us to clean its entire fleet of vehicles since
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Autosmart Celebrates Being Fit at Forty
On the 25th of July 1979, Autosmart and the innovative idea of selling from a mobile showroom was born. Britain was in the midst of the winter of discontent. Each day brought a new strike, the cost of petrol soared,
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Franchising with Autosmart Provides You with a Secure Future
Autosmart franchisees, Richard Bostock and John Nickels previously had substantial army careers and wanted a business that would give them a work/life balance. They tell us here why they love running their Autosmart franchise. Richard, Autosmart’s Newcastle franchisee, loves the
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Tom Gerard: Autosmart Employee to Franchisee
Following in the footsteps of several other Autosmart regional business managers, Tom Gerard is making the leap and becoming an independent business owner with Autosmart. Tom spent 14 years of his career supporting the Autosmart network of franchisees grow their
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New Career Move for Project Director and Sales Director
Two new franchisees join the Autosmart team! Matt Stokes takes on the established Autosmart franchise close to where he grew up in Ashford. Working in Telecom Sales for 30 years, Matt wanted to leave the office behind and become his
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Autosmart is the UK’s Best Van-Based Franchise 2018
Autosmart, the UK’s leading supplier of vehicle cleaning products to the trade is delighted to announce they scooped the Best Van Based Franchise at the Best Franchise Awards held at the Marriott hotel in Leicester this week. Autosmart were shortlisted
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Autosmart: Finalist in the 2018 Best Franchise Awards
The 2018 Best Franchise Awards, sponsored by Lloyds Bank, have announced Autosmart as one of the finalists in the Best Van Based Franchise category. These prestigious annual awards are unique as they are based on the actual feedback from franchisees
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Autosmart Millenials Invest in their Future
Autosmart Millenials Invest in their Future Four new Autosmart franchisees join the Autosmart network this summer, three of whom are in their mid-twenties, making Autosmart a popular choice for millenials. Matt Richardson, aged 24, already has a taste of being
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Autosmart Feature in Sunday Times Top 130
Autosmart have been listed in the Sunday Times Top 130 private companies with fast-growing profit. Autosmart are thrilled to be recognised by The Sunday Times as one of their UK companies to watch in “Profit Track Ones to Watch Shortlisted”,
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Autosmart Are Finalists in This Year’s British Franchisor of the Year Awards!
The annual bfa awards celebrate excellence in franchising and Autosmart are delighted to be selected as finalists this year. Martin Jeffers, the UK’s Franchise Sales Director, comments, “Having won the Franchisor of the Year Award 3 times since 2008, we
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Case Studies
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Steve Beaumont, Derby Dales franchisee
Steve Beaumont, aged just 26 when he joined Autosmart as the franchisee for the Derby Dales reflects on his first 3 years. “Coming from a civil engineering background, I knew that I could put my meticulous planning, focus and hard
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Neil Campbell
“I knew that I never wanted to work for someone else, but equally I wanted to be part of something bigger.” “I worked for myself for 25 years, first running a newspaper delivery business and then as a property developer.
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Paul Daley-Smith
“I left school at 16 to serve my engineering apprenticeship in the local bacon factory. Just twelve years later I was the proud owner of my own business and Autosmart’s youngest franchisee at the time” Paul Daley-Smith has been an
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Dene Cummings
29 year old Dene Cummings is the new Autosmart franchisee for Crawley. Dene had previously worked as a salesman for another Autosmart franchisee, so knew the business well. “When the Crawley area became available I decided that it was too good
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Frank Sutherland
BFA Franchisee of the Year 2010 award winner Frank Sutherland is proof that redundancy can lead to a career you might never have considered and the start of something great. BFA Franchisee of the Year 2010 award winner Frank Sutherland
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Tony McElhone, 32, Autosmart franchisee for Durham
“I previously worked as a Branch Manager for the UK’s market leading parts washing company. I’d been working with this company for 10 years and was at a time in my life when I wanted to take control of my
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A Day in the Life of an Autosmart franchisee: Roy Smith
Before investing in a franchise, it is essential to gain a realistic view of what life would be like for you. Autosmart’s Roy Smith gives you a peak into what a day is like in his driving seat. Starting a
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