You are interested in starting your own business and are looking for a dynamic, varied job - you want to be independent, but appreciate the support of a reliable partner...

Join A u g i a s® 3D (Pest Control)

Our network aims to become an essential part of the national market with an innovative franchise concept including:
- Externalisation of basic administrative jobs at controlled cost;
- Low investment costs (no stock, no lease premium, no fixtures);
- A rapid return on investment;
- The experience and prior presence of a partner reputed in the profession for its innovative market approach;
- Daily support by the franchisor.

A u g i a s® franchisees can therefore devote all their time to developing the business, unlike most SME managers who waste half their time on non-profit making jobs.

The market study on cleaning performed by Augias at the time of its creation was very pertinent: for its founder and chairman, Lionel Bieder, a new economic model was needed in the sector.
It required the construction of a model midway between the major players in the sector and the SMEs type, which are often precarious or ready for repurchase.
The A u g i a s® model retains the qualities of two classic models:
- Large companies: reputation and economy of scale (structured management, purchasing cooperative)
- Small companies: service quality, proximity and reactivity;
... without, however, suffering the difficulties.
Organisation and reactivity are the two factors for Augias' success in this fast-growing sector. Our customers and franchisees have understood perfectly: "Customer-proximity" and "service-reactivity" are vital competitive advantages...


The analysis and success of the A u g i a s® structure are based on several basic ideas:
- Relational proximity and sales drive
- Quality of service and systematic inspection
- Centralisation of associated prerogatives (administration, management, communication).


By centralising and automating most of the administrative and social management, by simplifying equipment purchasing procedures (purchasing cooperative), the A u g i a s® concept allows the entrepreneur-franchisee to concentrate on:
- Sales development
- Personnel management
- Operation monitoring
- Quality control procedures.
...unlike most SME managers who waste half their time on non-profit making jobs.

The A u g i a s® network offers its franchisees complete logistics (advice, theoretical material, practical tools) so that they can devote themselves fully to developing and running their business.
Apart from the initial training provided for all new franchisees, A u g i a s® also provides support and rigorous monitoring throughout the start-up and installation phases.

Advice and theoretical materials
Quantitative and macroeconomic analyses
Range of competition
Sectoral specificities
Sales arguments
Advice in drawing up offers
Advice in social law (and its aspects which are specific to the cleaning sector).
Management advice
Advice on techniques, products and equipment
Access to specific training courses
Quality control materials.

Management tools
Incoming information processing (phone/fax) and redispatching via Blackberry
Order and purchase processing via access to the Augias purchasing cooperative
Salary processing including salary advice preparation
Customer invoice processing
Supplier invoice processing
Accounting entries
Drafting monthly management charts (per site, customer and company)
Customer follow-up and reminders
Regular Network Benchmarking and corrective actions

Communication tools
Stationery (Visiting cards, correspondence cards, letter heading, envelopes, specimen fax)
Specimen estimate and commercial proposal
Sales leaflets and brochures
Website augias-proprete.net
Professional press advertising campaign

Our brand name
Euristheus ordered Hercules to go to the Augean (Augias in French) stables.
The stables, where more than 3000 cattle were kept, had not been cleaned for 30 years...
Hercules opened up breaches in the stable walls then altered the course of the river Alpheus and sent its purifying, tumultuous water flowing through the stables. He then closed up the walls.
The stables were made clean and healthy in a single day....
This was the first cleaning job in History...

Your profile
Our current unit managers are from backgrounds as different as international trade, supermarket management, consultancy, training, temporary employment and defence. One of them is a young commercial college graduate.
No particular previous experience in the cleaning sector is required: 18 days training and support during start up are included in the franchise pack.
The most successful will be dynamic, committed to quality customer service and to being part of a network. They should be earning more than 120 000$ from the third year, and potential growth of more than 30% in their exclusive territory.

Our details
Augias Propreté (France)
Postal address P.B. 20 014
F-57 129 Thionville CEDEX
Tel: +33 (0)3 82 86 00 01
Fax: +33 (0)3 82 86 00 02
Offices: 178 B avenue des Nations 57970 YUTZ
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Contact: Jean-Christophe CHAMPEIL
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