Fleastoppers Doggywash - Mobile Dog Wash and Pet Care

<body bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <table width="100%" height="120" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="images1/fleastoppers.jpg" width="151" height="120"></font></td> <td align="left" width="466"> <h1 align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fleastoppers Doggywash </font></h1> <h4 align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>Australia's biggest van-based mobile dog wash and pet shop service.</em></font></h4> <h2 align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">tel: 1300 303 008</font></h2> </td> <td align="right"><img src="images1/doggywash.jpg" width="159" height="120"></td> </tr> </table> <table class="greytable" width="100%" height="100%" cellpadding="7"> <tr> <td width="100%"> <center> <h2><br> Our Story</h2> </center> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="1" bordercolor="#800000" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="7"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="307"> <p class="small"><b>Quick Facts</b></p></td> <td bgcolor="#C0C0C0" width="348"> <p class="small"><b>Highlights</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="307"> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1">Fleastoppers Doggy wash commenced operation in 1993</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> Franchised in 1993</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> 16 dogwash operators in the first year</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1">Dec 2005 - 46 dog washing operators in 5 States</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> Turnover in excess of AU$ 2 million dollars</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1">3000 calls per month through paging service</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> Australia's largest van based dog washing service</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> New Owners late 2000</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1">Franchisor on State FCA committee</font></p></td> </tr> </table></td> <td valign="top" width="348"> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1">Winner Best New Small Business - BEC Awards 1997</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> Winner Mandurah Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards 1997</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> Inaugural Million Paws Walk Sponsors 1998</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> First AU$ 1 million turnover in 1998</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> Commencement of Industry Accreditation (RSPCA) 1999</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1"> Hydrobath donated to RSPCA Animal Shelter 2000</font></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><p><font size="-1"><img border="0" src="images1/bullet1.jpg" width="7" height="10"></font></p></td> <td><p><font size="-1">Inaugural sponsor - Blind Institute's - "Big Dog's Day Out' - 2001</font></p></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <br> <b>History</b> <hr width="90%"> <p>After humble beginnings in 1993 as a small van based mobile dog washing operation in the Wanneroo area of Perth, Western Australia, it became obvious that there was a pent up demand for a quality, professional service.  By the end of 1993, the business had outgrown the founders and the contractors they had to employ. The decision was made to Franchise the business. <br> <br> <img border="0" src="images1/slide3.jpg" width="180" height="136" align="left" hspace="10"> With the help of a professional Franchise development company, Fleastoppers Doggywash grew to 16 operators in the first year.  Stunned by the success, the growth had to be slowed down while the system was bedded in and more advertising programmes were quickly put in place.<br> <br> By August 2001, Flea-Stoppers Doggy Wash had grown to 37 mobile dog wash operators (mostly based in Western Australia).  1997 saw the establishment of the first two interstate Franchisees.  These operators were based in Melbourne and Townsville and with their outstanding success proved to the owners that the system was transportable anywhere in Australia.  Victoria, NSW and Queensland now have several Doggy wash franchisees with SA now represented too and the demand for more is insatiable.  New South Wales now has a Master Franchisee.  Our focus now is on recruiting more Regional Master Franchisees to assist with the rapid growth.  </p> <p> Real opportunities abound for genuine dog lovers.  In particular, there are still some exciting Master Franchise opportunities available in Queensland, Victoria and South Australia - NSW and WA are already taken up, but are considering innovative options. </p> <p>Those with the business aptitude and people skills to manage a State or Region, together with the necessary funds to acquire a Master Franchise, should make contact with us now.<br> <br> <b>Success Principles</b> <hr width="90%"> <img border="0" src="images1/andy_bath.gif" width="173" height="123" align="right" hspace="10"> The success of Flea-Stoppers Doggy Wash is largely based on the friendly, professional image it portrays. <br> <br> From the very early days of hydro bathing (the first hydrobath operation in Australia was based in Cairns in 1988) the industry suffered from an image problem.  Many people saw it as an opportunity to throw a bath on the back of a ute and "slip over a few dogs" to earn a few extra bucks. <br> <br> There were no regulations and no controls. <br> <br> Flea-Stoppers DoggyWash set out to change all that.  The first change was the implementation of professional looking vehicles.  A graphic artist was employed to develop a memorable logo and a sign writer developed the eye-catching vehicle graphics. Uniforms and professional stationery was provided.<br> <br> <img border="0" src="images1/logo08.gif" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="6" width="165" height="128">Advertisements were placed in the Yellow Pages and on TV and Radio. The company blossomed.  The old habit of using the same water for more than one dog was abandoned  and chemical based "sheep dip" type rinses were replaced with environmentally friendly natural and synthetic dog rinses.<br> <br> To this day, Flea-Stoppers DoggyWash continues to work hard to help clean up the dog washing industry.  It has commenced the implementation of a code of practice with the RSPCA.  From here, it is simply a matter of education for dog wash customers to realise that there is a difference.<br> <br> Today, Flea-Stoppers DoggyWash has some 50 Franchisees, 4 full time support staff and performs over 170,000 dog washes a year, turning over in excess of $2.0 million. In addition, the RSPCA has benefited from the donation of a new hydrobath and our regular support at the Million Paws Walk event and Animal Expo each year.  We have also participated in the Community Aid Abroad 'Dog Walk against Want', as well as being founding sponsors of the ' Dog's Big Day Out' organised by the Blind Institute who provide Guide Dogs.  We also support various Dogs Homes. We are highly active in putting money back into the animal community.<br> <br> <img border="0" src="images1/peterandgosha.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" width="150" height="173"> In 2000, Peter and Gosha took over the business.  With a long history in the corporate world at an executive level, they immediately saw the inherent value of the business.  After an initial settling in period, consolidating the Western Australian operations, they are steering the business towards interstate growth.  There are now DoggyWash Franchisees in every mainland state.    <p>In July 2004, Ken White was appointed the first Regional Master Franchisee.  He acquired all of NSW and ACT.  Ken has a finance and management background and brings a lot of commercial and accounting knowledge to the team.</p> <p> Flea-Stoppers DoggyWash inspires pride and is flourishing.  The business Franchise system is constantly being updated, providing first class support to our Franchisees.  We are a team and our Franchisees have input into the direction of the business.  We are working together to keep Flea-Stoppers DoggyWash at the cutting edge of the pet care industry.</p></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center"><font size="-1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><em>This site uses frames but your browser doesn't support them, so you are viewing only a small portion of the overall site. 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