Chemex vs Firemasters (Canada) Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Chemex vs Firemasters (Canada) including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Chemex Franchise
Firemasters (Canada) Franchise
Investment $55,200 - $71,200$10,350 - $571,000
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Year Founded -1949
Year Franchised -1987
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Business Experience Requirements

 
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Financing Options

 
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  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
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Training Our training of new franchisees starts with a residential two week induction course at our head office in the West Midlands. We normally have only 2 or 3 new franchisees on our training courses, as we want to ensure you get the best possible personal attention from our management team. -
Support The high quality support offered by Chemex continues throughout your career as a franchisee. Whether it is advice on how to develop your business into a multi-van operation or advice on what product to use on a particular application that is needed, the support will always be there from Chemex. Our proven business system has set many of our franchisees on the path to success; we hope that it can do the same for you. -
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Expansion Plans

 
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Company Overviews

About Chemex

Chemex was established in 1985 to serve the 2.5 billion cleaning and hygiene market in a unique way via a network of franchised owner operators sharing a common goal to provide high quality products at excellent value for money with a standard of service unmatched in the industry. Now it has grown from humble beginnings as the 'One Stop Chemical Shop' in a single unit to bigger premises in Tamworth in Staffordshire as the better known 'Chemical Express' and more recently as a hundred strong UK network in the guise of Chemex International based in the heart of the Midlands in a custom built four and a half acre site. We are one of the leading mobile distribution companies in Europe with International partners in six countries. With ISO 9001-2000 accreditation and on site Environmental accreditation 14001 the Chemex product range has well over 150 established products and includes a number of blue chip companies among our 30,000 strong repeat order customer base - spanning just about every market sector imaginable.

About Firemasters (Canada)

Firemaster is proud to be serving the oil and gas industry since 1980 and has maintained our leadership role in this increasingly competitive industry. We are also proud of our company’s dedication to provide quality services in a safe working environment, with the highest level of expertise and performance.

Our Safety and Loss Prevention Program is accredited under the Occupational Health and Safety Partnerships Program. It has been created in accordance to guidelines and standards from PSAC (Petroleum Services Association of Canada), NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) and CSA (Canadian Standards Association).

We are poised to continue to build on our proven track record of service excellence, our greatest asset.

Firemaster strives to exceed the industry standards of job site and shop safety, training and equipment maintenance.