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Franchise business plans to clean up

David Moncur (left) and Andrew Alleway of Tidy Green Clean
David Moncur (left) and Andrew Alleway of Tidy Green Clean

A Dundee entrepreneur and his business partner have swept up the Scottish arm of UK commercial cleaning firm Ecocleen.

The takeover by Dundee-based David Moncur and former Ecocleen Scotland director Andrew Alleway was completed through a management buyout.

The company has now been rebranded and launched under the new name, Tidy Green Clean.

The business will operate a franchise model, comprising master franchises, which will be responsible for franchisee activity in regional territories, and local franchisees who will undertake the individual cleaning contracts.

The agreement saw all 50 staff in Scotland transfer from Ecocleen to Tidy Green Clean, and members of the existing team are looking at buying local franchises.

Over five years, the company wants to extend the franchise base to 200 and also progress its security and facilities management operation.

The firm generated revenues of £840,000 in 2016/17 and believe there is strong scope for further growth.

“This is a really exciting time for Tidy Green Clean, as we take a successful national business into full Scottish ownership,” Mr Alleway, co-founder of Tidy Green Clean, said.

“We have ambitious plans for expansion across the country, and hope that potential clients will be encouraged to ‘buy local’ from a family owned business.”