City firm Drain Doctor Plumbing is taking its expertise to our European partner after boss Freddie Mitman turned a holiday horror into a business opportunity.
Despite the credit crunch and gloom surrounding the economy there are some Peterborough companies bucking the trend. One is Drain Doctor Plumbing.
Launched in the UK in 1993, Drain Doctor has quickly become the country’s largest emergency plumbing and drain repair service. It now has more than 100 franchise areas covering the UK and Ireland. It has recently expanded its operation into Europe with the establishment of a new franchise in Portugal.
Drain Doctor’s UK success has been built on providing a 24 hours per day, 365 days per year guaranteed service in every part of the country with a fixed price “menu” and no call-out or out-of-hours charges. Now the company is going to introduce the same levels of service in Portugal.
Company chairman Freddie Mitman explained: “We are lucky enough to have a holiday villa in Portugal