Celebrating 20 years in business, Countrywide is launching a no-cost lawn care franchise. "This is our 20th anniversary year and it's been our best 12 months yet," says Countrywide Grounds Maintenance and Countrywide Lawn Doctor Managing Director Simon Stott. "So we're celebrating by offering unique no-cost franchises to people who want to run their own franchised lawn care business without having to spend or borrow a fortune!

"With continuous year-on-year growth behind us, we're in an excellent position to build our Lawn Doctor business in this way, and we're delighted to be able to help potential franchisees who might otherwise find difficulty in raising money to buy into a franchise operation. Often, people have to take out a loan or use a redundancy payout - but with our free offer, franchisees get a flying start without the pressure of excessive financial demands before they've started earning."

Countrywide Lawn Doctor's irresistible offer is a totally free franchise which includes all necessary lawn equipment, bespoke scheduling software, uniforms, stationery, licence fee and training in the lawncare system and business management.

"We believe that our unique offer will be a message to the industry that we have the confidence and capabilities of a market leader, so we're expecting to attract some top-quality applicants who will further boost our growth," says Simon. "The fact that virtually every one of our end customers renews their yearly lawn maintenance contracts demonstrates the strength and longevity of the business and the testimony of our franchisees underlines the profitability of the business."