by gvadmin | Jan 22, 2024 | Franchisee Profile
We spoke to Bryan O’Donoghue, owner of Gutter-Vac Knox, VIC, to find out how he became a Gutter-Vac franchise owner and about his journey since his very first day. 1. What was your occupation before owning a Gutter-Vac franchise? What made you decide to...
by gvadmin | Jan 18, 2024 | Franchisee Profile
We spoke to Mike and Marie Downey, owners of Gutter-Vac Adelaide Central, Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Outer North, and Northern Territory, to find out how they became Gutter-Vac franchise owners, and about their journey since their very first day. What was your...
by gvadmin | Nov 8, 2022 | Franchise Business
I take my hat off to anyone who leaves their security blanket and jumps into the business world; it is not easy to do. Starting or buying your own business can be nerve-wracking and exciting at the same time… rewarding, and eventually profitable. I know because I’ve...
by gvadmin | Sep 27, 2021 | Franchise Business
Having left his successful engineering company of 28 years, Jim McFarlane was looking to try something new to keep him busy in the few years leading up to retirement. In his late-fifties and armed with a lifetime of experience and confidence gained from previously...
by gvadmin | Mar 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
At first glance Kristy Pendlebury appears to be your friendly neighbourhood mother of three, but there’s more to her than meets the eye. For the last two years, Kristy and her husband Murray, have been the proud and successful franchisees of Gutter-Vac Brisbane East....
by gvadmin | Feb 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
On Sunday 14 February, Gutter-Vac founders, Warren and Anne Ballantyne, celebrated 36 years of working together as the business celebrates 21 years of franchising in 2021. Gutter cleaning wasn’t always Warren’s calling, but 26 years ago the then-plumber spent a lot of...
by gvadmin | Aug 13, 2020 | Franchise Business
If I asked you this question, you would probably say ‘Gutter cleaning’ which is true, but it is not the whole story. Gutter-Vac is actually a customer service business…. We just happen to clean gutters. Our focus is not only on how to clean gutters effectively,...
by gvadmin | Aug 6, 2020 | Franchise Business
This year saw many businesses struggling to keep up in an ever changing environment. The COVID-19 world pandemic certainly hit and hurt many businesses and will continue to hurt them for some time to come in a changing and challenging economy. At Gutter-Vac, we...
by gvadmin | Jul 30, 2020 | Franchise Business
From the outside, Gutter-Vac looks like a trade based business, but don’t let appearances deceive you from a business opportunity that might just be perfect for you. For many of our franchisees, their business is not just them. They are not just a man in a van (or...
by gvadmin | Jul 23, 2020 | Franchise Business
Recently, I sat down with Kristy Pendlebury of Gutter-Vac Brisbane East to discuss what has happened for her and Murray (plus their kids) over the last 12 months since becoming Gutter-Vac franchisees. This question about family life was a real eye opener for us all...
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