Having a technical background or auto-repair knowledge is not at all a prerequisite for this business. We have successful franchisees from all backgrounds including management, teaching, armed forces and sales.

Why is that? First and foremost, it’s simply the strength of the Snap-on brand and our proven operating system. It is much easier to succeed when you are selling the best product in the industry.

But another major factor is our outstanding training programme. You will receive exceptional training to get you started and Snap-on will continue to support you, doing everything we can to help you make your Snap-on franchise a success.

Your training will start when you go on the first of your van rides. You'll gain real Snap-on hands-on experience from franchisees who know what they're doing.

After that, you'll receive approximately seven days of extensive classroom training at our fully equipped training centre in Kettering.

Following your initial training, a dedicated Field Manager will assist you in arranging your product display in your mobile store, and will then continue to support you on the road.

But your training actually never stops. Snap-on will continue to keep you abreast of our latest products, to give you even more productivity solutions to offer your customers.

You'll be able to keep customers up to date on new products and service ideas, handle warranty repair and replacement when necessary, and provide affordable programmes for technicians to allow them to expand and develop their tool kits and their careers.