Triad Manufacturing Offers a Win-Win Solution for Both Franchisors and Franchisees Throughout the Entire Store Build-Out Process

There are a lot of steps a franchisee needs to take between the time they ink a development deal and when they’re ready to officially open their doors to the public. One task that can ultimately make or break the success of their new business is building out the physical location for their store.

Right now, there’s a lot of inconsistency when it comes to the role a franchisor plays during the build-out process. Some brands simply hand their franchisees a binder full of information during training and push the responsibility back on them. Others only offer limited assistance with things such as site selection or store layout. Some franchisors will take it a step further by giving their new franchisees a choice between a few different general contractors or cabinet companies that they can use. But often times, that leads to franchisees going with the cheapest—and not necessarily the best—option.

All of those scenarios have one thing in common: franchisees are left to take on the burden of the build out, which takes away valuable time that they could be spending hiring the right people and working on their business. That’s where Triad Manufacturing comes in.

“Whenever I sit down with franchise owners, I ask them the same question: ‘Tell me how you build out your stores?’ The answers I receive are all over the place, but the bottom line is that their current process isn’t working,” said Bruce Olans, vice president of franchise store build-outs for Triad Manufacturing. “As soon as I explain that Triad is able to streamline the entire process—while lowering the cost—the only thing left for franchisees to ask is how quickly they can get started.”

For over 25 years, Bruce Olans and his team at Total Resource Group, now a division of Triad MFG, have been helping both franchisors and franchisees throughout this build-out process. They get involved right off the bat, and walk their clients through the initial phases of building a successful store from site selection and architectural plans to permitting and general contracting. And the brand’s expertise doesn’t stop there—Triad also handles all the specific elements that go into a store including custom millwork, flooring, graphics, seating and lighting.

Triad’s services offer franchisees a seemingly endless list of benefits. For starters, instead of having to keep track of multiple receipts, there’s only one invoice and only two checks to write to Triad. Triad also ensures that franchise owners are able to open their stores both on time and on budget. And in the rare event that Triad overlooks anything, it’s on their dime to fix it.

But the benefits of capitalizing on Triad’s superior services aren’t limited to franchisees. Triad also offers franchisors a unique opportunity that can’t be found anywhere else without costing them a cent. Triad ultimately protects the overall look and feel of a franchise store by building out consistent, quality store designs that franchisees—and consumers—are very satisfied with. And because Triad handles every aspect of the build-out, calls from franchisees are all directed to the Triad’s expert team instead of the franchisor. Triad also provides new franchise owners with full warehousing during their store build out process, taking that responsibility off the franchisees’ plate to do so.

“Our entire purpose is to simplify the build-out process for both franchisors and franchisees. By seeing a store’s construction through from beginning to end, we allow new franchise owners to focus on establishing a strong presence in their community and building a loyal customer base before they open, which ultimately furthers their success as entrepreneurs and their new stores’ growth efforts as a whole,” said Olans.