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Overall Five Fibre score
59/100
Assessment
Independent
Last reviewed
2026-06-28
Data confidence
High

The Five Fibre score measures this network against Twine Growth's Five Fibre Framework™ using the information available at the assessment date. It is not an endorsement, a financial recommendation or a recommendation to purchase a franchise.

At a glance

The Drain Guys at a glance.

Industry
Maintenance, Building, Plumbing and Gardening
Franchise category
Drainage Franchise
Sub industry
Drainage Service
Founded
2016
Headquarters
South East England
UK origin
Yes
Recruitment status
Active

Investment

Franchise investment.

Investment from
£31,655
Investment to
£63,310
Management franchise
Yes
Mobile
Yes
Executive franchise
Yes

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Five Fibre assessment

How the foundations score.

Every franchise network is assessed across the five connected areas Twine Growth believes support sustainable franchise growth.

How the Five Fibre score is calculated

01 Assess Developing12/20

Public information for The Drain Guys indicates a functioning business and a defined franchise opportunity, but there is limited public evidence on franchisee economics, founder dependency and detailed readiness testing.

02 Build Strong13/20

Public franchise material for The Drain Guys describes structured training, operational support and repeatable systems for franchisees. The score stops short of full marks because internal manuals, central resources and founder independence are not fully visible publicly.

03 Launch Strong14/20

The Drain Guys has a clear public franchise proposition with recruitment messaging and an enquiry route. Public material also indicates a structured path towards joining, although the full discovery and launch process is not always disclosed.

04 Grow Developing9/20

The Drain Guys is publicly recruiting franchisees and shows some expansion intent, but consistent monthly enquiry generation, source attribution, conversion tracking and founder independent recruitment cannot be confirmed.

05 Amplify Developing11/20

Some local marketing, brand or customer acquisition support is visible for The Drain Guys, but evidence of consistent local online presence, location level performance tracking and repeatable lead generation is incomplete.

59/100 Overall Five Fibre score

The Drain Guys scores 59/100 and sits in the Growth Gaps band based on publicly available evidence. Launch is the strongest evidenced fibre, while Grow has the greatest public evidence gap. Internal data could change the assessment where systems or performance measures are not published.

Benchmark

How this network compares.

Overall, against the whole Index
This network59
UK Index average75
Overall, against Maintenance, Building, Plumbing and Gardening (37 networks)
This network59
Industry average76

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