Slade: I’ve been been in the building industry for 27 years. Started building homes right through the states in New South Wales, North Queensland. I’ve built in the Northern territory before we settled back home, in the Wide Bay area where we continued our own business from there. Aletha: Slade and I met when we […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Patrick Neville (Toowoomba, QLD)
My background starts back in high school doing a school-based apprenticeship with my dad as a carpenter. I didn’t end up finishing school, ended up deciding to go down the trade route which I know it seems to be what I’ve always wanted to do, and what I’m happiest doing and see myself doing for […]
Franchise Testimonial: David Adams (Brisbane East, QLD)
Mark: Morning, everyone. It’s Mark Harris here, franchise development manager for Stroud Homes. I’m here with Dave Adams from the Brisbane East franchise. David: G’day. Mark: How are you, David? David: Good. Thanks. Mark: Yep. So, this is my first visit to a site since the COVID lockdown. It’s really good to be out and […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Trevor Mulholland (Rockhampton, QLD)
Mark: Morning, everyone. It’s Mark Harris here from Stroud Homes, and I’m pleased to introduce Trevor Mulholland, our new franchisee from Rockhampton. Trevor: Good morning. Mark: Welcome aboard, Trevor. How are you? Trevor: Thank you. Yeah, I’m pretty good. Mark: That’s good. Trevor: Very good. Mark: So I’m down here in Brisbane with Trevor. So […]
Franchisee Testimonial: David & Lisa Adams (Brisbane East, QLD)
Local Brisbane East builder David Adams has been building dream homes in Brisbane for over 20 years. Already a successful business owner, David brings with him a proven track record of high-quality work with his wife Lisa. Transcript: David: I’ve been in the industry for a fairly long time now, since the year 2000. […]
Franchisee Testimonial: Joel & Alla Freeman (Port Macquarie, NSW)
In this video, we hear what our Port Macquarie franchise owners Joel & Alla Freeman has to say about joining the Stroud Homes business. Transcript: Joel: Previous to Stroud Homes, my whole experience was working for other builders, whether that was throughout my apprenticeship, after my apprenticeship as a leading hand carpenter, and then moving […]
Franchisee Testimonial: John Heffernan (Wagga Wagga, NSW)
Local Wagga Wagga builder John Heffernan has been building homes in Wagga for over 20 years. Already a successful business owner, John brings with him a formidable team of trades and a proven track record of high-quality work. After joining the Stroud Homes family over 3 years ago, John explains how it has changed the […]
Building & Cultivating a Team Culture
Collaboration is Key Over the years, Stroud Homes has managed to develop a strong reputation as a franchising home-building business all across Australia as well as in New Zealand, attracting new clients and builders alike. An imperative aspect of Stroud Homes’ success and high performance as a major player in the industry is its company […]
Communication is Key
Communication, Training & Support The reasons for starting and running your own home building franchise are as plentiful as they are diverse. But deciding to buy your own building business is also daunting and requires a leap of faith. It requires product knowledge, business skills, sales, and more than anything, hard work. Therefore, a vital […]
Customer Designed Homes
Getting Started “If you’re going to start a new home building business, you need to sell homes,” says Stroud Homes owner James Stroud. That sounds pretty straight forward when James says it, but it seems that many builders wanting to go out on their own forget this critical point. Even James himself wasn’t even aware […]