Ever wanted to experience the benefits of owning your own business, but been put off by the long hours and potential stress? Ever wanted to run your own show, but lack the capital required to start your own business?
If you’re in microtunnelling and answered yes to the above question, Edge Underground Managing Director Stuart Harrison might just have the ideal solution for you.
Edge Underground is Australia’s leading precision microtunnelling contractor, having installed thousands of kilometres of sewer and water lines all around Australia.
Stuart Harrison is also the creator of the Vermeer AXIS guided boring system, a revolutionary system that provides a versatile pit-launched trenchless pipeline installation method, which enables pinpoint, on-grade accuracy without the productivity sacrifices associated with other precision installation methods.
As Edge Underground continues to grow, the company is increasingly looking at new, innovative ways to expand the team in a way the rewards its employees as much as its owners – and that’s what has led Stuart to develop the Edge Underground franchisee model.
Franchise with an Edge
Edge Underground is looking to partner with microtunnellers who are ready to step up and enjoy many of the benefits business owners enjoy, such as profit percentages on any jobs worked, without the stress and start up costs that come with running your own business.
“Our business model is focused on bringing the best people into our company, and training them up to run job sites as if they were an owner in the business,” said Stuart.
“When you run one of our job sites, you’re not just paid a wage, you earn a percentage of the profit generated from the job. Not only is this a benefit to our team members, it also helps us run our job sites efficiently. Every single person working for Edge has an interest in the job being completed to the highest standard and in the best possible time frame.
“It’s for this reason that councils and utilities are contact Edge Underground wanting to work with us again and again.”
Edge by name, edge by nature
Before founding Edge Underground, Stuart Harrison worked for over 25 years as a contractor involved in the installation of sewer and water pipelines via various open cut and trenchless methods.
Not satisfied that any of the existing solutions represented the optimum combination of high efficiency, productivity and pinpoint precision, Stuart began developing his own guided boring system.
In 2002, the patented AXIS guided boring system was completed. This revolutionary system provides a versatile pit-launched trenchless pipeline installation method which enables pinpoint, on grade accuracy without the productivity sacrifices associated with other precision installation methods.
In 2006, Vermeer Corporation reached an agreement with Harrison to acquire his patented technology. In the time since, Vermeer and Stuart have continued to refine the Vermeer AXIS guided boring system to improve and enhance its capabilities.
In Australia and around the world, Edge Underground has completed an extensive range of domestic and international pipeline projects, specialising in complicated gravity sewer and water main installations requiring absolute on grade precision in varied and changing ground conditions.
Working with Edge provide access to not only the AXIS guided boring system, but to an extensive network of contractors, in Australia and around the world, who use the system daily, and can assist in achieving the best outcomes for challenging installations other microtunnelling contractors wouldn’t be prepared to take on.
Does this sound like you?
Says Stuart, “At Edge Underground, we’re a group of no-nonsense guys who want to achieve the best results in our work – and we like to make sure that all parties involved in our success are rewarded for the role they play.
“We work to the ethos ‘Edge by name, edge by nature’. We utilise cutting edge technology, tackle the toughest jobs, and think outside the square to provide our clients with innovative solutions.
“With Edge, employees enjoy the benefits of owning their own business, without having to take on any of the stress that can sometimes come with owning your own small business. We’ll work together with you to achieve the best outcomes on all of our projects. And when things don’t go according to plan, instead of pointing fingers, we’ll work with you for the best solution.
Keen to know more?
If you’d like to be part of a forward-thinking, strategic business the rewards its employees and partners, we’d love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion regarding business opportunities with Edge Underground, contact Managing Director Stuart Harrison on 0458 000 009 or email stuart@www.edgeunderground.co.