The first three Wilkins Chimney Sweep locations are poised to open at the end of this year, as the flue liners for woodburners specialist expands its operations.
Mark Frost, Dave Connolly and Steven Gallacher are the three franchise owners to sign up with the company, reports the Franchise Magazine.
Mr Frost will run the company's Brighton and Worthing branch, while Mr Connolly will operate its Black Country store and Mr Gallacher will be in charge of Wilkins Chimney Sweep Cambridge.
Louise Harris, franchise director at Wilkins Chimney Sweep, told the website: "Mark, Dave, Steven and Anne are all great characters and we are confident that following their training and with on-going support from us, they will be highly successful in their Wilkins Chimney Sweep franchise businesses."
News of these franchises comes after This Is The West Country reported that South Somerset District Council has introduced new measures to lower its energy bills.
Among these is a solar panel plan that hopes to generate around £15,000 in electricity and income from the government's feed-in tariff each year.