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Rosemary hosts its Big Summer Summit

Rosemary hosted its Big Summer Summit for over 100 franchisees to come together and talk business. Rosemary Bookkeeping has hosted its annual ‘Big Summer Summit’, an event which gives its network of franchise partners the chance to come together and share their experiences of running their own franchise. More than 100 individuals from franchises across the country [...]

FiltaFry Franchisee buys second territory in six months

FiltaFry’s Lee Morton has only been in business for six months but now manages two territories. Fryer management franchise FiltaFry has been celebrating the rapid expansion of franchisee Lee Morton, after his fantastic start to business. Despite having purchased his Cardiff territory just six months ago, Lee’s ambitious business plan means that he’s already snapped up [...]

The Massage Company opens new £500,000 centre

The Massage Company expands its UK presence with second site in Tunbridge Wells. The Massage Company has announced plans for its second centre in the UK, which is set to open in September 2018. The massage franchise, which offers massages including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports and Maternity, has invested an impressive £500,000 into the new centre. It will have 14 [...]

Century 21 opens its doors in Ipswich

Century 21 celebrates the opening of its Ipswich branch, the 7th branch to open in 2018 alone. Estate agent franchise Century 21 continues its fantastic run in 2018 by celebrating the opening of a brand-new location in Ipswich. At the head of things will be Matt Purnell and Steve Catton who are excited to be taking on this new challenge. Matt’s experience as a mortgage [...]

TruGreen’s parent brand offer market leading online service

TruGreen’s parent company, ServiceMaster, is trialling online booking for its sister brands. The company behind TruGreen Professional Lawncare is trialling online booking services for its brands. ServiceMaster Group has begun trialling e-commerce, something that is rarely used within the franchising world, with TruGreen’s sister brand ServiceMaster Clean. The group’s [...]

OSCAR Pet Foods leads the way to better pet care

OSCAR Pet Foods is celebrating the launch of its sister company, Leading the Way Pet Care. The UK’s largest pet food home-delivery franchise, OSCAR Pet Foods, is using its expert knowledge and love of pets to launch a brand-new pet-care service. After spotting a gap in the market for a service that helps pet owners manage their pets’ day-to-day needs and routines, OSCAR [...]

Countrywide Ground Maintenance’s parent group look to...

Countrywide Ground Maintenance’s brand group seeks out new opportunities for UK expansion and ways to strengthen the business. The owner of the ground maintenance franchise has recently invested significantly in the refurbishment of its relocated corporate head office in Banbury, Oxfordshire. It’s also expanded and renovated its Manchester offices, after it welcomed two [...]

AireServ’s parent company commits to UK despite Brexit

AireServ’s parent company, Dwyer Group, has pledged to strengthen its presence in UK by investing despite Brexit uncertainty. Dwyer Group, who is the parent company of franchises including AireServ (emergency heating, cooling and refrigeration service providers) is committing to the UK. Dwyer Group, which is one of the world’s largest parent companies of home service [...]

Dedicated OSCAR Pet Foods franchisee celebrates 2 decades...

Steve Pointon, veteran franchisee of OSCAR Pet Foods, has been celebrating an incredible 20 years of running his own business. Steve Pointon made the move to OSCAR Pet Foods after finding himself tied up in the stressful politics of the banking industry, making the most of his sales experience. Together with wife Jacqui, they waited until their children grew up before [...]

Drain Doctor’s feeling the World Cup fever

Drain Doctor celebrates the FIFA World Cup in its new marketing campaign for commercial customers. Plumbing franchise, Drain Doctor, has been capitalising on the World Cup fever that’s been sweeping the nation by launching a World Cup themed marketing campaign. As one of the UK’s leading providers of full service combined commercial and domestic plumbing and a wide [...]

Brokerplan’s training programme flooded with new franchisees

Brokerplan has seen high numbers of new recruits at its training programmes for those starting their business. Brokerplan has been celebrating another successful month after it saw unprecedented interest in its training programme. The commercial finance brokers network, which has been franchised by Yorkshire based brokerage The White Rose Finance Group, is continually [...]

Radfield Home Care supports BBC franchising discussion

Radfield Home Care was thrilled to hear the benefits of franchising being discussed on BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4 show ‘The Bottom Line’ has been discussing the benefits and growth of British Franchise Association (BFA) approved franchises, much to the delight of home care franchise Radfield Home Care. The discussion, which was presented by Dragons Den and Newsnight host [...]

Man-sized Subway goes on sale

6-foot Subway goes on sale – that’s 2 inches taller than the average man! For most of us, a 6-inch subway is perfect for when you’re a bit peckish and a footlong sandwich will satisfy if you’re starving. But what if your appetite is so uncontrollable that even a whole foot of sandwich won’t do? Thanks to Subway, particularly ravenous customers could soon be able to buy [...]

Agency Express benefits from lettings boom

Agency Express has had a busy month following regional increases in properties to let. Specialist estate agent sign franchise, Agency Express, has been kept busy throughout May and June, as figures show huge increases in ‘to let’ and ‘let’ properties in some areas of the UK. For the UK as a whole, month-on-month figures in Agency Express’ monthly letting report [...]

Angela’s Swim School reaches finals of prestigious...

Angela’s Swim School reaches top 3 in category at BFA HSBC Franchise Award 2018. Angela’s Swim School has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Emerging Franchisor of the Year category of the BFA HSBC Franchise Awards for 2018. The swimming school franchise, which was established in 2002 by former 400m and 800m freestyle British champion Angela Wilson, has been [...]

Kip McGrath has a furry fun day

Kip McGrath Trowbridge joined in with ‘Bring Your Dog to Work Day’ Specialist maths and English tutoring company Kip McGrath has been participating in ‘Bring Your Dog to Work Day’. The unofficial celebration is held every year on the 22nd of June and encourages businesses to allow employees to bring their furry friends into work with them. Kip McGrath Trowbridge was one [...]

Radfield Home Care welcomes new franchise support manager

Radfield Home Care’s new franchise support manager will continue to enhance and develop the firm’s fantastic support systems. In what’s already been a successful year for Radfield Home Care, after scooping a 2018 Home Care Awards accolade, the home care franchise has appointed a new senior member of staff. Vikki Donachie, who has over ten years’ experience in the home [...]

Driver Hire hosts the summer’s (second) biggest football...

Driver Hire raises money for a good cause and gets everyone into the spirit of the summer of football. Driver Hire has been getting into the World Cup spirit by hosting its own thrilling football tournament. The leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise set up the day, which was almost as thrilling as the real thing, to raise money for a fantastic cause and [...]

Wilkins Chimney Sweep clears up at awards ceremony

Wilkins Chimney Sweep’s Louise Harris has been recognised for her hard work and commitment to growing her business. Owner of Wilkins Chimney Sweep, Louise Harris, has been honoured for her commitment to her franchise in a glitzy central London ceremony. The 10th annual awards were held by NatWest Encouraging Women Into Franchising (EWIF), an organisation that seeks to [...]

Driving Miss Daisy franchisee celebrates 10 years of...

Driving Miss Daisy franchisee Kathy Doornenbal has been commended by her clients for a decade of fantastic services. As Kathy Doornenball reflects on her time running the Ontario franchise, she says that her clients are “just so much fun” and comments, “if it wasn’t for us, the last part of their life wouldn’t have been so good.” After caring for her mother as she [...]

World Options franchisee joins ‘Millionaires Row’

A World Options franchisee has joined the company’s prestigious ‘Millionaires Row’, by racking up £1 million in sales in just one year. Stuart Douglas, from Guildford, Surrey, has proved that franchising can be just as rewarding as running your own business, as his franchise of the online parcel delivery service made over £1 million in sales and an enormous [...]

Merry Maids’ parent brand shares tips for 2018 Hurricane...

Service Master shares tips on how to recover after a hurricane, as bad season is predicted for 2018. Merry Maids’ parent company, Service Master, has been warning customers to stay prepared ahead of what is predicted to be a more severe than usual hurricane season. On the back of the warning issued by the USA’s NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), [...]

Kumon celebrates its star pupils

Kumon awards its brightest stars in a ceremony at Bristol Museum’s school room. In a ceremony attended by Bristol’s Lady Mayoress, Bianca Denecia Caroline Durrant, and The Rt Hon Lord Mayor of Bristol, Councillor Cleo Lake, supplementary education franchise Kumon rewarded some of its best students. The event, which was held in Bristol Museum’s school room and took place [...]

Wheel Wizard sponsored triathlete covers 1,000km in three...

Wheel Wizard sponsored triathlete, Fabio Spiteri, has broken a world cycling record by covering 1,000km in just 3 days. Triathlete Fabio Spiteri, who is sponsored by automotive repair franchise Wheel wizard, broke a record by cycling over 1,000km of Sicilian coastline in an incredible three days. The Maltese triathlete rode with three other Italian cyclists, Daniele [...]

InXpress named as a top SMEs by London Stock Exchange

InXpress has been named by the London Stock Exchange Group as a company that’s crucial to the UK’s economic growth. In a time of rapid growth among companies in the North West of England, InXpress has been named as one of the top 1,000 companies in Britain by the London Stock Exchange. The report, which was the London Stock Exchange Group’s fifth annual list, named the [...]

Tutor Doctor is ready for increased UK growth

Students around the UK can receive the support they need as Tutor Doctor looks to expand. Tutor Doctor is looking to capitalise on the growing demand for personalised education in the UK with a month of events in student hotspots London, Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol. A recent report by market research firm, Global Industry Analysts, estimated that the [...]

Las Iguanas offers special experiences

Las Iguanas launches first-ever bespoke ‘Experiences’ on Airbnb. Las Iguanas, the UK-based member of the Casual Dining Group, has joined forces with Airbnb to offer its users two unique ‘Experiences’ that can be booked through the platform. The much-loved restaurant franchise, which has been serving diners authentic and fresh South American dishes since 1991, recently [...]

Target reached for Nationwide Cleaners couple

They did it: Janet and Peter Grimes have just registered their 200th client, less than two years after investing in the Nationwide Cleaners business. Next target: 300 clients by the summer of 2019. The Nationwide Cleaners franchise, founded in 2008 by Peter Munro and winner of the Best Cleaning Franchise 2016 in the Business Excellence Awards, can boast yet another [...]

Little Gym opens new centre in Virginia

New Little Gym centre for active children and toddlers opens in Carmel, Virginia. After purchasing their franchise in September 2017, a new Little Gym centre is finally ready to be opened in Carmel, Virginia by the Bargers. Suzanne Barger, a former competitive gymnast and coach for over 17 years, and her husband Steve decided to open the franchise in Carmel after [...]

Just Shutters sponsors new STEAM building

Just Shutters sponsor Talbot Heath’s brand new multi-curriculum building. Home improvement ftanchise, Just Shutters, was invited to a special ceremony this week, as Talbot Heath school’s head teacher, Angharad Holloway, put the final golden bolt into the steel framework of the school’s exciting new STEAM Hub. The building, which will be home to science, technology, [...]