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Metro Rod led Franchise Brands’ 2019 growth
Drain care and maintenance franchise Metro Rod spearheaded the multi-brand franchisor’s significant growth last year. Franchise Brands plc is an international multi-brand franchisor with a network of over 450 franchisees in 12 countries. Its four main brands are Metro Rod, Ovenclean, ChipsAway and Barking Mad. In October last year, it acquired Willow Pumps to broaden the range [...]
Metro Rod - News published on 20/01/2020
Mother Nature Science franchisee tells all
Samira Kashefi has revealed why she loves being a Mother Nature Science franchisee and offers advice to budding entrepreneurs. Samira Kashefi joined Mother Nature Science as a franchisee in the North East London region. Having previously worked as a research scientist in a number of London universities, she decided to take a break from academia to save money on childcare. But [...]
Mother Nature Science - News published on 19/01/2020
Veeno supports Action Against Hunger’s Love Food Give Food fundraiser
Italian wine bar franchise Veeno has taken part in a campaign to help raise funds for the humanitarian charity’s life-saving work. In 2019, Veeno was one of the 300 restaurants and diners that supported Action Against Hunger and joined the Love Food Give Food campaign. The bar chain and its customers united to help vulnerable children from across the globe have a brighter future. Love [...]
Veeno - News published on 19/01/2020
Driver Hire franchise wins sales award
Driver Hire’s Stoke franchise has topped the charts in a nationwide sales and recruitment competition. The league table, called National Sales Days, is an internal contest to encourage business growth among Driver Hire’s franchise locations. The annual competition takes into account the number of new customers and drivers brought on board by individual franchise branches across [...]
Driver Hire - News published on 18/01/2020
Find the key to success with a Lockforce franchise
Point Franchise is delighted to welcome Lockforce onto its network. The locksmith franchise, which provides door, window and other home security services to residential and commercial properties, is hoping to find new franchisees through Point Franchise. Now part of The Forces Group, Lockforce was set up in 2014 by Paul Smith and Sean Taylor. If you’re interested in joining The [...]
Lockforce UK - News published on 17/01/2020
Kingsmaid Cleaning joins Point Franchise!
Domestic cleaning franchise Kingsmaid Cleaning is one of the latest exciting opportunities to join our network. Kingsmaid Cleaning launched back in 2013 and experienced a turnover of £500,000 in just 18 months. The brand has been developed over the past 16 years by Sharon and Mark Davies. After a lot of hard work and dedication, it now has a 75-strong team and a turnover [...]
Kingsmaid Cleaning - News published on 17/01/2020
Aspray celebrates its Franchisee of the Year 2019
Aspray rewarded one hardworking franchisee at its Annual National Conference Awards Dinner. During the celebratory event, Aspray’s Managing Director James Whittle awarded the Franchisee of the Year 2019 trophy to Richmond-based franchisee Grahame Dean. The lucky recipient runs an Aspray franchise unit with business partner Justin Gudgeon and has been with the business for just [...]
Aspray - News published on 16/01/2020
AES’ female franchisees are taking the lead
Recruitment franchise AES is a shining example of women thriving in business when they take risks. It’s often thought that women tend to underestimate their own ability in comparison to men, who do the opposite. This can then result in men undervaluing the extent of a challenging situation. For instance, they may be more inclined to rush into business decisions before considering [...]
Applied Executive Selection AES - News published on 16/01/2020
EVA battles its way onto the Point Franchise directory
Point Franchise has welcomed VR franchise EVA into its network as it looks to expand. EVA, which stands for Esports Virtual Arenas, was founded in 2018 by Jean Mariotte, Stéphanie Belle, Sarah Tirmarche and William Klein. They wanted to create a virtual reality sports arena where users could engage in fun, competitive games together. Using virtual reality headsets, up to 16 players [...]
EVA - News published on 15/01/2020
Heritage Healthcare launches national recruitment campaign
Heritage Healthcare is looking forward to a more stable year for the care sector. As the experts predict more stability for the healthcare industry in 2020, one care franchise is encouraging more professionals to join the sector. Heritage Healthcare has initiated its #DoSomethingAmazing campaign in the North East, before it is taken nationwide next month. This newfound hope comes [...]
Heritage Healthcare - News published on 15/01/2020
Promedica24 franchisee celebrates second anniversary
The franchise owner of Promedica24 West Sussex has celebrated his second year in business at The Glamour Club. The social club in Worthing helped Chris White-Smith commemorate his second anniversary as a Promedica24 franchise owner. He started the business three years ago when he noticed the lack of high-quality home care service providers for his parents. Keen for a new career [...]
Promedica24 - News published on 14/01/2020
Subway launches tasty new Toasted Bites
Subway has expanded its offering once again with a small addition to the menu – Toasted Bites. The new menu options, which are labelled as Toasted Bites, are actually a range of ciabatta bread rolls, measuring three square inches. Customers can choose from four different fillings. Cheese lovers will enjoy the Cheese Toasted Bite, filled with American-style cheese and two salad [...]
Subway® - News published on 14/01/2020
Another Minuteman Press franchisee enters the Million-Dollar...
Minuteman Press is celebrating the induction of one of its US franchisees into the ‘Million-Dollar Circle’. Andy Kiecker is the latest Minuteman Press franchisee to achieve annual gross sales of over $1 million. Kiecker’s franchise unit, which he took over and started running in 2004, is based in the Osseo/Brooklyn Park area, Northwest of Minneapolis. Kiecker was thrilled to accept [...]
Minuteman Press - News published on 13/01/2020
New Marla Custom Blinds franchisee is thriving
The newest member of the Marla family, Kent franchisee Mike McBryde, is off to a great start. Mike McBryde set up the Marla Kent franchise back in June 2018 and is the latest addition to the franchise network. His launch campaign was received incredibly well by the public, and it resulted in him receiving more than £60,000 of quotes. And you can’t keep the smile off McBryde’s [...]
Marla Custom Blinds - News published on 12/01/2020
ChipsAway franchisees earn two prestigious awards
ChipsAway Stoke-on-Trent franchisees run the brand’s most successful franchise ever. It’s been a great year for husband-and-wife team Cas and Phil Clifford-Wareham. Since it launched three years ago, ChipsAway Stoke-on-Trent has completed over 3,000 jobs. Cas and Phil invested £250,000 of their savings into setting up the business in 2017 and their success has seen them recently [...]
ChipsAway - News published on 12/01/2020Metro Rod branch upsizes and creates new jobs
A Metro Rod franchise unit is moving to a larger premises to accommodate the growing business. The branch, which covers all of Lincolnshire, North Cambridgeshire, Hull and Beverley, is moving out of its current property in Nettleton, near Caistor. Its new premises, located in the Riverside Enterprise Park in Saxilby, is 4,856 square feet in size and has both office and warehouse [...]
Metro Rod - News published on 11/01/2020
Agency Express has a new Managing Director
Agency Express is pleased to announce that Ben Brookes, former Director of Franchising has been promoted to Managing Director and equity shareholder. After working as the Director of Franchising for some time, Ben Brookes will now take the place of Agency Express founder Stephen Watson and become the Managing Director and equity shareholder. Watson will now take the position of [...]
Agency Express - News published on 10/01/2020
Leisure Leagues encourages football fans to get involved
Sports fans with the ambition to get fit in the new year are being urged to take part in a Leisure Leagues’ competition. Many of us set ourselves strict New Year’s resolutions to improve our health come January. In the aftermath of Christmas, having spent days watching television from the sofa and eating much more food than we probably should, getting fit can seem like an uphill [...]
Leisure Leagues - News published on 10/01/2020
Heavenly Desserts Wolverhampton gets top marks
The Wolverhampton branch of Heavenly Desserts has been awarded a five-star hygiene rating. The Heavenly Desserts franchise unit is celebrating its five-star hygiene rating after an inspection by Wolverhampton Council. The dessert franchise, which is located on Darlington Street, is proud to have been awarded the highest possible score, demonstrating its commitment to maintaining [...]
Heavenly Desserts - News published on 09/01/2020Driver Hire Wakefield manager buys the business
Former office manager of Driver Hire’s Wakefield franchise, Sarah Parker, has bought the transport and logistics recruitment business. With 15 years of recruitment experience under her belt, Sarah Parker worked as a branch manager for the previous owners of Driver Hire Wakefield for some time. But when they shared their plans to sell the business, the ambitious entrepreneur jumped [...]
Driver Hire - News published on 08/01/2020Leisure Leagues reflects on a decade of wins
Leisure Leagues has been looking back on a fantastic ten years for the business as a new decade begins. The 2010s were full of exciting events all across the world and Leisure Leagues enjoyed its fair share of wins during the decade. In a lengthy blog post, it reflected on some of the highlights from the last 10 years. At the start of the decade, in 2010, the sports franchise [...]
Leisure Leagues - News published on 08/01/2020
Green Motion boosts customer satisfaction
Green Motion saw its customer satisfaction levels rise across the board over the last 12 months as part of a new strategy. Car franchise Green Motion Car and Van Rental has reported an impressive increase in its customer satisfaction scores across all of its UK locations. Sian Marston, Managing Director of Green Motion’s UK operations, said that the franchise was really pleased [...]
Green Motion Car and Van Rental - News published on 07/01/2020Metro Rod gives back to the community
Metro Rod West Yorkshire honoured the spirit of the festive season by giving back to its local community in different ways. Many people say that the true meaning of Christmas is giving back to those less fortunate. Metro Rod West Yorkshire went above and beyond to embody this during Christmas 2019, as it held a number of events to raise money for those in its local community. First [...]
Metro Rod - News published on 07/01/2020
Signs Express combats loneliness
Signs Express franchisee Richard Howes has donated signs to his local community that aim to make it easier for people to chat and connect. As we become ever more connected online, lots of us report feeling lonely in the real world. In addition, many people struggle to find ways to connect to others or pluck up the courage to start a conversation. One Signs Express franchisee is [...]
Signs Express - News published on 06/01/2020
ActionCOACH helps business owners visualise their goals
ActionCOACH is rolling out a brand-new online platform that will allow its clients to visually track their progress towards their professional goals. It can be tricky to measure progress without seeing some kind of visual representation of how far you’ve come. And ActionCOACH is doing just that, with the introduction of its new online portal. An intuitive business dashboard has [...]
ActionCOACH - News published on 05/01/2020Promedica24 hosts luxury festive raffle
Promedica24 brightened up Christmas for some of its lucky clients with a luxury hamper following its annual client raffle. Christmas can be a difficult time of year if you’ve not got friends and family to celebrate with. To spread some festive cheer to its clients and the carers who work so hard to stop them feeling isolated, senior care franchise Promedica24 held a ’12 Days of [...]
Promedica24 - News published on 04/01/2020Marla Custom Blinds sheds light on its opportunity
Marla Custom Blinds has revealed how one of its newest franchisees managed to get their operations off to a fantastic start. Even though a franchise offers a supported route to business ownership, it can still be daunting thinking about running your own operations without any idea of what to expect. Marla Custom Blinds has shed light on how one of its successful franchisees, Mike [...]
Marla Custom Blinds - News published on 03/01/2020
Century 21 branches out
Century 21 finished the year on a high note with the opening of three new offices and will continue its expansion in the new year. Estate agency and property franchise Century 21 looks to set to start the decade with plenty of momentum, as three new locations will be opening over the first few weeks of 2020. It finished 2019 in style by celebrating the opening of three new locations [...]
Century 21 - News published on 03/01/2020
FastSigns masters new European territory
FastSigns is heading to Paris as part of a new master franchise agreement that will see it open centres across France and Monaco. FastSigns European expansion has taken an exciting step forward, as it has secured a master franchise agreement which will see 12 stores open in France and Monaco. Its first location recently opened its doors in the French capital, located at 227 Boulevard [...]
FASTSIGNS - News published on 02/01/2020
Kumon kids excel in Maths and English
The pupils of the Kumon Frome Study Centre get together at Oakfield School to celebrate the students’ achievements. Kumon pupils have made excellent progress in Maths and English and their achievements were recognised by the local community on Sunday 17th November. The students and their families attended an awards ceremony and took part in a Book Swap to find something new to [...]
Kumon - News published on 02/01/2020