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FiltaFry benefits from new Inside Sales Manager

FiltaFry’s parent company, Filta, has appointed a new Inside Sales Manager to handle leads and help boost profits across the franchise network. Jessy Perrone will lead a four-person sales team to help generate more leads for the business. Unlike other franchises, Filta manages leads on its franchisees’ behalf, vetting them before passing them through so [...]

Leisure Leagues Wiltshire franchisee celebrates one-year...

Swindon’s Mr six-a-side speaks out about his franchising journey with Leisure Leagues to make his first anniversary. Dann Webb has well and truly made his mark in the Wiltshire football community and has recently celebrated his first anniversary with Leisure Leagues. So, what better time to find out about his franchising experience? Webb starts by saying that it was his [...]

9Round’s new Canadian franchise unit swings into action

9Round has expanded its 1,000-site network into Bradford, Canada, welcoming fitness fanatics to try its unique workout. The new gym, located at 496 Holland St. West, was opened to the public on 28th February. It marked the big occasion with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by representatives from the Bradford Board of Trade and local town [...]

Driver Hire offers advice to hopeful employees

Driver Hire took the chance to help out workers in the North of England at a jobs fair last week. The fair, which aims to connect ‘employees’ with ‘employers’, took place on 27th February at the St John’s community rooms on Washington Street in Workington, Cumbria. It was officially opened by the Workington Town Mayor Councillor, Janet King, [...]

Heritage Healthcare announces a Discovery Day in the...

Home care franchise Heritage Healthcare is hosting a Discovery Day to showcase the franchise opportunity in the North East. Heritage Healthcare, an expert in home care services, will be hosting a Discovery Day to introduce the brand to aspiring business owners in the North East. Ambitious entrepreneurs will be able to learn more about the opportunity and have a chat [...]

My Secret Fairy brings some sparkle to Point Franchise

My Secret Fairy is encouraging savvy entrepreneurs to join its investment scheme here on Point Franchise. The cleaning franchise is on the lookout for highly motivated investors who get a ‘buzz’ out of helping people. My Secret Fairy offers entrepreneurs the chance to launch their own businesses under its recognised brand name in larger territories than are allocated by [...]

Papa John’s creates £5,000 crust-encrusted cufflinks

Pizza franchise Papa John’s launched a special gift for pizza fanatics across the UK. If you’re a Papa John’s mega-fan, you can now complete your look with £5,000 crust-encrusted cufflinks. The special gift incorporates its signature dough into the cufflinks by hiding it under the ruby and tsavorite-encrusted surface. With Valentine’s Day just gone, Papa John’s has [...]

FiltaFry’s head team host informative breakfast briefings

The service company Filta, which owns FiltaFry alongside a number of other brands, has been teaching its distributors more about ‘grease management’. In a series of breakfast meetings, Filta has been reinforcing the importance of the franchise’s services. Sales team member Ray Donovan has already hosted the first ‘Grease Masterclasses’ at commercial kitchen suppliers [...]

WALX steps into Point Franchise

We’re delighted to announce that outdoor fitness franchise WALX has joined the Point Franchise directory. WALX is a true breath of fresh air in the fitness and wellbeing industry. With over a century of combined business expertise, its founders have curated an extraordinary outdoor experience – like a health club without walls. It’s suitable for people of all ages, [...]

New Lockforce franchisee takes the business into Oxfordshire

Lockforce has introduced a new franchisee into its network of local branches, allowing it to expand into the new territory of Oxfordshire. The locksmith franchise’s latest investor, Ross, had always known he’d like to run his own business at some point. Although he’d never felt the time was right after leaving the forces in 2011, he discovered the [...]

Christmas Decorators joins Point Franchise

This festive franchise is one of the latest additions to the Point Franchise directory. Christmas wouldn’t feel right without the glow of lights from the tree and the festive decorations. While lots of us enjoy the DIY nature of decorating our homes in time for the most wonderful time of the year, for some larger scale projects and some home and business owners, it [...]

Coffee Blue joins Too Good To Go

Coffee Blue is fighting food waste by joining the revolutionary organisation Too Good To Go. The coffee van franchise has followed in the footsteps of over 3,370 UK stores and restaurants to reduce waste by signing up to Too Good To Go and selling its leftover stock. This innovative organisation encourages food outlets across the world to distribute any food that would [...]

Revive! wins Franchise Marketing Award

SMART repair franchise Revive! has won Franchise Marketing Award for Best Online Marketing Campaign. Revive!’s marketing team were thrilled to be chosen as the winner of the Best Online Marketing Campaign award at the Franchise Marketing Awards 2019. The highly anticipated event took place at the National Franchise Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham, and was one of the [...]

My Window Cleaner franchisee gets off to a strong start

My Window Cleaner has welcomed a new franchisee into its network, and the franchise owners are pleased with his progress. After learning about My Window Cleaner’s franchise opportunity, entrepreneur Michael Finn was excited to become his own boss by starting his own cleaning business. After signing up and investing in his new branch, he flew to Spain to meet the [...]

Mother Nature Science eagerly awaits Hoop Awards 2020

Education franchise Mother Nature Science was the winner of the ‘Best Holiday Camp Workshops’ category in the Hoop Awards 2019, but will it keep the title for 2020? In the 2019 Hoop Awards, over 100,000 votes were cast to decide on the UK’s favourite kids activities. The awards celebrate the people and organisations that go above and beyond to [...]

Marla Custom Blinds team steps in to save the day

The owners of Marla Custom Blinds have praised their workforce after they successfully completed a huge job while the leaders were out of the country. Last September, Marla Custom Blinds owners Martin and Angela were ready to head off to Spain for an eagerly anticipated 12-day break. But, when their son Danny, the business’ sales manager, asked to join them, they [...]

Start your own Late Birthday Project business

The UK’s fastest growing and most innovative football coaching programme for children aged 5-14 is looking for franchisees. If you’ve got a passion for football and want to use it to inspire children, Late Birthday Project could be your next exciting business venture. The successful football coaching concept is officially offering part-time and full-time [...]

Nationwide Cleaners resale gives pair a taste of success

A husband and wife invested in a Nationwide Cleaners branch and are looking forward to developing it over the next few years. The pair jumped on the opportunity to run their very own domestic cleaning franchise unit when they spotted it go up for sale. The original owner of the Nationwide Cleaners branch decided to train as a nurse before putting the unit on the market [...]

Match Options’ National Framework Account programme...

The National Framework Account programme generated over £3 million in net revenues for franchisees in the 2019 calendar year. The National Framework Account programme was driven by 35 organisations from across the UK that regularly work with Match Options franchisees. The recruitment franchise reported that the top five national agreements achieved these [...]

Caprinos Pizza joins Point Franchise

We are delighted to welcome pizza franchise Caprinos Pizza to the Point Franchise network. Pizza lovers across the UK will be pleased to know Caprinos Pizza is on an ambitious expansion mission and hoping to significantly increase its nationwide coverage. The young, successful pizza delivery chain launched in Didcot, Oxfordshire, but word of its delicious doughy treats [...]

Coffee Blue welcomes Aberdare franchisee

Coffee Blue has been celebrating its newest franchisee, who will operate in the Aberdare and Merthyr area of Wales. Franchising is often used as a way to change career trajectory and for Jon, Coffee Blue’s newest franchisee, it signals the end of a prosperous but unfulfilling career in retail. Now, he’s looking ahead to running his very own business with coffee van [...]

Prokil franchisees share franchising experience

The first franchisees to join the Prokil network have shared their experiences of working with the damp and timber specialist franchise. Nathan and Wai were the first ambitious entrepreneurs to join Prokil. Both coming from backgrounds in the retail industry, they have been retail store managers for over a decade. Nathan was a store manager for Sainsbury’s, Iceland and [...]

My Window Cleaner welcomes two new franchisees

Window-cleaning franchise My Window Cleaner has attracted two new franchise partners. My Window Cleaner has had a very successful start to 2020, what with the addition of two new franchisees. Let’s learn some more about the investors making their mark in the window-cleaning industry with a My Window Cleaner franchise. Gareth is the proud Welshman who will own the [...]

Denise Styles - Franchisee in Castlepoint, Essex

Strollercise - Castlepoint, Essex. Name: Denise Styles Location: Canvey Island Franchise Area: Castlepoint, Essex Strolling into a new future... Strolling into a new future... Denise spent most of her working life in offices, carrying out secretarial and administration duties for various companies in London, and, later on, more locally. Prior to joining [...]

FiltaFry welcomes new business development manager

FiltaFry has recruited an experienced HR professional to head up its business development across Austria and Germany. FiltaFry has welcomed a new face into its head office team, who will help the business continue its expansion and development across Europe. Richard Grimm, who has spent time working at catering company Mise en Place, has joined FiltaFry as a Business [...]

Fastsigns partners with Feeding Children Everywhere

Fastsigns has helped disadvantaged children across the world by creating food boxes in partnership with Feeding Children Everywhere. The initiative, which was named Fastsigns Community Giveback, involved workers from across the franchise, from franchisees and their employees to vendors and corporate staff. Together, they weighed and packaged 20,000 meals in 16 assembly [...]

Century 21 New Zealand celebrates highest performing...

Century 21 New Zealand has announced its most successful franchisees from the final quarter of 2019. The estate agent and property franchise rewarded the franchisees who achieved the highest numbers of sales. It gave its most prestigious ‘diamond’ award to Jeh Wasti (First Choice Realty, Wellington), while Gaile Para (Gadsby Realty) won the gold award. Derryn Mayne, who [...]

Carey’s joins Point Franchise

Carey’s is bringing its quality car valeting and cleaning services to Point Franchise – is it the ideal franchise for you? Point Franchise has welcomed Carey’s to its vast network of international franchises. The garage franchise offers mobile car cleaning and valeting to customers with every kind of vehicle – from exclusive to family to old and [...]

Hybrid Fitness works up a sweat at Point Franchise

Hybrid Fitness is bringing its unique fitness concept to Point Franchise – let’s find out more. Point Franchise has an exciting new addition and this one is for the fitness fanatics out there. Hybrid Fitness is a boutique gym concept that can be adapted to your local area – whether you’re surrounded by people that like to stretch and unwind with [...]

Tubz franchisees tell their story

Tubz franchisees Peter and Caroline have revealed how they set up their successful business with the vending machine franchise. Peter and Caroline were impressed with Tubz’s business model from the very start. They first visited the company’s headquarters in December 2019, when Paul, Tubz’s New Business Manager, gave them a tour of the Sittingbourne [...]