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Fastsigns supports local arts charity

Fastsigns Manchester has been lending a helping hand local arts foundation Home. Fastsigns Manchester has been giving back to the local community by providing assistance to charitable arts foundation Home. To celebrate its good fortunes of late, the branch is offering financial aid to the not-for-profit organisation and also help to boost its profile among its [...]

Nationwide Cleaners sponsors schoolgirl’s Peruvian...

Nationwide Cleaners has leant some financial support to one lucky school girl’s trip of a lifetime to experience the real Peru. Nationwide Cleaners sent one schoolgirl on an unforgettable journey to Peru, where she spent four weeks making a difference to community projects across the country. Elise, from Sussex, was sponsored by the franchise to spend a month [...]

Heritage Healthcare tees off for charity

Heritage Healthcare organises a charity golf day to raise money for a local hospice. A Heritage Healthcare franchise has been appealing to the local community once again for people to get involved with its annual charity golf day. The Darlington branch of the home care franchise has been raising money for the local St Teresa’s Hospice for the last 17 years by hosting a [...]

Kip McGrath makes maths centre stage

Kip McGrath’s Randpark Ridge franchise held an exciting Times Tables competition for its young students. Kip McGrath’s Randpark Ridge centre, in Johannesburg, South Africa, came up with a fantastic way of engaging its students in the occasionally-dull world of times tables. Instead of sitting them in a room and asking them to recite the numbers, it decided to turn the [...]

Lighterlife shares top temptation-busting tips

This is what we want to do in the future, as explained by LighterLife. Head of research and nutrition at LighterLife, Dr. Kelly Johnston, has been sharing her tips for breaking the cycle of unhealthy eating. The weight loss franchise is known for its successful body transformations and what sets it apart from its competitors is its unique 'food counseling' method, which [...]

Leightons leads the way

Leightons will be sharing its industry leading audiology service model at a prestigious conference in January 2019. Leightons Opticians has been invited to speak about its audiology service at one of the largest conferences in the world of optometry, 100% Optical 2019. The event, which will take place in January next year, will bring together experts from across the eye [...]

Revive! Auto Innovations joins Point Franchise

Revive! Auto Innovations is the latest addition to Point Franchise’s network – let’s find out more. Point Franchise is excited to announce that Revive! Auto Innovations Franchise is the latest addition to its large network of international and UK based franchises. With its unique position in the rapidly expanding SMART (small and medium auto repair technique) sector, [...]

Metro Rod runs for Alzheimer’s

Metro Rod has organised a charity run to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s, affects around 850,000 people in the UK and most families will have been touched by the memory-robbing illness. That’s why staff at Metro Rod Hull, Lincoln and Peterborough (HLP) have come together to organise a charity 5k run to raise money for the [...]

Mobalpa gets a birthday makeover

Mobalpa gives its branding a facelift to celebrate 70 years of business. Kitchen and bathroom design specialist Mobalpa is marking its 70th year in business with an exciting new branding campaign. It’s given its website and online catalogues a makeover, introducing new, bright and exciting colour schemes and images of aspirational kitchens and bathrooms for customers to [...]

Merry Maids shares top cleaning tips

Merry Maids expert has been sharing her top tips for a clean and tidy home – that stays that way. Merry Maids has revealed its secrets to achieving a clean and organised home, even without the help of one of its expert cleaners. Home cleaning expert for the franchise, Debra Johnson, explained how she keeps her own home spick and span and breaks down how everyone can take [...]

Reeds Rains proves its resilience

Reeds Rains maintains its success despite challenges faced by estate agents across the country. House prices seem to be taking up much of the news recently, primarily due to their meteoric rise over the last few decades. However, some areas of the UK have actually seen house prices tumble in recent months, bucking the trend of constant rises that have plagued first time [...]

Mathnasium multiplies the fun

Mathnasium franchisees host a games night to show more children how fun maths can be. A Mathnasium location in Murfreesboro, Tennessee has been making maths fun for children by hosting free maths game nights. The first was held on Saturday 11th of August and kids who came along were treated to pizza as well as lots of fun maths-themed games. Games included Connect Four [...]

Pirtek celebrates three decades

Pirtek’s UK operations turns 30 this year and the company hosted a special annual conference to celebrate. Pirtek has been marking 30 years since it opened its first franchised centre in the UK in 1988. To celebrate the milestone year, the hydraulics franchise decided to host its annual conference at the luxury Trump Turnberry Resort in Ayrshire, Scotland. Franchisees [...]

Rocket’s blasts off to Florida

Eddie Rocket’s makes one family’s American dream come true with the holiday of a lifetime. The restaurant franchise which is known for its multi-award-winning burgers that were recently crowned the best in Ireland, ran a competition that offered one family a chance to visit sunny Florida. The trip is worth a cool €5,000 (£4,500) and all of its diners across the [...]

Razzamataz awards budding singer scholarship

Razzamataz gives scholarship to Chester girl for more than 100 hours of free performing arts tuition. A budding new star of the stage, screen and radio has been awarded a free scholarship with stage school Razzamataz. The scholarship was part of a competition hosted by The Stage, the UK’s longest running and most highly regarded performing arts newspaper, which looked to [...]

Reeds Rains celebrates 150 years

Reeds Rains starts the celebrations in honour of 150 years in business Estate agents Reeds Rains has been celebrating a whopping 150 years in business the way that all special occasions should be celebrated – with a slice of cake. Thanks to satisfied client Tracie Fry, the franchise’s Portishead office, which is just outside the city of Bristol, received a homemade [...]

Sixt achieves record half-year results

Sixt smashes even its own expectations to achieve its best ever half year result. Sixt has announced impressive results for the first half of 2018 and is hoping to sustain the positive growth through to the end of the year. Its earnings before taxes came in at a staggering €326.9 million (just over £293 million), the highest the transport and mobility franchise has [...]

Subway launches vegan treats

Subway has launched a tasty new option for vegetarians and even vegans to get stuck into. Resturant franchise Subway has introduced a delicious new option to its ever-expanding menu, but this one is something a little different than the likes of the delicious Italian BMT, Chicken and Bacon Ranch or Meatball Marinara. The new addition is a 100% vegan choice, which is [...]

Sandler Training warns job seekers about social media

Sandler Training has been sharing how your social media profile can affect how appealing you are to potential employers. Global business training franchise Sandler Training has been sharing how a social media presence can easily be a positive asset or a huge turn off for employers. In an article for the Oklahoman, which discussed the dos and don’ts of maintaining a [...]

Wafflemeister launches £1 waffle

Wafflemeister releases its brand-new waffle lollies for children and adults alike. Wafflemeister has released a brand-new treat for customers who can’t quite manage a whole waffle. Made using its world-famous Liege waffle recipe, which uses dough instead of traditional batter for a more decadent waffle, the bite-sized treat is the food franchise’s newest release. For [...]

Tutor Doctor Cambridge wins ‘Franchisee of the Year’

The owners of Tutor Doctor Cambridge scooped the title at the brand’s annual conference. Tutor Doctor Cambridge’s owners have been celebrating after they received the accolade of ‘Franchisee of the Year’ out of Tutor Doctor’s global network of over 500. At this year’s annual ‘Dream, Believe, Achieve’ global conference for the franchise, Lynne and Rob Kerrison were named [...]

Signarama increases back-to-school spending

Signarama is helping businesses get the most out of back-to-school shoppers. Signarama has been promoting its services to retailers across the globe as children gear up to return to school. In what’s known as the second busiest shopping season of the year, retailers could lose out on customers if their products, discounts and offers aren’t properly promoted. An [...]

Banker switches stress for FASTSIGNS

A banker and his wife reap the positive benefits of opening their own FASTSIGNS franchise. When Simon Slee met his wife Friederike in the Middle East, he was working as an investment banker and she was a landscape architect. The two quickly decided to move to London together, but weren’t sure what the future held for their careers. So, when an opportunity for Simon to [...]

Travelodge feeds families on a budget

Travelodge unveils tasty new menu that makes it cheaper to feed families during getaways. Hotel franchise Travelodge is known for its many locations and affordable prices for those needing a room for work or looking to get away for an inexpensive staycation. Now families (and their wallets) have even more reasons to enjoy their stay at the budget franchise [...]

Wolf brings its fusion cuisine to Manchester

Wolf Italian is the latest addition to Manchester Arndale’s £11m Halle Place food hall. Mexican and Italian? Together?! Sounds like it could be a strange combination. You might not think the two cuisines go hand in hand, but Wolf Italian is seeking to challenge that as it brings its fusion street food to the people of Manchester. With it’s twist on the Italian [...]

FASTSIGNS training give franchisees head start

FASTSIGNS training receives praise for setting up even novice franchisees with the tools to succeed. FASTSIGNS has been encouraging potential franchisees to join its business by promoting its fantastic ‘Foundations’ training programme. Although new business owners might feel more comfortable entering an industry they’re familiar with, the sign franchise has been [...]

Transworld Business Advisors brings its expertise to...

Transworld Business Advisors is bringing its unique business brokerage service to Point Franchise. Point Franchise is pleased to welcome Transworld Business Advisors to its extensive network of franchises. With a large network of over 220 franchisees across the globe and over 30 years of franchising experience, the business brokerage will make a fantastic addition to [...]

InXpress welcomes UK’s youngest franchisee

InXpress Coventry opens sister branch through its 20-year-old star apprentice. InXpress Coventry has been celebrating the opening of its sister branch, InXpress Stour Valley, which will be headed up by its 20-year-old protegee Jack Fisher. Once the star apprentice of owners David and Liz Murray, Fisher was recently promoted to co-owner and director of the Murrays’ second [...]

Point Franchise gets physical with One Element

One Element brings its unique brand of outdoor fitness to Point Franchise. Point Franchise is thrilled to introduce One Element to its extensive network of international franchises. The franchise has been established for over a decade and has eight franchises across London, so we’re pleased to welcome the exciting company to our network. The fitness franchise is [...]

Drain Doctor branch celebrates 24th anniversary

Drain Doctor Portsmouth and Southampton celebrated its 24th year of business this month. Drainage and plumbing specialist Drain Doctor has been celebrating one of its longest running branches this month. Its Portsmouth and Southampton branch is celebrating its 24th year of business, demonstrating how effective the franchise’s business model is to have achieved almost a [...]