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ChipsAway, the UK’s leading minor car body paintwork repair service, has launched a new TV advertisement to promote the convenience and ease of the service they offer.The new TV commercial demonstrates how easy it is for customers to enquire and obtain their free, no-obligation repair estimate. Customers can submit details on the ChipsAway website 24/7 from the comfort of their own home. The TV advert also shows how quickly and conveniently minor damage can be repaired by a ChipsAway specialist,...

Owner of ChipsAway Exeter, Brandon Akerman, is celebrating after being presented with the Bodyshop Magazine’s ‘30 under 30 Rising Stars of 2021’ award at the Bodyshop Awards dinner celebration in April. Brandon received this highly coveted award at the annual event, which took place at the ICC Wales, accompanied by Franchise Support Manager, Annabel Wilson, Technical Director, Simon Kings and Brandon’s family. Entrepreneur Brandon, joined the ChipsAway network in September 2020, aged just 21...

In late October 2021, Sean Connaughton organised a webinar, primarily using social media and email invitations to business directors of organisations in Scotland. It attracted over 70 attendees and led to multiple meetings through November and into early 2022, the majority of which are still in progress. So far, Sean has signed up five new clients, for whom he will manage their carbon management planning, in line with the British Standards Institute (BSI) verified PAS 2060 standard. The standar...

Brian Skinner launched his Agency Express franchise in August 2020. With many years’ experience in owning and developing a successful family business, Brian had reached a point in his life where he was ready for a change in direction.Like many others, Brain had begun his journey in to franchising during the COVID-19 pandemic, but confident in his decision to sell his business and buy a franchise he continued undeterred.After spending 15 years developing a family business from scratch in the Eque...

Auditel franchise started 2022 with a very busy January. With great client receptiveness to Auditel’s carbon solutions alongside procurement improvement services, this has led to record-breaking appointment numbers with potential new clients. In addition, Auditel welcome three new franchise partners into the franchise network, and they kicked off their training on 24th January. Based near Portsmouth, David Wilshin explored Auditel in late 2021 and decided to leave the corporate world to start...

Spending long periods of time working for other people can lead many to want to start their own business. Some feel destined to be entrepreneurs, in control of their own workload and driven to achieve success. This is the case for Arran Benstead. Having spent some time working at a brake linings factory following university, he was in no doubt that his future involved working for himself. 20 years later, he’s never looked back.Pursuing a passionHaving always been interested in working on cars, A...