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With the average span of time spent in a franchise across the industry being 8.5 years Chemex International will be celebrating one franchisee’s journey of a lifetime through three decades from the late Eighties to his contract renewal this month.It’s 1989 and tumultuous world events are unfolding with Britain in the Thatcher era, the Tiananmen Square uprising and the fall of the Berlin Wall. With the world changing a young dairy herdsman reading the Daily Mail also spots a piece on franchising...

Chemex International are delighted to announce that Michael Graham, Managing Director, has been elected as a Full Board Member of the British Franchise Association.Michael joined the franchise community in 1985 with Safeclean and has subsequently enjoyed a career as employee, manager, director and owner in a variety of franchise systems both here and in the US. This experience has given Michael a unique insight into the franchising industry and is now delighted to be able to contribute to the fu...

Neighborly, formerly Dwyer Group, today launches ProTradeNet® (PTN) in the UK, a buying group that will help its 150 franchisees to connect with the best in class vendors for their specific needs.     Led by Steve Pickwell, PTN UK will serve as the preferred vendor division for all its five brands in the UK – Aire Serv®, Bright & Beautiful®, Countrywide Grounds Maintenance®, Drain Doctor® and Mr. Electric® - and will provide a solution for franchisees to gain continual exclusive...

This year Dublcheck held is 25th Silver Jubilee at the Mere Hotel Golf & Spa Resort in Knutsford Cheshire franchisees were joined by the head office staff to celebrate Carol Stewart Gill the Chester based inspiring entrepreneur, and founder of national commercial cleaning business Dublcheck. Dublcheck’ s 25th Silver Jubilee Celebrations Here’s what some of our franchisee had to say about the night: “I would just like say what an amazing time that I had at the 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner. Ha...

Dublcheck franchisees co-owner Mark Howarth and James Kitwood worked in the cut-throat world of retail fashion in Leeds for 20 years manufacturing garments for major blue-chip retailers. Working an average 40-hour week initially that quickly became a 70 hour week. Mark and James could no longer spend quality time with their families and when coupled with the gruelling travel schedule, both ended up with the same thought; something had to change, and we need some inspiration! A visit to the Bri...

Being made redundant has turned into a blessing in disguise for current franchisee Steve Payne.  Losing his job set Steve on an entrepreneurial path which has seen him build a highly successful franchise business in the hygiene supplies sector. And now Steve is celebrating 26 years of running a Chemex franchise supplying hundreds of businesses within his franchise territory of North Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds. Steve, a former RAF jet fighter technician, turned to Chemex after los...