Care Franchises

PerCurra announce the launch of its fourth home-care branch; PerCurra Grantham & Newark. The West Bridgford based company has been operating in Nottingham for 10 years and also has branches in Hertfordshire and Essex. PerCurra founder and Managing Director Gill Heppell said: “I am delighted to welcome Andrew White to PerCurra. He will be operating an independent business under the PerCurra brand, delivering our range of excellent care at home services to people in the Grantham and Newark areas....

PerCurra’s first off-site conference for its home care franchisees has been held in the stunning setting of the Down Hall Hotel and Spa in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire. Joint marketing ventures were planned to further raise the profile of the branches and the brand. Franchisees were also given a demonstration on a web-based care visit system that is proving highly successful at PerCurra Nottingham. Gill Heppell, Founder and Managing Director of PerCurra explained:  “We offer a high le...

PerCurra employees with between 5 and 10 years service have been presented with a Certificate of Appreciation, flowers and a gift voucher during an afternoon of celebrations at the company’s West Bridgford franchise head office. The Long Service Awards were presented by Managing Director Gill Heppell on Friday 16 February 2018. Gill said:  “This was an opportunity to thank and reward staff for their years of dedication to our clients and their loyalty to the company. We get fantastic fe...

Ableworld Colchester and Ableworld Bridgend were the two main winners at the Ableworld Franchise of the Year Awards Dinner in March. The Awards Dinner was the high point of Ableworld’s two day Annual Franchise Conference held at Wychwood Park Hotel and Golf Club, Crewe. There were speakers from the industry as well as internal presentations from key Ableworld personnel. Ableworld has recently been awarded the prestigious Which Trusted Traders endorsement and representatives from Which wer...

It’s the difference between a poor quality of life, and a good quality of life. Safety, independence, mobility , and nobody knows how much that means than Donna Wilson. The owner of one of Ableworld’s 32 franchises, operating in the franchise territory of Lincoln and Newark, Donna has first hand experience of life as a carer in her personal life, looking after her son and brother. “My own experience was that living aids were expensive and difficult to come by. That’s why I wanted to se...

When is a good time to go into business for yourself? When is the timing just right for a new franchise business? Both of these questions are important considerations for someone thinking of buying a franchise. The answer to the first question is, of course, a personal one and varies from individual to individual. It may be that you’re at a point in your life where you need a fresh challenge. Or owning your own franchise business may have been a long held ambition and you don’t want to feel you...