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ActionCOACH UK has swept three top honours at ActionCOACH’s 2026 global conference in Goa, India, extending the network’s remarkable run to 18 consecutive years of taking home a top global award.The win lands alongside another milestone closer to home: independent research firm WorkBuzz has confirmed ActionCOACH UK’s 14th consecutive year of 5-star franchisee satisfaction - one of only two franchise brands to achieve this recognition every year since the survey began in 2013. Another year, anot...

Lee Statham had worked in the recruitment sector for five years (for a competitor) before joining the Driver Hire Crewe team in 2018. He admits that he moved to Driver Hire with a view to ultimately owning his own franchise business. Lee quickly fitted in and impressed. Shortly after joining, he was asked to manage the Crewe office, and with the help of his team, the business delivered its best annual performance for 11 years. Impressed by Lee’s business acumen and ambition, Driver Hire’s sen...

We’re celebrating a major milestone at fit20 UK with the opening of our 20th studio, fit20 Wellington.The new studio is owned by Duncan Attwood and is his third fit20 location, following Torquay and Exeter. The fact that Duncan is now opening studio number three says a lot about his confidence in the fit20 model and the potential he sees in continuing to grow within the network.And studio number 20 certainly isn’t where our growth stops.Our 21st UK studio is already due to open next month, anoth...

We know that when exploring a franchise opportunity, one of the first questions on your mind is often about investment and affordability - especially the license fee, or initial franchise fee. What is the initial franchise fee, and are there flexible payment options? The license fee is £14,995 + VAT, and it’s designed to give you everything you need to launch your franchise with confidence. Here’s selection as to what it covers: Comprehensive training for you to deliver classes confidently...

Experienced entrepreneur Tochukwu Nwofor has outlined his vision for the newly opened Mail Boxes Etc. service centre on Birchfield Road, one of Birmingham’s busiest routes into the city centre.Mr Nwofor, who holds an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the University of South Wales, first gained recognition in 2013 as a contestant on the first season of Nigerian business reality television show The Next Titan, following a successful career in the banking and telecommunications sectors.H...

Anytime Fitness UK & Ireland today announced it is bringing Apple Fitness+ to members across the UK and Ireland, giving them complimentary access to Apple's award-winning fitness and wellness service throughout their membership. Together, Anytime Fitness and Apple Fitness+ give members more opportunities to stay consistent with their fitness routine, whether they’re training in the gym, at home, or on the go, combining 24/7 access to more than 6,000 Anytime Fitness clubs worldwide with thou...

Picture someone standing in a queue that stretches out of an Udderlicious shop and along the pavement. Shouldn’t be too much of a stretch of the imagination… it’s already happening on a regular basis in this warm weather.It's a warm Saturday, they’ve been waiting the better part of fifteen minutes, and there's a supermarket two minutes' walk away with a freezer full of ice cream they could be eating right now.However, they don’t move. They check their phone, chat to the person behind them...

No Letting Go has been awarded Bronze for Inventory Provider at the Trusted By Agents Supplier Awards 2026, recognising the business among the property industry's highest-rated technology and service providers.The award was presented at the Kerfuffle Conference at ICC Newport on 7 July 2026, hosted by Dara O'Briain.The Trusted By Agents Supplier Awards are designed to recognise suppliers based on the evidence of how they are actually rated by estate and letting agents. Unlike traditional awards,...

Now in its twelfth year, Driver Hire’s annual ‘Proud Survey’ once again delivered a remarkable set of results earlier this year.This year, nearly 350 customers and more than 1,100 candidates took part. Among customers, 96% rated Driver Hire’s customer service as Excellent or Good – with an impressive 80% selecting Excellent.The positive feedback didn’t stop there. When asked about Value for Money, 87% of customers rated Driver Hire as Excellent or Good. And in an increasingly digital world, it w...

Is there already a shop near you offering free-from cakes and treats?If so, that shouldn’t be a reason why you shouldn’t consider opening one yourself. See it as proof that the demand is already there.Success in business rarely comes from inventing something nobody has ever thought of before, because ideas like that are pretty rare. Far more often, it comes down to giving customers what they already clearly want, but doing it noticeably better than whoever's currently serving them.Better quality...

A globetrotting entrepreneur who established successful businesses in two different hemispheres is putting down roots in his native South Devon with the launch of oven cleaning service Ovenu Newton Abbot. Simon Whalley grew up in Torquay before leaving for Australia in the early 1990s, where he ran his own grocery and delicatessen in Melbourne, and then six years ago, he relocated to Spain, setting up an upholstery and carpet cleaning firm. However, after spending more than 30 years overseas...

There are thousands of five-star reviews for Access4Lofts, and if you read through them you'll notice something strange: hardly any of them mention the loft ladder, the boarding or the hatch.That makes sense once you think about it, since that's just the job itself, and it's exactly what people ordered, so it's what they expect to get.So what do the reviews actually talk about?The same handful of things come up again and again. Customers mention that the installer turned up when he said he would...