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Just a handful of months after taking over the Metro Rod van based franchise within the franchise territory of Aberdeen, Nick and Angela Langan, who also run hugely successful safety and compliance business ‘Safetest Compliance Services’, have started 2018 as they mean to go on, with expansion into franchise territories within Dundee and Perth, and the Highlands and Islands areas.Since becoming the new franchisees of Metro Rod Aberdeen last September, Nick and Angela got straight to work impleme...

Here Andy Hemming reveals his ‘warts ‘n’ all’ story of his decade with the ActionCOACH consultancy franchise, overcoming the 2008 recession and how he grew his franchise coaching business to £60,000 income a month on just three days’ work a fortnight, so he could free up time for his family. “After four years working in Hamburg on the global strategy for Nivea, I needed to move back to the UK to support my family - both my parents were diagnosed with cancer and we had been told my eldest son ha...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced franchisee and former mechanical engineer, Siddhartha Chirumamilla (Sid), has opened two more fast food franchise stores. The Franchise stores will be based within the franchise territories of  Falkirk north-east of Glasgow and Billericay in Essex, bringing Sid’s total Papa John’s portfolio of food franchise stores to 11 and he has plans to open more franchises before the end of the year.Sid explains: “I first experienced Papa John’s...

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Describing its offer as 'somewhere in between consultancy and coaching', the company provides hands on support to owners of small and medium sized enterprises in every sector. The Business Doctors Teeside franchise territory has been bought by former financial director Simon Grant. With a range of expertise from general management, HR, IT, supply chain management, internal audit, property management, acquisitions & mergers and fleet management, Simon will now use his internationally acquired s...

Clarriots Care Cheshire East, owned by Franchise Owners Paul & Jane Best, have been named as the 2017 winners of their top award ‘Franchise Of The Year’. We went to meet up with the team on their day of celebration. Paul Best, Managing Director of Clarriots Care from the Cheshire East franchise territory, his wife Jane Best and their franchise care team were presented with the trophy and certificates earlier this week. Reflecting on their success, Paul Best said:  “It’s a fantastic a...

If ever an OSCAR Pet Food franchise fell into the right hands it had to be those of franchisees Steve and Jill Tubbs! “Ten years ago, our lives were turned upside down when plans to close our shop/filling station and sell the property to redevelop a new business failed to work out,” Steve says, “The sale at least gave us time to consider retirement, and after one year we became restless: too young to give up work, too old to engage in employment. “That's when circumstances opened the door to f...

Surface Medic is a franchise team of professional repair specialists who can repair almost any internal or external surface...why replace when you can restore?About usSurface Medic is a team of professional repair specialists (franchisees) who can repair almost any internal or external surface. We use ultra-modern invisible repair techniques using highly advanced compounds, polymers and fillers which we then paint to perfectly match the surrounding area, even if that area is stone, glass, graine...

This is a franchise business operating under the OSCAR Pet Foods banner. Working from home, OSCAR provides a pet care franchise service that covers a wide range of benefits to pet owners, from British-made nutritious pet food, a comprehensive range of accessories and healthcare products to advice in nutrition and behaviour.  Currently on the market is a pet food business which provides flexibility, freedom of choice and convenience. Designed to help applicants from different background...

2018 is definitely set to be the most exciting year yet for leading drainage repair and maintenance franchise company Metro Rod! Since being purchased by Franchise Brands plc back in April 2017, it’s been non-stop. Franchisee visits with each member of the Metro Rod franchise network have been conducted - seeking their feedback and input into the development of the Metro Rod franchise going forward, and this has been fed into a significant growth strategy, which is being implemented with im...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced its latest franchise store opening within the franchise territory of Edinburgh, Sighthill. The enterprise is very much a family affair, with franchisee George Eastcroft and his son Andrew, now running three Papa John’s in the City, employing around 60 local people.George Eastcroft explains: “The Scottish people certainly seem to have developed a taste for Papa John’s! When we started out in 2005 the Papa John’s brand was new in this area....

Seven years after setting up TaxAssist Accountants within the franchise territory of Aberdeen, Ian Mearns is handing the reins to his son; and local accountant, Steven Mearns. Steven, a Chartered Accountant, has taken over the accountancy franchise business on Rosemount Place in Aberdeen and will continue to look after the specialist needs of 450 small businesses in the local community and lead the three-strong team.  Initially achieving his membership of the Institute of Chartered Acco...