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“I knew I’d found a company that I could work with. And, more importantly, I’d found one that offered fantastic, quality products that I would be proud to associate myself with.” Colourfence’s ‘Newcomer of the Year’, Paul Gilmore from Bognor Regis, explains his reasons for joining the franchise, what winning the award meant, and talks about his experiences to date. “I’ll admit it was a difficult decision to find a franchise that I wanted to partner with. But, when I came across Colourfence, I k...

Fresh Faces at HomeXperts! 7 join and 2 re-sign alongside the growth of their central support team.The HomeXperts estate & lettings agency franchise group is continuing to expand not only their franchise network but also their central franchise support team. They have had 7 new franchisees join the team since March, each one opening a new estate and letting agency franchise in their designated franchise territory. Wokingham, Chandlers Ford & Romsey, Buxton, Warrington, Stourbridge, Leigh-On-Sea...

Local businesswoman Raiyhana Noorgat and her partner Zubair Patel have opened a new TaxAssist Accountants shop, offering a dedicated service to small businesses in Chadwell Heath.Raiyhana, the principal accountant and a member of the Institute of Financial Accountants (IFA), and Zubair, the development manager, opened the shop on High Road in May.“After having a family and working as a consultant for various banks and hedge funds in Singapore, we decided the time was right to move home and set u...

Donald McClymont, owner of the Driver Hire franchise within the Ayrshire & Dumfries franchise territory, is into the final round of the British Franchise Association (bfa) HSBC ‘Franchisee of the Year’ awards, nominated in the ‘Customer Focus’ category.Donald initially boughtthe business as a joint franchisee in 2005. He became sole franchisee in 2013. Under his leadership, working alongside Gordon Hyslop, Sales Manager since 2005 and a director since 2014, Driver Hire Ayrshire & Dumfries has go...

In May 2017, Dame Kelly Holmes represented the UK’s Number 1 sports and physical activity provider and franchisor Premier Education Group, for the launch of theirnew Golden Mile campaign. Dame Kelly spoke on Sky Sunrise, BBC and The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, to name a few, supporting the campaign that is targeting primary school children to be more active and healthy.The Golden Mile is a national initiative aimed at getting children doing regular physical activity, to tackle the alarming rise...

Kingswood-based Claire Woodman is celebrating five years working with the local small business community and has recruited two new members to her team after seeing client numbers soar.Claire Woodman set up TaxAssist Accountants in Fishponds in 2012, moving to Kingswood in 2015, she now provides specialist tax and accountancy services to nearly 200 small businesses in and around Bristol, employing a three-strong team.“Celebrating five years is a great achievement for myself and the team. The smal...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced its latest franchise store opening in the franchise territory of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Franchisee, Umar Malik, now employs around 200 staff across his ten Papa John’s pizza franchise territories in South Wales including the Swansea franchise territory, Newport franchise territory, Cardiff franchise territory and now the Llanelli franchise territory. “Llanelli is the largest town in Carmarthenshire and so is a fantastic location for us,” c...

Driver Hire, the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchise business, is celebrating a special anniversary. It’s thirty years since Driver Hire recruitment franchise sold its first franchise – in the franchise territory of Newcastle. Since then, its franchise network has grown to 100 offices across the UK. “In the 1980s Driver Hire’s founders wanted to expand. They saw that franchising was a great way to do this,” says Driver Hire’s Chief Executive, Chris Chidley. “Over the past thirt...

Colourfence Cambridge franchisee, Sharone Freed, has just posted a record month with new orders of £81,200. With eight years’ experience under his belt and a two-time Colourfence ‘Franchisee of the Year’, it’s perhaps no surprise Sharone is modest about his achievements, saying: “I’m really not doing anything more than I’ve always done. My marketing is consistent, so I haven’t changed anything there. And once people see our products, and understand their wide-ranging benefits, they tend to go ah...

Driver Hire, the specialist transport and logistics franchise recruiter and leading franchisor, has been named as one of the best workplaces in the UK. It was ranked 51st in the ‘Medium Business’ category of the Great Place to Work® annual list of the best workplace cultures, published in The Guardian on 4th May. With a network of 104 offices in the UK, including franchised recruitment offices, Driver Hire supplies staff – mainly commercial vehicle drivers – to logistics operators. Annually its...

When a customer refers your details to a friend or relative there is no greater feeling of accomplishment – nothing speaks louder than a personal recommendation. The OSCAR network of local Nutritional Advisors values happy customers who appreciate the service and they are thankful for recommendations that enable other pet owners to discover a comprehensive range of products. As a sign of our appreciation, customers who already enjoy the benefits of the OSCAR Pet Foods complete pet care service...

TaxAssist Accountants, the UK’s largest network of small franchise business specialist accountants is celebrating the opening of its 200th Shop.Franchisee Dave Forrester’s new shop in the franchise territory of Bingley, West Yorkshire, hit the 200th spot. Dave, who runs two other shops in franchise territory Keighley and Ilkley, looks after more than 400 small businesses across the region and with his team decided to open his third shop to meet growing demand from existing small businesses and n...