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Fred Olsen Travel hosted GoCruise & Travel Franchise members and business partners at a Christmas party and conference day recently at Coombe Abbey Hotel in Coventry. The event on December 6 was attended by 87 guests including franchise members, business partners and Fred Olsen Travel head office staff. The agency said it reflected the company’s strategy of “putting customers at the heart of everything they do”. Presentations by trade partners helped agents to prepare for the upcoming wave...

After taking a glance over our achievements below, we are sure that you will agree that the time to join the fit20 family is NOW! fit20 is not just a fitness trend but a transformative force shaping the future of health. As we come to the end of 2023 and we take time to celebrate our achievements over the year, one thing becomes clear: fit20 is at the forefront of a fitness revolution. Celebrating Success at the Annual Franchise Conference The recent fit20 UK Franchise Conference was two ex...

Christmas is coming and our Wizards are very busy! …. Again! It is shaping up to be the busiest December ever for Oven Wizards Franchisees. We are really pleased to report that most of our Franchisees are nearly booked up for that pre-Christmas oven cleaning rush. Some of our more experienced Wizards had December booked up Months ago and are now taking bookings for the New Year, they are booked up for weeks, if not months, in advance, which is great news! Some Wizards have been workin...

Who better to talk to about investing in a franchise than the franchisees themselves? So, who would you talk to? Well, there’s an exclusive club of elite franchises who have been rated 5-star for franchisee satisfaction every year since 2013 – ActionCOACH, Puddle Ducks, Right at Home and TaxAssist. This esteemed achievement is a reason better than any for prospective franchisees to invest.The latest results have been released by WorkBuzz, an independent company who gather feedback from over 300...

Papa Johns is celebrating the re-opening of two stores in Sheffield town centre. Under new franchised management, the Woodseats Papa Johns, which opened at the end of November and the Prince of Wales Road store which opened on yesterday, will be run by 40 new local team members. A Papa Johns spokesperson said, “We are super excited to welcome customers back in Sheffield! Our new franchise partner is highly experienced and motivated about the positive change he can drive for customers and the...

Now is the time to consider how you can make an impact on the business landscape, and what actions you can take to ensure success with N.Bar. What do you know about the nail and beauty industry? This year, we witnessed a massive uptake: Nail & beauty salons were amongst the fastest growing businesses in the first half of 2023 (Source: H1 2023 Retail and Leisure Trends AnalysisThe UK’s Nails market is currently worth nearly £400millionIt’s projected to grow by 2.31% to a global market value o...

Elliott Robinson of oven cleaning service Ovenu Solihull was one of the first to respond to an appeal from local food bank Community Essentials, which almost closed last year after its resources were drained by rocketing fuel bills and operating costs.The volunteer-run organisation is already experiencing a 50% increase in demand for its emergency food parcels, and currently supplies 100 to 120 food parcels a week across Solihull and south Birmingham and expects that demand to rise in the run-up...

We are delighted to announce that Extra Help has won ‘Lifestyle Franchisor of the Year’ at the prestigious British Franchise Association Awards! Last month, we told you that we’d been shortlisted as a finalist in the upcoming British Franchise Association Awards. This in itself was very exciting news for us, as even being shortlisted for a prestigious BFA award, such as the ‘Lifestyle Franchisor of the Year’, was a true testament to our managing director, Claire Robinson’s, passion, enthusias...

Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, is playing its part in preventing deaths and injuries on UK roads by supporting this year’s ‘Road Safety Week’ (19th-25th November). Organised by Brake, the national road safety charity, the theme for 2023 is ‘Speed’. Figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) show that in 2022, 1695 people died in road traffic accidents on UK roads. Males represented 75% of deaths with the 30-49 age group heading the league table. Worryingly, Criminal Justice...

Driver Hire, the nationwide specialist recruitment company, had plenty to celebrate at this year’s bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards, taking silver in the ‘Franchisor of the Year’ category. Held at the VOX Conference Centre, Birmingham, the awards are the franchise industry’s Oscars, highlighting excellence in the franchise world.“This result continues our remarkable success in these awards. We were outright winners in 2019 and have now taken silver in both 2022 and 2023. We believe that this is...

Agency Express, the largest provider of professional estate agency board services in the UK has won the Franchisor of the Year – Gold award at the 2023 BFA HSBC British Franchise Awards. Founded in 1977 and with a strapline of ‘Discover Your Tomorrow’ the BFA (British Franchise Association), is the hub of franchising in the UK. The association strives to brighten people’s futures by showcasing the opportunities for businesses and individuals to transform their lives through franchising, whils...

Homecare.co.uk, the leading UK Home Care review website, representing over 12,000 care providers, annually run the Home Care Awards which recognises 20 of the top rated home care organisations in each region of the UK. This is based on the reviews that are left by customers and their family or friends. Acacia Homecare are very proud to receive this award across all regions in the UK, demonstrating the strength and consistency in the quality of care from the entire group. All the franchisees b...