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In May 2020, AA president Edmund King told the BBC that, based on the analysis of official figures and his organisation’s own monitoring, traffic volumes in Britain were “akin to those in the early 1970s.” Cabinet Office data from March earlier in the same year also showed that motor traffic had dropped by 73% compared with pre-pandemic outbreak levels. So, how have franchises that rely on people getting out and about in their cars, such as windscreen and repair brands, faired during the pand...

We are very happy to announce that Husse UK's webshop has got a brand new state of the art makeover which includes the implementation of a number of new user-friendly features to allow us to continue to grow our online presence.We wanted to develop a state of the art website which better matched our state of the art product and service. The new Husse website has been developed with the customer's needs in mind. Our new webshop will be another powerful tool in the Husse UK armoury. This upgrade...

Franchisor and co-founder of Screen Rescue, Jaime Hilario is deeply honoured to share the announcement that Screen Rescue franchise has been shortlisted as finalists in three #VFA22 Award Categories, as sponsored by #Barclays.As this exciting news drops, Jaime Hilario, franchisor and co-founder of Screen Rescue - the only windscreen and glass repair franchise to operate exclusively in all sectors of the Commercial Automotive Industry, said:"It is my absolute pleasure to announce the very excitin...

After achieving their best year on record for customer enquiries in 2021, the leadning oven cleaning franchise Ovenclean have kick started 2022 with more milestone success. In January 2022, Ovenclean had reached the impressive benchmark of 5,000 customer reviews on Trustpilot and now rank higher than any other oven cleaning service within the whole of the UK on Trustpilot. Trustpilot note that “a 5-star consumer opinion is valuable. It means that a company has exceeded its customer's expec...

The future looks bright for the OSCAR Pet Food Franchise. Business experts at Edge Hill University have been awarded more than £100,000 in government-backed funding to transform the business performance of the franchising market leaders. The university’s Business School Productivity and Innovation Centre (PIC) will offer expert data analysis on customer profiles and purchasing behaviours to maximise existing and new business opportunities within a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP).The partner...

The new two TaxAssist Accountant practices will soon be launching in Enfield and Hendon Central.Two new franchisees have just completed the final TaxAssist Accountants initial training course of 2021, rounding off a successful year of expansion for the small business tax, accounting and advisory franchise.Shayo Badejo will be operating from Enfield and is a highly skilled finance professional with more than 15 years of experience within different sectors of small and large organisations. Shayo w...

The news is full of stories about how challenging recruitment is currently. With a record number of vacancies being posted at the moment, there’s a lot of competition if you need to attract candidates to apply for a role in your franchise. If you’re struggling to recruit it can be frustrating, potentially meaning that you might not be able to operate at full throttle until you can bring the right person in. Or it could mean that you (and perhaps your other employees) are having to go above an...

Barking Mad Dog Care has been ranked as the top pet sector franchise in the 2022 Elite Franchise Top 100, as well as ranking as number 49 overall in the UK. Barking Mad has been recognised as one of the top 100 franchisors and ranked the top pet care franchise for four years in a row.The Elite Franchise Top 100 celebrates the best and brightest franchises that Britain has to offer, with an expert judging panel ranking franchisors on everything from franchise support to business growth and their...

Domestic cleaning franchise, Poppies, is celebrating after being named as one of the best franchises in the UK. From hundreds of entries across every sector, the business has made the ranking in the prestigious Elite Franchise Top 100 (EF100), coming in at an impressive 53rd place, competing against huge fast-food brands like Subway. A title the brand can proudly hold throughout 2022.The EF100, established in 2017 in association with HSBC, recognises the sector’s brightest businesses and ranks t...

The gym franchise, which offers strength and conditioning classes, combat classes, hot yoga and a high spec gym under one membership has hired Antony Townsley as Director of Business Development. Ant has joined the team to oversee the strategy for franchising and drive growth in the sector.“Ant will be responsible for managing the franchise arm of the business, managing the process of onboarding new franchisees and driving growth. His years of experience will help maintain the momentum we are cu...

Hybrid Fitness, the unique and leading health and fitness franchise, is opening its third gym in Putney, with further openings planned in 2022. The brand-new gym will be situated near to East Putney station and will be set over two floors, covering 7000sq ft. When open, members will be able to enjoy a dedicated S&C studio, Combat Studio, Hot Yoga and a full gym. With one membership, members can enjoy unlimited classes, and unlimited gym use.Combat classes include Krav Maga, Boxing and BJJ. S&C...

Quality homecare provider Right at Home swept the board at the franchise industry awards this week, picking up three national accolades including the prestigious Franchisor of the Year Gold at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards. This year saw UK franchising’s two leading national awards presented at the same event – the British Franchise Association (bfa)’s annual conference – after their organisers launched a new partnership earlier this year. The conference took place at the Vox, Birmingham, on 30...