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DREAM Doors has been named as one of the top 20 franchisors in the UK by a leading industry publication. Independent judges for Elite Franchise’s Top 100 awards placed Dream Doors in 19th place, ahead of well-known high street brands such as Vodafone, Kall Kwik and Anytime Fitness. The award result was revealed shortly after Dream Doors began hosting its fourth and final franchisee training session of 2020. Commenting on Dream Doors’ awards success, managing director Ed Brewer said: “We...

The popularity of leading fast food pizza franchise Papa John’s, continues to grow as six new franchise stores open in franchise territories across the UK, generating more than 90 new jobs. These new stores are located within the franchise territories of Kempston in Bedford, Pallion in Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Swadlincote in Derbyshire, Holborn in London and New Milton in Hampshire are now all open for business and ready to deliver on the Papa John’s promise of: “BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER...

Triple Success for leading care franchise Right at HomeRight at Home is delighted to receive a trio of entries in What Franchise’s highly coveted 100 Influential Women in Franchising list for 2020. The annual list celebrates and champions key figureheads across the franchising industry. Right at Home UK’s Chief Operating Officer, Lucy Campbell, is included in the Services and Care category; Amy Patel Popat, Co-Franchise Owner of Right at Home Solent, features in the Rockstar...

Parents love what we do in Spaghetti Maths clubs and are always keen to let us know! Check out what this parent had to say about the effect Spaghetti Maths has had on her child! “My daughter has always lacked confidence around maths which is why I thought Spaghetti Maths workshops looked like a great idea. They were brilliant. My daughter came out beaming from her first session and couldn’t wait to go on the next. After attending all six sessions she is now wanting to do her maths homework an...

Right at Home UK’s Chief Operating Officer is named ‘Woman Franchisor of the Year’ at national awards Leading homecare provider Right at Home UK is thrilled to announce that its Chief Operating Officer, Lucy Campbell, has won a national franchising award. On Wednesday 21 October at the NatWest EWiF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) Awards, Lucy was named the winner of the highly coveted ‘Woman Franchisor of the Year’ Award. The award was open to women in Senior Management roles an...

The popularity of leading pizza fast food franchise Papa John’s, continues to grow as six new fast food franchise stores open in franchise territories across the UK, generating more than 90 new jobs.  The Fast Food Franchise territory has recruited franchises within the following territories, Kempston in Bedford, Pallion in Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees, Swadlincote in Derbyshire, Holborn in London and New Milton in Hampshire are now all open for business and ready to deliver on the Pap...

"After a successful lockdown period, Your Mortgage Plus has recruited our very first Scottish franchisee, Lorna Black, who is based within the Aberdeen franchise territory. Lorna approached us in September looking to start a new career as a residential mortgage and insurance broker and was intrigued by our franchise model. After discussions with our franchise Business Development Team, she agreed to begin her franchising journey with Your Mortgage Plus and has spent that past few weeks learnin...

The Business of the Year award is a prestigious category, with the judges selecting just four finalists from all of the awards entrants. The TaxAssist Group has triumphed at the Norfolk Business Awards 2020, a year that has seen its accountants and Support Centre staff rise admirably to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. With its Support Centre based in Norwich, the TaxAssist franchise Group provides marketing, training and technical support to the TaxAssist Accountants franchi...

The Pizza, Pasta & Italian Food Association (PAPA) has named leading fast food franchise giant, Papa John’s as its Pizza Delivery Chain of the Year for the second consecutive year. This award recognises the pizza delivery chain that is doing the most to drive the market. This year, the winners for all the PAPA awards were announced virtually.Justin Gilbert, director of business development Papa John’s UK stated: “We are hugely proud of the achievements and effort of all our whole...

How was business before the pandemic hit? Before the pandemic, business was good and steady for that time of year. We were seeing growth on sales from the same time in the previous year and revenue was going as projected. As restrictions slowly started coming into place and it became clear that a lockdown was looming, our customers continued to come in their droves and make the most of the freedoms while they had it. So much so, that we made the decision to close the shop before the Government...

Rental trends are always changing. None of us knew what the implications to the rental market would be after the pandemic. However, one thing is for certain – it seems that renting is still very much as popular as it always was. Here, we’ll explore what makes renting an attractive way of life. Just why is it so popular? Fluid lifestyle A lifetime of renting isn’t considered that off-piste these days. With more people seeking travel and career opportunities further afield or even abroad, i...

October was another busy month for TKC, thankfully. Work is now well underway at one of our largest ever projects Oaklands House for Vistry Partnerships. This is London's largest regeneration project since the Olympics. Work is also well underway at Kensington Row for St Edwards, Berkeley Homes. Despite lockdown 2.0 retailers are still actively refurbishing or building new stores. During October we helped clients handover various new stores including Burberry Bicester Village for...