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Bright & Beautiful Chester owner Silviu Bompa is celebrating 3 unique business milestones this month. Not only does this month mark the three-year anniversary for the business, a remarkable 100% increase in company turnover since 2018, but also Silviu and his team have opened a brand new shop in Vicar’s Cross.Having launched with nine members of staff in a small office in 2016, Silviu has doubled his team and now employs 18 housekeepers delivering eco-friendly cleaning, tidying, laundry and iro...

Business broker, Business Sales Plus, have recruited eleven new local business experts in just nine months. Launched in January this year, the unparalleled client-focused franchise, BSP, has prioritised its recruitment of high-calibre, director-level franchisees who can streamline support to businesses who are looking to sell. From the point of negotiation, to planning an exit strategy, and through to aftercare, the pool of talented franchisees can estimate the value of a business, understan...

Leading fast food pizza franchise, Papa John’s has opened its latest store within the Bicester, Oxfordshire franchise territory. Our new fast food Franchisee Bally Brar, now adds Bicester to his portfolio of Papa John’s franchise territories, which also includes Abingdon and Didcot. Bally who has been a franchisee since 2014, explains:  “I was always keen to run multiple Papa John’s located close to each other.  I’m now on-target to open five or six outlets in the Oxfordshire area...

The Annual Franchise Marketing Award winners were recently announced at The National Franchise Exhibition in Birmingham at the NEC Arena. A big congratulations to all of the franchise winners who earned the recognition for delivering highly effective and innovative marketing campaigns for their respective franchise networks. The Winning Franchisors were;Best Print Advert - Vodafone Best Website - Driver Hire Best PR Campaign - Home Instead Senior Care Best Online Marketi...

Local award-winning Malvern franchisees, Stuart Callister and Eve Winkler, have plenty to celebrate this month. In addition to their substantial increase in turnover through the efforts of their cleaning franchise, this month also marks the second-year anniversary of their professional domestic housekeeping franchise, Bright & Beautiful, which they celebrated with their win at a regional awards ceremony. With an ever-expanding client base of busy local people in need of a domestic cleaning serv...

Franchise Brands plc, a multi-brand franchisor, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Willow Pumps, a leading water pump supply, installation and servicing business to complement and expand Metro Rod’s drainage and plumbing businesses.Willow Pumps was founded by Ian Lawrence in 1992 and has been family owned until the acquisition by Franchise Brands. Willow Pump’s scope of work involves the supply and installation of pumps, routine servicing work, the repair and maintenance of pumps and re...

The ColourFence franchise network has made the finals in the Franchise Marketing Awards for the third year in a row. The franchise award recognises the gold standard in marketing innovation, and highlight franchisors who provide outstanding marketing support for their network of franchisees. Competition in this year’s Franchise Marketing Awards, described by the organisers as ‘fierce’, are judged by a panel of independent franchising and marketing experts. And while the finalists come from a wi...

Little Kickers, one of the largest after-school classes, has been recognised by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the Top 24 Affordable Franchises globally. With over 300 franchisees running successful operations in over 30 countries Little Kickers is the perfect business for anyone who has a passion for sport and children. For more information of the Little Kickers franchise opportunity, please click here!

Driver Hire, the leading transport and logistics recruitment franchise, is helping its franchisees and their customers make the most of the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup. The company has produced a World Cup sweepstake poster which it has distributed to its offices in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Australia. “There’s going to be some friendly rivalry across our international network,” says Driver Hire’s Chief Executive, Chris Chidley. “There’ll be plenty of media coverage, so we t...

One of the leading pizza franchises, Papa John’s, is investing in the future on behalf of its franchisees with the introduction of a new store refresh. All new Papa John’s retail outlets will benefit from the rebranding and updated look which is designed to appeal to the company’s ever-growing customer base. Phil Gaffer QFP, franchise sales and business development manager explains: “Leading brands are constantly evolving. Papa John’s “BETTER INGREDIENTS. BETTER PIZZA.” concept means we only...

Award-winning North Tyneside entrepreneur, Helen Ross, is celebrating a significant milestone this week, with the second-year anniversary of her Bright & Beautiful professional domestic housekeeping franchise, coupled with a year of growth as turnover increased by over 140% from the previous year.Since launching her ethical and eco-friendly cleaning business in 2017, Helen has demonstrated success by more than doubling her customers from last year and boosting her total monthly cleans to over 20...

With just five days to go until the ChipsAway team embark on their epic adventure across France for the Bangers4Ben rally, they are delighted to be able to unveil the ‘banger’, which they paid just £510 for - £240 under the required maximum budget of £750, as well as it’s striking new livery! The ‘mobile fish and chips’ theme is a fun play on the ‘ChipsAway’ brand and one which they hope will make them stand out and be noticed ‘en route’. Complete with branded aprons, trilby hats and packet...