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One of the industry’s most highly coveted accolades, the Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs), are now open for international entries! Franchisors can enter the awards in one or more of the following categories: Best Website Best Print Advert Best PR Campaign Best Online Marketing Campaign Best Franchisee Marketing Support Best Overall Marketing Campaign The awards acknowledge and celebrate innovative and effective marketing campaigns and tools provided to franchisees. They...

Pet Food delivery franchise, Oscar Pet Foods has been shortlisted for two awards at the bfa (British Franchise Association) HSBC Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on June 27. It is the only franchise company to have been nominated in two separate franchise categories, showing the franchise’s commitment to best practice and enabling franchisees to thrive, getting the nod for Brand Awareness & Innovation and also the blue riband Franchisor of the Year accolade. Simon Barth...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced its latest store opening within the franchise territory of Wolverton, Milton Keynes.  Run by franchisee Tony Singh, the new pizza franchise outlet has already recruited 15 new local staff to deliver Papa John’s world-class pizza to local residents.  Milton Keynes is also the home of Papa John’s UK and European Campus as well as Papa John’s fresh pizza dough factory, a state-of-the-art facility which supplies around 400 franchised unit...

Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, welcomed two new franchisees to its nationwide network during February: Scott MacGregor and Stephen Hobbs. Scott has purchased Driver Hire’s Leeds East franchise territory. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Scott worked largely in sales, as both a team leader and coach. Most recently he was part of a direct sales team at a locally based B2B telecoms services supplier, Abzorb. “Starting a new business is daunting,” says Scott. “But w...

After 14 years with Ovenclean, the UK’s leading professional oven cleaning specialist, franchisee John Dyer is selling up one half of his thriving business to his employee Richard, and is now on the hunt for a buyer for his other territory, which stretches from Norwich to Stowmarket! Having spent 20 years in a senior logistics role, in 2004, John decided the time was right for a fresh challenge. John looked at various different franchises, across a variety of markets, but soon came to the c...

Neighborly®, the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, has announced the acquisition of Dream Doors, the UK’s No. 1 kitchen makeover franchisor. The addition marks the first acquisition of 2019 and brings Neighborly to a total of 22 service brands, nearly 3,700 franchise owners and more than 850 colleagues across nine countries.  The deal includes 91 locally-owned and operated franchise showrooms of Dream Doors across the UK specialising in fully-fitted kitchen makeovers, repl...

A collaboration to provide a full turnkey funded solution for electric vehicle (EV) charging across the UK has been announced between Mr. Electric, the UK’s leading electrical franchise brand, and Plug-N-Go, a market leading solution for funded EV Charging Systems. Together, the two organisations offer a fully integrated EV charging solution, which is risk and cost free, across public and private accessed sites, and will include everything from supplying, installing, maintaining and the managem...

A SEVEN-year conversation with the Dream Doors franchise group has finally led to Eddie Shiels coming on board and taking on a franchise showroom within his desired franchise territory. He had long been impressed by the franchise company’s management style and believed in the product, but the time wasn’t right for him to make the move until now. Once the established franchise territory of Windsor became available, it was a different story and Eddie came on board. Eddie, who has been running...

Leading UK homecare franchise company Right at Home has been shortlisted for the Leadership & Culture accolade at the bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, to be held at the Vox, Birmingham, on 27th June 2019. Right at Home’s UK franchise operation is owned by CEO Ken Deary. Ken’s career as a franchisor and prior to this, a franchisee, spans more than 25 years. Last month, Right at Home celebrated the signing of two new Franchise Agreements, taking its network up to 59 franchisees. The franchis...

Papa John’s, has announced it has extended its charity fun-run sponsorship with MCC Promotions. The winning combination sees Papa John’s franchisees team up to sponsor 18 local fun runs across the UK including events in London, Exeter, Northampton and Sheffield. Organised by MCC Promotions, the successful Run Series which was originally set up in 2006, now attracts around 8,000 participants each year, many of whom compete for a nominated Charity or their chosen, local charity. Paul Rayment, bus...

Swindon based chartered accountants d&t, has announced the appointment of Dave Galvin, QFP, to the role of managing director.  Galvin, previously director and head of franchising/senior business advisor at d&t, has now been promoted to head-up the Company in recognition of his wealth of franchise and business experience.  Galvin comments:  “My role will be to build on d&t’s outstanding reputation for service and delivery and to continue the business’s trajectory of growth and f...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, hosted its biggest ever UK franchise conference last week, held at the Metropole Hotel, Birmingham.  Around 600 franchisees and store managers joined Papa John’s staff to celebrate team and individual achievements during the past year and look to the future.    Phil Gaffer, QFP, Papa John’s franchise sales and business development manager explains: “Our theme: ‘Better Together’, was firmly cemented by ensuring franchise store managers we...