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With over ten years of experience in drainage and plumbing in the West Country franchise region, Drain Doctor Plumbing franchise network is today launching a new franchise business focused on providing a 24/7 service to homeowners and businesses in and around the Bristol franchise territory.  Drain Doctor Bristol, which has a base in Gloucester franchise territory, is part of a well-established national franchise network of Drain Doctor franchise businesses delivering a local service to cu...

With over 35 years of experience managing multinational British retail chains, Wirral born and bred David Harrison has swapped life on the high street for a national domestic housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, covering the franchise territory within Wirral and its surrounding franchise territorial areas. Having left school at 16, David Harrison has spent his entire career in retail and held a number of senior positions in the industry, including director roles at Dunelm, TJ H...

EX-MARINE David ‘Sharky’ Ward OBE has swapped conflict zones in Europe and the Middle East for a Dream Doors franchise kitchen showroom in the West Country franchise territory. Mr Ward left the Marines as a Lieutenant Colonel after 30 years of service and helped run the Royal Marines charity for years after that. He feels the transferable skills he learnt in the military will now help him as he opens the doors of a new kitchen showroom in Plymouth. David said: “I joined the marines because...

For the first time ever, Papa John’s the fast food pizza franchise will be swapping its famous Californian tomato base for Heinz’s legendary tomato ketchup on their all new, Hot Dogpizza, that launched on 15th May 2019. The clever folks at Papa John’s have joined forces with the condiment kings at Heinz and as a result, have created their sauciest ever pizza. The new Hot Dog pizza is not only a nod to the nation’s favourite condiment but recognises the winning flavour combinations of a clas...

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance®, the UK’s leading professional grounds maintenance franchise contractor, has recently won a new flexible grass cutting contract up to four years with the Vale of Glamorgan Council to help reduce its costs. This agreement also allows the number of cuts to be reduced in future years so can be tailored to reflect ongoing budget challenges.  Grass cutting of verges and small areas of open land will take place nine times this year, with the Council saving £100,0...

ChipsAway are delighted to be able to announce the implementation of a substantial process update to ensure the safety of customers whose cars have any form of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). This follows the recent release from Thatcham, whose research is at the forefront of vehicle safety, security and repair, regarding the requirements for post-repair recalibration. Effective from 1st June 2019, all ChipsAway specialists will have full access to detailed information regarding wh...

Bright & Beautiful a national domestic housekeeping franchise service provider and part of Neighbourly®, the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, has launched its first franchise within the franchise territory of Wales this month as part of a major national expansion programme. Adelaide Morgan will be running the professional housekeeping franchise business, delivering eco-friendly cleaning, tidying, laundry and ironing services to clients across the Newport and neighbouring...

Founding entrepreneur Lee Dancy makes way for a new Barking Mad breedBarking Mad, the UK’s most trusted dog sitting service, has announced the appointment of two new joint Managing Directors to take over the reins from founder, Lee Dancy. Richard Dancy, (Lee’s husband) who has worked with Barking Mad for 11 years as Marketing Consultant, and Rachel Stewart, Business Development Consultant, are taking over as joint Managing Directors. Together, they have some highly relevant experience, in p...

The 1st Annual Franchise Conference brought together more than 120 franchisees and Fantastic Services staff. Тogether, we learned from past experiences, spoke about the future and shared ideas on how to make our mutual business even better. Congratulations to all franchisees nominated for the Fantastic Franchise Awards for their outstanding performance throughout the year. #FantasticTogether Check out the 1st Annual Conference for Fantastic Services below!

ChipsAway, the UK’s leading franchise for minor damage paintwork repair specialist, has this week revealed strong new branding, which is being rolled out across all marketing activity, including a brand new national TV campaign and website. Commenting on the latest developments, Head of Marketing, Ella Pugh says, “The new campaign centres around the humorous, every-day excuses used to explain the reasons why minor paintwork damage occurs, creating adverts which resonate and make an impact...

Inleaf complete the installation of a stunning air plant wall in this Manchester office receptionThe Inleaf franchise group installed this stunning living wall in an office receptionMade up of 50 individual tillandsia xerographica air plantsArranged in a design symbolising ‘digital creativity’ going from order to randomMatched with designer floor-standing plant displays with sansevieria cylindrica fansThe Inleaf franchise team are really pleased with this unique living wall we recently installed...

The University of Winchester recently invited the world’s largest franchisor of home serviced franchise brands, Neighbourly®, to an event by the Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Futures, of final year business students presenting their projects.  Over 20 students showcased their ideas and creativity to a panel of experts, including Joshua Barker and Daniela Healey of Neighbourly, and together they chose a worthy entrepreneurial winner who will now develop and launch their new busin...