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Preston based OSCAR Pet Foods wins a coveted Silver ‘Franchisor of the Year’ accolade at the nationally recognised 2019 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards. The thrill of winning Silver in its 25th Anniversary year surpasses the OSCAR franchise teams excitement at being shortlisted for two categories. This special Silver franchise Award shines a light of sparkling achievement on its hard working and highly respected network of franchisees. Achieving such success would not have been possible wit...

Philip will take over the reins from Jeff Meyers, who has been Vice-President of International Operations for the past seven years, and will be responsible for both managing the business and supporting the growth and expansion of the six franchise brands across the UK.  Jeff will continue to head up Neighbourly UK during this transitional process, and over the next six to nine months, departments and brands will transfer over to Philip’s responsibility.  Philip Carr, Managing Director...

SELLING up the family business allowed the Bachelor family to start a lucrative Dream Doors kitchen makeover franchise. Mike Bachelor’s grandfather first began working in the motor trade in the mid-60s, eventually building up a network of 13 truck dealerships in the Cheshire area. The Bachelor family went on to sell that business and reinvested their cash in opening a showroom franchise for the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company in their hometown franchise territory. Mike, the new franchisee for...

Weatherproof fencing franchise, ColourFence, pledges 50% of new franchisees’ fees into local advertising In an exciting new development for weatherproof fencing franchise, ColourFence, the brand has announced that new franchisees will receive a subsidy of £10,000 to invest into local marketing. Until now, £5,000 of the franchise fee was re-invested into an advertising launch for new starters. This figure has been doubled for all new franchisees who join before the end of 2019. Says ColourFence...

Given the quality and quantity of franchisees Tutor Doctor announced, it’s hardly surprising Britain’s private tuition market is one of the best in the world. If you’re hoping for Britain to shine post-Brexit, look no further than its $2bn a year private tutoring market topping the EU competition. And given Tutor Doctor, the home tutor service, just hired five new franchisees sporting some serious credentials, it’s not showing signs of slowing anytime soon.  Among the intake wa...

BE PART OF AN AWARD-WINNING BRAND WITH A 30-YEAR HISTORY…  The JAN-PRO brand has a nearly 30-year history of commercial cleaning service excellence, a 99% client retention rate, a strong reputation for giving back to the community, and a pledge of service guarantee. JAN-PRO honours its commitment to their clients, and to themselves.  The relationships they’ve built and accomplishments have been achieved through consistent determination to set the bar higher. This proactive...

Are you looking to get healthy for the summer months? Have no fear, EWIF is here! As part of our fundraising for their 2019 charity, Smart Works and raising general awareness of EWIF, the Virtual 10k is back for a second year! Plus, they are now offering a Virtual 5k run too! Virtual Runner has teamed up with EWIF for the second year running, to raise awareness of franchising and the opportunities available to women in business. If you want to take part, you can do, in two ways; complete a 10...

John and Elaine Warburton, Barking Mad franchise business owners from Fife, were announced as “Franchisee of the Year” winners of the Lifestyle category at last night’s glittering bfa HSBC Franchise Awards ceremony. The highly coveted awards are the franchising industry’s most important form of recognition and champion those who have shown exceptional business acumen over the last 12 months. The husband and wife team from Barking Mad showed that their business has thrived whilst allowing them t...

North West expansion is on the menu for Papa John’s fast food franchisee Sukhbir Gill and his business partner Lakhwinder Singh (Lucky), with the opening of two new franchise retail stores within the franchise territory of Liverpool plus the acquisition of five further stores in the region. Sukhbir Gill explains: “Our plan is to build a cluster of Papa John’s.  From an operational point of view this makes complete sense.  It will help focus our local marketing campaigns, plus it m...

AFTER working for 21 years as a maintenance engineer, David Parr was looking for a career change that offered greater earning potential. He chose to join the Dream Doors’ kitchen refurbishment national franchise network of more than 90 kitchen showrooms and opened his own showroom within the Nuneaton franchise territory, which he runs with his wife Ruth, last December. Since then, the couple have consistently exceeded their franchise business plan projections, generating a healthy take hom...

Neighbourly®, part of the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, has unveiled its new UK website dedicated to providing informative and educational material on the franchising industry.  The site also unites all its franchise brands in the UK under one umbrella. The website is designed to help anyone looking to invest in a franchise, from basic advice and guidance, to providing a greater understanding about the industry.  It also includes a comprehensive library of franchi...

'Bring Your Dog To Work Day' on Friday 21st June 2019 There’s one day in the year when it’s official - you can bring your dog to work! Founded and organised by Hownd it encourages dog owners to become involved and bring their career-seeking canines to enjoy one day of stealing the limelight. Time spent in each other’s company is all part of bonding a relationship. Benefits of taking part As well as raising funds for charity, Bring Your Dog to Work Day can be really beneficial for employee...