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Bristol based Drain Doctor franchise, the UK's largest drain clearance and emergency plumbing franchise business, lent a helping hand for a third time to a newly adapted home in Barnstaple, Devon, for a family to be featured on BBC DIY SOS. Based within the Bristol franchise territory, Drain Doctor attended the Big Reveal on 1st August to welcome the well-deserved family into their new home.  They also had the opportunity to meet the family, as well as Nick Knowles and his DIY SOS team. T...

Yorkshire born and bred teacher Emma Bini has returned home to swap her career in education for a new national domestic housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful®, her designated franchise territory will be covering the areas of York, Wetherby, Boston Spa, Tadcaster and the surrounding areas. Prior to becoming a new franchisee for the cleaning franchise, Emma dedicated her time to teaching modern foreign languages (MFL) in secondary schools where she specialised in French and Spanish....

The state of the art ChipsAway auto repiar franchise Training Centre has been successfully assessed against the IMI Accreditation for approved centre and training standards, yet again! ChipsAway has received accreditation from the leading organisation for automotive learning and development, IMI, for its professional training processes, assessments and facilities. The ChipsAway training course is an IMI approved Quality Assured Programme [QAP] leading to a Quality Assured Award at the end [...

Holidaysplease has shrugged off any doom and gloom surrounding Brexit by recording its first ever week turning over more than £1 million. The number of homeworkers at the online agency has risen by around 15% since last January, but year-on-year sales are up 20% at the midway point of the month, said director Charles Duncombe. He said this was driven by repeat bookers with many of them seeking honeymoons and family holidays. Duncombe said: “The second week of January was our first even £...

Frank Milner is on a mission to change students’ lives. And following the study struggles he faced after his father’s death, you can bet it’s personal. Despite having already drained a bin’s worth of coffee cups, Frank Milner has poured a fresh one by the time he sits down to speak with us. “It’s been a very intense week,” he explains. “I flew over from India yesterday.” Sipping the hot brew in The Cavendish Hotel in London, the Tutor Doctor president reveals that the trip is part of the fran...

Despite the UK’s economy on the brink of recession, weakened by Brexit uncertainty, Drain Doctor, one of the UK’s largest drain clearance and emergency plumbing company, is optimistic about the growth of the industry having seen many of its businesses grow by a fifth in the first half of the year.Drain Doctor, which has over 60 franchise locations across the UK, has grown substantially in 2019 with an average increase of 20% from its top ten franchises when compared to the same period in 2018. M...

The Approved Franchise Association are holding their First Annual Awards Ceremony, which will be celebrating the incredible achievements made by the franchising community in the UK as a whole. We are thrilled that the AFA have announced that Betterclean Services are a 2019 finalist for ‘Best Franchise Support’ as we believe in ensuring we are a supportive Franchisor. We offer ongoing support to our Franchisees in territory and out of territory. Franchise Owners are provided with employment...

With so many franchise Head Quarters based in the North, it was only natural that Franchise SuperMatch launched a dedicated recruitment hub within the Greater Manchester area, to ultimately facilitate the need for meeting prospective franchisees based within this part of the country. Franchise SuperMatch, the leading franchise recruitment agency, that has successfully recruited franchisees since the start of 2017, is delighted to announce the expansion of its leading recruitment agency with the...

THE quality of the work and the calibre of the people who did my own kitchen refit made me think: ‘If these idiots can do it then I should be able to make a much better go of it.’” That sentiment was one of the main factors that led Colin Lynch to open Dream Doors within the franchise territory of Lanarkshire, in his hometown six years ago. The former financial advisor was looking for a change of career and knew franchising for the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company was the way forward. Col...

Neighbourly®, part of the world’s largest franchisor of home serviced franchise brands, has bolstered its franchise management team in the UK by making new appointments to further position the company for growth and provide an enhanced support to its network of 250+ franchisees. Neighbourly’s expanded team includes Simon Matthews as Finance Director, Chris Mitchell as Director of IT, Iain Stockdale-Smith and Matthew Sleath as Director of Operations.  Simon Matthews recently joined the...

To celebrate the launch of its latest menu addition ‘The Bee Sting’, Papa John’s creates the world’s first pizza for bees The busy bees at the Papa John’s franchise group are buzzing to reveal their newest culinary creation – a fiery honey-drizzled pizza. Launched on the 17th July, ‘The Bee Sting’ combines a hot and spicy base of Amarillo chilli, topped with signature pepperoni, mozzarella, fresh green chilli and a sweet wild flower honey drizzle, to balance the sting of the heat. To c...

Dragons’ Den, the BBC television series has created some of the most successful British businesses. Now, one of the most memorable contestants to appear in the Den, is giving back and launching their own competition for children and young people to give them a platform for their own entrepreneurial ideas. Duncan Bannatyne was the one to spot the potential of part-time franchise theatre school Razzamataz, which is still rated as the number five most successful Dragons’ Den business even after...