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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...

We’ve witnessed a huge upturn in self-employment since the turn of the millennium, which ultimately means there’s no discrimination when choosing the route of becoming ‘your own boss’. Franchising has aided towards the elimination of the discrimination card that is preventing so many over 50’s from finding full time employment, in fact, 82% of franchisees within the UK are actually over the age of 30 with 48,600 franchised units currently in operation throughout the UK. Age may be a hinderi...

In recognition of its commitment to help military veterans transition into the workplace, Drain Doctor within the franchise territory of Newcastle & Sunderland has signed the Armed Forces Covenant to pledge that Armed Forces personnel, veterans, reservists and their families will be treated fairly by the business.  Drain Doctor within the franchise territory of Newcastle & Sunderland is only the fifth plumbing and drainage specialist company in the country to have signed the Armed For...

PerCurra announce the launch of its fourth home-care branch; PerCurra Grantham & Newark. The West Bridgford based company has been operating in Nottingham for 10 years and also has branches in Hertfordshire and Essex. PerCurra founder and Managing Director Gill Heppell said: “I am delighted to welcome Andrew White to PerCurra. He will be operating an independent business under the PerCurra brand, delivering our range of excellent care at home services to people in the Grantham and Newark areas....

Neighborly®, the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, celebrated another milestone year in 2018, as well as cementing its presence in Europe. In June, the company announced The Riverside Company’s sale of Neighborly to new private equity partner Harvest Partners, LP and completed two acquisitions in the U.S. - Real Property Management and Mosquito Joe. In a pledge to strengthen and grow its presence in the UK, Neighbourly UK relocated its Support Office to Banbury, Oxfordshire an...

DREAM Doors franchisee Lynn Fletcher found the working flexibility she needed by joining the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company. Having previously worked in advertising and sales, Lynn was looking for a new business opportunity that could fit around the needs of her young son. She also wanted to take on a business that offered the right return on her initial start-up costs and found the Dream Doors model fitted the bill. Lynn said: “I initially saw Dream Doors on the internet and that then...