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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...

Three Driver Hire franchisees – in the franchise territories of Brighton, Cardiff and Gatwick – have recently completed franchise renewal agreements securing further five year business partnerships with the leading transport & logistics recruitment franchisor specialists. Franchising for over 30 years, Driver Hire recruitment franchise offices mainly provide temporary and permanent drivers and other logistics staff to local and national organisations in both the public and private sector. If th...

German Doner Kebab, which is part of the Hero Brands fast-casual portfolio, has announced plans to expand across the master franchise territory of North America. Franchises have been signed within the franchise territories of Canada’s Ontario and British Columbia provinces and negotiations are underway to open outlets in Manhattan and New Jersey in the USA. The brand expects five stores to be opened in 2019. The fast food franchise brand has also developed a partnership with one of the US...

Neighbourly®, part of the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, has secured 15 elite national vendor partners to join ProTradeNet® UK (PTN UK), a buying group that connects over 240 franchisees with the best-in-class vendors for their specific needs.    PTN UK, which was launched five months ago, is the preferred vendor division for all its six brands and allows franchisees to build and maintain relationships stronger than they would be able to establish and negotiate ind...

Franchise Homecare provider Right at Home within the Bournemouth and Poole franchise territory is proud to announce that its Registered Manager, Helen Garland, has been named Woman Franchise Employee of the Year at the 2019 NatWest Encouraging Women into Franchising Awards. EWIF is a not-for-profit organisation run entirely by volunteers, providing advice and guidance to anyone looking to break into the franchise industry. It holds an annual awards ceremony designed to bring together the best w...