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Chemex International are delighted to announce that Michael Graham, Managing Director, has been elected as a Full Board Member of the British Franchise Association.Michael joined the franchise community in 1985 with Safeclean and has subsequently enjoyed a career as employee, manager, director and owner in a variety of franchise systems both here and in the US. This experience has given Michael a unique insight into the franchising industry and is now delighted to be able to contribute to the fu...

Autosmart, the UK’s leading supplier of vehicle cleaning products to the trade scooped the Best Van Based Franchise at the Best Franchise Awards held at the Marriott hotel in Leicester on the 5th of December.Autosmart were shortlisted on the results of the WorkBuzz Franchisee Satisfaction Survey. The judging panel were keen to hear about the support the company provide their franchisees throughout all the stages of their life cycle and how the company contributes to the wider franchise industry...

The Landlord Conference 2018 took place on the 28th November and proved yet again to be a success for both exhibitors and attendees alike. This event provides a great opportunity for attendees to hear how Leeds City Council is working together with landlords in the private rented sector.  It also presents an opportunity for attendees to meet with senior councillors and officers from the council, ask questions and share opinions and experiences. The event also provides an opportunity t...

Dream Doors has unveiled a brand new range of bedroom furniture and a dedicated website at its annual conference. The company will use the new product range and increased exposure from the website to generate enquiries and engagement with both new and existing customers. Managing director Phil Carr said that, while Dream Doors continues to grow its franchised network, promoting the new bedroom furniture range will be a key component to increasing sales for existing franchisees. Dream Doors’...

With winter fast approaching and temperatures plummeting across the UK, Countrywide Grounds Maintenance has stockpiled over 3,000 tonnes of salt ready to keep local communities and businesses safe and on the move. The national network of 43 Countrywide franchisees are prepared and ready to work around the clock in an effort to enable its customers, which include business parks, hospitals, school, police, distribution and logistic sites and manufacturing factories, to arrive safely at their dest...

Malvern couple Stuart Callister and Eve Winkler are celebrating a hugely successful first year in business running their Bright & Beautiful franchise, a national domestic housekeeping service provider and part of Neighborly, formerly the Dwyer Group. Having launched in Malvern in 2017, Stuart and Eve went on to grow their team and are also now offering their professional and eco-friendly cleaning, tidying and laundry services in the Worcester area to meet local demand. They also now have two br...

2018 marks the 10-year anniversary of Franchise Brands plc, an international multi-brand franchisor with a combined network of over 450 franchisees in 12 countries across five brands. Since it was founded in 2008 by Stephen Hemsley (Executive Chairman) and Nigel Wray (Non-executive Director) the group has grown rapidly and now celebrates a decade of franchising success! Franchise Brand’s vision is to create a group of market-leading franchise businesses that benefit from sharing the same franch...

Another year down. That means it’s been a whole 12 months since the grand unveiling of the debut Elite Franchise 100 2018. And you know what? We’ve only gone and done it all over again for 2019.    Last year, we had a clear goal: to fly the flag for franchising finesse in the UK. And fly it we did, as the top 100 British franchisors operating in infinite industries – from fitness to finance, housekeeping to healthcare and tutoring to transport – received the recognition they deserved....

The new Board for The British Franchise Association (bfa) has been announced! The departing Trevor Brocklebank of Home Instead Senior Care Franchise group will be replaced by the Group Chairman of the NIC Group Services Franchise Network, John Spencer. John will provide invaluable experience and insight to the board compiled through his 40 years with NIC. Outgoing Chairman Trevor congratulated his successor: “John is highly respected in the franchising sector and I know will continue t...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has launched its 2018 festive campaign! Papa John’s Festive Feast Pizza builds upon the success of previous festive pizzas but this year it includes hog roast, plus, for a sweet treat afterwards: Cherry Shimmer Candy canes! Starting with Papa John’s 100% fresh dough and our unique tomato sauce - made from the best Californian tomatoes, picked and packed from vine to can in just six hours - for 2018 instead of regular sausage, Papa John’s is using a new “hog...

Mahomed Imtayas has bought Driver Hire’s Manchester South franchise from long-standing owner, Mike Moores. Mahomed has an interesting CV. He was born in Malawi and has a background in accountancy. He moved to the UK in 1976 before returning to Malawi in 1996 to run his own stationery business. He then returned to the UK earlier this year aiming to start his own business here. “I was attracted to franchising because the resources behind it enable me to compete on a level playing field wit...

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! In celebration of the festive season, the amazing limited-edition Christmas shakes menu is now available in stores! There are 6 Christmas themed shakes for you all to try; why not have yours made hot? They’re unbelievable! Don’t miss out; these limited-edition shakes are available up until 24th December.Happy holly – a double caramel dream, with rolos & caramel shortbread combined topped with whipped cream – why not warm up this Winter wonder & try ha...