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Many talented individuals, including Callum Green, an employee from the ChipsAway North Tyneside franchise territor, recently competed against each other at the Skill Auto national finals held at the NEC, in categories such as Automotive Technology, Refinishing, Body Repair and Heavy Vehicle Engineering! Callum performed brilliantly even under intense pressure and scrutiny from the judges, to go on and win Silver, and also a place in the World Skills UK Squad! Callum firstly had to com...

Just months after unveiling its striking new global branding, Tutor Doctor is making headlines again as its new online learning platform has been shortlisted in the 2018 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards. Tutor Doctor is already recognised as the leading person-to-person, in-the-home provider of supplementary education in the UK. By implementing world-leading technology, the brand now also delivers this same service ‘into’ the home; giving customers ultimate choice and flexibility. “We in...

The UK’s largest network of small franchise business accountants has started advertising across a number of terrestrial and digital TV channels. The TaxAssist Accountants franchise group has invested in a TV advertising campaign to raise brand awareness as part of the national marketing package offered to its 200-stong franchise network. This is complemented by a newly designed website and new online and offline marketing materials. Celebrated as a forward thinking and digital-ready netwo...

Shakeaway's global expansion continues with a new store location in Taj Mall, Amman, Jordan. This is the second branch to open in Jordan with the first branch located at the Muna Abdoun Building on Sa’ad Abdouh Shamout Street.At our amazing grand opening on Thursday 22nd March, the response from customers was fantastic, with the first 50 lucky customers in the queue receiving a free milkshake! Our amazing shakettes served the best hand made to order milkshakes, real fruit smoothies, fit &...

Easter’s coming! So, we have launched our famous hand-made to order limited-edition Easter shakes menu.There are six special shakes to choose from and each comes with two flavours and a free topping. The daffodil dawn blends biscoff spread with chocolate, all topped off with smarties, whilst terry tulip is a mix of mars bar and oreo cookies with a free topping of milkybar buttons. White chocolate lovers must try the susie snowdrop, made with milkybar & raspberries, topped with marshmallows. Pa...

Smoothie Factory International, a leader in today's juice bar franchise industry, celebrated the opening of its second franchise store in Muscat, Oman. The first store opened two month in Avenues Mall. A third and fourth location are scheduled to open in June and July respectively.Smoothie Factory franchise said it will continue boosting its presence across the GCC and bring its wide range of quality smoothies, juices, frozen yogurt, juice cleanse programs, and healthy lite foods to even more pe...

Mr Electric, the UK’s leading electrical franchise brand, is proud to announce that it has been recognised as a Government-approved installer of electric car charging points, enabling its established network of franchised electrical business owners to now install and manage electrical vehicle car charging points for homes, workplaces and public areas throughout the UK. As an authorised installer from the Government’s Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) and the increase in demand for electri...

The start of 2018 saw world-leading in-home tutoring franchise, Tutor Doctor, unveil its exciting new look. A striking change, the company’s new branding is sure to turn heads with its bold colour palette, clever imagery and thought-provoking messaging. Something which Tim Morris, Director of Global Franchise Support, confirms is no accident.  “The start of the year was the perfect time to reveal our new branding here in the UK – it’s a big change and it’s been a huge undertaking because e...

18 years on from the ‘Millennium Bug’ and the internet is still thriving, so much so that it’s now created its own booming sector within the franchise industry. The internet has come a long way during the past 20 years or so, boy has it grown!  The big global online web has completely revolutionised the way in which we operate on a day to day basis, no more so than retail businesses. This has become ever more apparent with the endless closure of high street shops, the reason why you ask? Be...

Leading pizza franchise,Papa John’s has opened its latest franchise store in the franchise territory of Weston-Super-Mare.  Run by franchisees John O’Brien and Clif Roberson, the new pizza delivery franchise outlet employs almost 20 local staff to deliver Papa John’s top quality pizza to local residents in the sea-side town franchise territory. Old school friends from Merthyr Tydfil, John and Clif, turned business entrepreneurs when they joined Papa John’s at the end of 2015.  They now...

TaxAssist Accountants’ newest Master Franchisees in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory, Tricia Kingston and Steve Herlihy, are set to receive additional training and support ahead of their launch in Perth. David Paulson, Senior Manager, Global Franchise Recruitment, and Richard Chatten, International Support Manager, from the TaxAssist franchise Support Centre in the UK, will deliver a comprehensive programme designed to provide Tricia and Steve with a solid launchpad...

Barking Mad, the UK’s leading pet care franchise, (part of the Franchise Brands plc group) is in esteemed company having been short-listed for the British Franchise Association’s prestigious HSBC Franchisor of the Year awards, in the brand awareness category, alongside Riverford Organic Farmers and Stage Coach Performing Arts. The annual franchise awards are a celebration of excellence in franchising, highlighting success in all its various forms. Franchisor entries are now closed and the ini...