Case Studies

Being made redundant has turned into a blessing in disguise for current franchisee Steve Payne.  Losing his job set Steve on an entrepreneurial path which has seen him build a highly successful franchise business in the hygiene supplies sector. And now Steve is celebrating 26 years of running a franchise supplying hundreds of businesses within his franchise territory of North Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds. Steve, a former RAF jet fighter technician, turned to franchising after losin...

A Berkshire hygiene supplies franchise company has double cause to celebrate after reaching 25 years in business and achieving record turnover.  Stephen and Margaret Crinks have grown their franchise to a near £750,000 a year business with four employees since starting from scratch 25 years ago. The franchise business supplies hundreds of customers across Berkshire and North Wiltshire with a hygiene consultancy service backed by 600 products. The couple recently invested...

A former farmer is reaping the benefits of success after switching careers to provide a hygiene service to local businesses. Tired of long hours with little reward, Charles Williams invested in a hygiene supplies service and he's never looked back. Now 28 years later he has grown his franchise to a £400,000 turnover operation and supplies hundreds of businesses across the South Cheshire, North Shropshire and The Wirral franchise territory. Charles provides a hygiene advice and train...

Business partners, Richard Bannister and Jane Moses, have bought our established Driver Hire Coventry franchise. Previous owners, Tony and Linda Lucas, are retiring after seven successful years in charge. Both Jane and Richard have run their own businesses in the past. Jane’s business was in retail, but more recently she’s worked in sales, marketing and recruitment. Richard’s background is in catering. He owned and operated a chain of local sandwich shops in the Birmingham/Solihull area....

Sonny and Avi Samra have bought Driver Hire’s Twickenham franchise recruitment business from long-standing owners, Bob and Monika McKinlay. Running their own business is going to be a big career change for both Sonny and Avi. Before opting to buy their Driver Hire franchise, Sonny worked in a management role for the Home Office and Avi was a primary school teacher. Avi, who has a degree in business studies, is certain that they have the right mix of skills to make a success of their new ventur...

Mandeep and Sal Bassi are our latest franchisees to join the Driver Hire network. They’ve recently completed the purchase of our Leicester office from long-standing owners, Paul and Shirley McKenna. “We both felt it was time for a change. We’re really excited by the prospect of running our own Driver Hire franchise,” says Sal. “As with any business, it will be a challenge. We’re retaining the staff employed by Paul and Shirley so, together, we make a great team.” Mandeep added: ...

Darshan Talwar likes working for Driver Hire so much, he’s become a joint owner and franchise partner of our Burton franchise territory office. Darsh has managed the business successfully for the past 18 months. “I love working for Driver Hire and am enjoying it even more now that I am joint owner and a shareholder in the business. Whilst I’d never really considered being my own boss, Driver Hire gave me the option to buy into the business at very favourable terms. It was a great opp...

We’re pleased to welcome a new franchisee to our Driver Hire Luton franchise territory branch, Charanpreet Singh Parhar – Chaz for short. Charanpreet’s background prior to his new business venture in buying the Driver Hire Luton franchise, was that he worked in customer services for Paypoint Network Ltd. “I’d always wanted to work for myself,” says Charanpreet. “I like the idea of franchising because there’s support from the franchisor and therefore a greater chance of my new business succeedi...

Kaspa's Desserts is one of the UK's most exciting new restaurants, offering an amazing experience to all that enter. But what do their franchisees think of their Kaspa's franchise opportunity? “I think Customers come back to Kaspa's due to the combination of staff, service, great desserts and the vibrant happy atmosphere” “When I first visited Kaspa's as a customer, it was amazing it was like being in an American Diner! Without a doubt, Kaspa's make the best waffles in the country! The i...

Mark & Rachel Coldham became franchisees with The Massage Company at the beginning of 2018.  The process starts with finding premises and The Massage Company work with property experts in site finding and supporting the negotiating on lease contracts. Mark and Rachel found a site fairly quickly in their chosen area and are now in the final few weeks legal contract stage, which include the landlord doing some remedial works on the site.   The Massage Company have a structured...

“I chose the Spaghetti Maths franchise because it looked like a fun and profitable business where I could work around my family and other commitments, whilst also getting the satisfaction of making a difference with maths (as I love the subject!). The people at Head Office are genuine with an actual desire to make maths fun for children. David is always keen to hear feedback and happy to talk through any aspect of the business. I am pleased with my journey so far and I’m working on build...

Most people wake up on a Monday morning absolutely dreading the week ahead, as a massage therapist at The Massage Company I never get that Monday feeling. There is always a great  energy at the centre  from the management, membership supervisor team, fellow therapists and even the members, which can really pick you up even on a bad day! When arriving at The Massage Company, even as a member of staff and after a horrendous drive in traffic you are instantly greeted by a wave of calm an...