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We are happy to announce that Shakeaway Durham is now open. The grand opening on Saturday 28th April was amazing, with the first 50 lucky people in the large queue receiving a free milkshake - the response from our customers was phenomenal!  You will find us located within the franchise territory of Unit 4, North Road, Durham, DH1 4SH. Customers in the franchise territory of Durham – a city most famous for its Norman Cathedral - are now spoilt for choice with over 180 flavours and...

Barking Mad Dog Care franchise has named their 2018 Franchisee of the Year at their 15th National franchise Conference last weekend. The franchised service, which provides bespoke holidays for dogs whilst their owners are away, celebrated at the Low Wood Bay Resort in the Lake District focusing on the people who make their brand a success. The event, led by Managing Director, Lee Dancy, is a thank you to all the hard work from over 75 franchised branches across the UK and marked 18 years of cont...

Since 2010 Renee Mackay has built up a client base of over 1,200 small and medium-sized businesses with a fee bank of £800,000 and 15 employees. Business is booming for Edinburgh-based accountancy firm TaxAssist Accountants headed up by serial entrepreneur Renee Mackay. Rapid growth meant she had to move to larger premises in Corstorphine in 2013 – three times the size of her original office. Renee recently opened another Edinburgh office in a joint venture with business partner Alan Johns...

Driver Hire is one of six finalists in the 2018 bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’ awards. The awards highlight the UK’s most exceptional franchisors; the ones that are driving business success through best practice, innovative strategies and a strong brand. Commenting on the nomination, a delighted Graham Duckworth, Driver Hire’s Franchise Sales Director said:  “This award recognises consistency and excellence in franchising. We’ve made it to the finals in twelve out of the last...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has opened in the franchise territory of Elm Park, London.  A few miles from Romford, the new franchise store is run by business partners and franchisees Parry Singh and Tony Kalsi.    Parry Singh commented:  “We are delighted now to open the latest franchise store in Elm Park.  The area has a mixed demographic with many families and students living in the local area.  We have been busy since opening and have further promotio...

Right at Home are celebrating two franchisees who have been shortlisted for the bfa franchisee awards; Almas Adam for Young Franchisee of the Year, and Andrew Davis for Customer Focus franchisee.The bfa have just announced the finalists for this year’s franchisees awards, and Right at Home are celebrating the achievements of two of their franchisees who have made in into the shortlist in their respective categories! Young Franchisee of the Year - Almas Adam Almas, 27, has run his Right at...

Are you worrying that you are paying too much for your PPC, SEO or web leads? Well, that’s not how Mr. Electric© from the franchise territory of London South West, Mark Ryland sees it! In the last year Mark has franchise has managed to convert leads into an amazing amount of money, “it’s hard to believe that some leads cost under £11!” Mark commented. The most recent job Mark’s franchise team has taken on was for a company called Propability, a company that creates and builds pro...

The sun is finally out, it’s a royal baby boy and the Trophy Pet Foods franchise group are delighted to welcome two new husband & wife teams as new Trophy franchisees. Mark & Justine from Trophy Pet Foods franchise territory within the Isle of Wight and Sean & Julie from the Trophy Pet Foods franchise territory in North Warwickshire.  All 4 have completed their franchise training at Trophy Pet Foods H.O. and will be on the road from this week! They join Trophy’s growing franchise team of...

Phil Gaffer, QFP, Papa John’s franchise sales and business development manager explains: “Our latest franchisee incentive deals are out most exciting to-date!  Because we know success in the first year’s trading is critical to long-term business development we have totally tailored support for franchisees setting-up.  We have come up with an incentive package specifically designed to offer as much help as possible for franchisees’ business growth during those critical early stages.” “F...

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 network of franchised electrical businesses 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 electric vehicles,...

“We’ve spent years perfecting the systems, support and advice we give to our franchisees.”James Mattam has spent his entire full-time career with TaxAssist Accountants, working his way up from managing the IT and Business Development teams to his current role on the Board of Directors.With a solid track record delivering results, James joined the Board of Directors in September 2016 and is responsible for generating new business, brand development, shop fronts, marketing, practice management and...

Ableworld Colchester and Ableworld Bridgend were the two main winners at the Ableworld Franchise of the Year Awards Dinner in March. The Awards Dinner was the high point of Ableworld’s two day Annual Franchise Conference held at Wychwood Park Hotel and Golf Club, Crewe. There were speakers from the industry as well as internal presentations from key Ableworld personnel. Ableworld has recently been awarded the prestigious Which Trusted Traders endorsement and representatives from Which wer...