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Drain Doctor, one of the UK’s largest drain clearance and emergency plumbing company, has won a new two-year contract with Newham Council to identify and resolve any drainage issues across its 16,000 council managed housing and residential estates. The contract started on 2nd September 2019. Newham Council has awarded Drain Doctor London Central with the contract to provide support to its in-house repair and maintenance team for investigations, surveying, repairs and maintenance to waste water...

Keep the toddlers calm because a Dragons’ Den backed franchise theatre school has some big news. The franchise network of UK theatre schools has teamed up with a Channel 5 favourite to offer PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure workshop. The workshop is led by Claire McKenzie who has recently toured the UK and all parts of the world including Asia and New Zealand with Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure arena tour playing the role of Skye. It’s Pirate Day in Adventure Bay, a...

Haus Maids are excited to announce the opening of our latest franchise to join the cleaning franchise group. Our new franchise which opened on the 1st September covers the Cheltenham and the surrounding franchise territory has been acquired by Linnet Mosforth, who previously worked as a Director in the retail industry managing teams and providing exceptional customer service. Linnet has also worked for many years as an independent domestic cleaner in the Cheltenham franchise territory, giv...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s UK has appointed Robert Taylor as its new supply chain director.  With 20 years’ experience in the Foodservice industry, Taylor’s focus is now to improve the cost of sales without compromising quality which Papa John’s is renowned for through its “BETTER INGREDIENTS.  BETTER PIZZA” concept with the aim of creating an even more lucrative financial model for franchisees. Robert Taylor explains:  “Up until now, the Papa John’s team has manage...

ColourFence has just released a garden shed made from the same revolutionary ‘fit and forget’ material as its fence ColourFence has been changing the nation’s gardens for 15 years now, supplying its weatherproof fencing system through a network of 50 franchisees. Additional products, such as railings and gates, have been launched over the years too – all with the same low-maintenance qualities as its fence. Now a complementary garden shed, unsurprisingly called ColourShed, has just been ann...

ColourFence has just released a garden shed made from the same revolutionary ‘fit and forget’ material as its fenceColourFence has been changing the nation’s gardens for 15 years now, supplying its weatherproof fencing system through a network of 50 franchisees. Additional products, such as railings and gates, have been launched over the years too – all with the same low-maintenance qualities as its fence. Now a complementary garden shed, unsurprisingly called ColourShed, has just been announced...

Described by The Sunday Times as one of ‘the most influential teenagers on the planet,’ Ben Towers is delighted to be working with Dragons’ Den backed Razzamataz to inspire more entrepreneurs.Being just 21 years old, Ben has worked with global giants such as IHG, Virgin and national governments in the UK and New Zealand as well as giving support to the Duke of York and the vital ‘iDEA’ digital entrepreneurship awards. His passion lies in the application of technology for good for young people an...

This unique franchise offering presents the opportunity to run a successful business and to enjoy the work-life balance you’ve always desired. For 10 years, MouldDoctor has developed treatments and solutions to black mould issues – initially in the rented sector but recent growth has been in owner-occupied property. The demand for mould eradication services is rising month on month, by law landlords must treat any reported outbreak. Legislation is driving more business directly to our franc...

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced that its Franchise Owner of the Year (for five stores or less) for 2019, Abid Hussain, has opened a new Papa John’s within the Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey franchise territory. Abid who was officially recognised for his achievement at the pizza franchise giants biggest ever UK franchise conference held in Birmingham earlier this year, has now opened the store which will be run with the help of around 20 locally recruited staff. Abid Hussain w...

Ambitious entrepreneurs will benefit from an in-depth assessment of multi-unit franchising and the chance to forge essential industry connections at the Multi-unit Franchise Conference at the NEC, Birmingham, on 4 October. Franchising offers an optimised route to business launch, operation and success, and an increasing numbers of franchise owners are expanding beyond one unit to become multi-unit franchisees. In fact, one in three franchisees now operate more than unit: unsurprising given...

Driver Hire, the 2019 bfa HSBC ‘Franchisor of the Year’, recently completed the re-sales of three well established recruitment franchises within the Midlands franchise territories. Paul Crossley is the new owner of Driver Hire within the Stoke franchise territory. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Paul had over a decade’s worth of recruitment industry experience, working as a Client Relationship Manager for Paystream, a nationwide business providing payroll and accountancy ser...

If you think being a parent in today’s world is hard, take a moment to consider what it is like for children. With increased pressure from school, distractions with social media and the normal teenage angst, it is no wonder many young people are feeling lost.In fact, it is commonly reported that being a teenage is harder than being an adult. Their bodies are changing physically and mentally, many are not getting enough sleep and on top of all that, trying to decide what to do with the rest of th...