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13-February-2023

InXpress Shortlisted for a Global Franchise Award

When it comes to being a Global Brand, standing out from the competition becomes more of a challenge! So, for InXpress to once again be announced as one of the finalists for White Collar Franchise Of The Year, 2023, for the third consecutive year, is no mean feat!

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10-February-2023

Lorraine Kelly proud to award Home Instead's Care Professional of the Year

At their recent ‘Care Professional of the Year’ event, Home care franchise company, Home Instead paid tribute to three members of the Home Instead family who are particularly remarkable, with one of the three, Tracey Bird being announced as ‘Care Professional of the Year’ by TV favourite Lorraine Kelly.

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10-February-2023

Homecare Provider Raises Funds for Turkey Earthquake Disaster

The homecare franchise Walfinch is raising funds for victims of the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria.  A JustGiving page called: Care for Turkey & Syria has been created: Walfinch Ltd is fundraising for The British Red Cross Society (justgiving.com)  for donations, all of which will be channelled immediately to the Red Cross to help the centralised support effort.

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10-February-2023

Signs Express Franchise Opportunity in Liverpool & Wirral: All you need to know!

If you’re looking for a new business opportunity in the Northwest of England, working in a creative and dynamic industry, where no two days are the same, Signs Express (Liverpool & Wirral) could be the opportunity for you.

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10-February-2023

Wendy's restaurant at Brampton Hut is the brand's first UK drive-thru

Wendy’s®, the iconic American hamburger brand has officially opens its doors in BRAMPTON HUT.  The drive-thru has been part of Wendy’s standard restaurant design for decades. In fact, Wendy’s founder, Dave Thomas, introduced the first modern-day drive-thru to the world in 1970, which changed the face of the quick-service restaurant industry and continues to be a key channel more than 50 years later.

 

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09-February-2023

DERBYSHIRE BOXERS OPEN NEW SWADLINCOTE GYM

Derbyshire’s newest gym enjoyed a knockout grand opening on Friday, with local boxers Frazer Clarke and Zach Parker cutting the ribbon at Anytime Fitness Swadlincote.

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08-February-2023

Awesome Chips Reports 20% Rise in Sales

 Awesome Chips which recently launched as a franchise, has reported a 20% increase in like-for-like sales in January compared with last year. Roni Dalal founder of Awesome Chips confirms: “Across our three shops in Birmingham, London and Leicester we served over 15,000 portions of chips alone in January, which is 20% up on last year. 

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08-February-2023

NEW Commercial Contract Announced

From one national network to another; AMEY TPT has appointed Countrywide Signs as its commercial property signage supplier and installer for its rail network.

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08-February-2023

ISO 9001:2015 Certification 2022: Passed With Flying Colours!

Countrywide Signs’ quality and continuous improvement practices have once again been put through their paces… and we’re happy to shout that we’ve smashed it. We achieved the highest pass mark for our annual ISO 9001:2015 audit.

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08-February-2023

Wingstop UK weekly sales revenue exceeds £1m, to open its first standalone retail unit

Lemon Pepper Holdings, which is rolling out Wingstop across the UK, saw average weekly sales exceed £1m at the end of 2022, as it secured its first standalone unit on a retail park. The company, which operates 29 sites across the UK, also said “2023 shows no sign of growth slowing”, with like-for-like sales in January 2023 at 50%-plus versus 2022.

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