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Back for the first time in two years, Driver Hire’s annual conference, held at the Lowry Hotel, Manchester, provided a perfect opportunity to celebrate an outstanding year for a whole host of franchisees and their offices.
Property search franchise, X-Press Legal Services, supports the conveyancing sector across England and Wales, with 27 local offices assisting legal firms closely. But X-Press franchisees are also deeply involved in their local community, and are glad to give back to charity, local organisations and groups whenever possible.
Two young local entrepreneurs, Peter Quittenton and Christian Salter, have bought specialist recruitment agency, Driver Hire Lincoln. Peter (24) and Christian (24) already know the business well because they both worked for the previous owner.
Husband and wife team Lisa and Reece Smith bought their activ Digital Marketing franchise in 2009. Prior to Activ, the couple had run a graphic design business but realised that in order to diversify their offering and increase their client base, they needed support to do that. Franchising and being part of a support network, really appealed to them. “We also liked that it felt more like we were joining a family as opposed to a big faceless organisation." Since taking on the franchise, Lisa and Reece have expanded by taking on more territories (by postcode).
Wayne Albutt’s two decades in the property industry working across South Africa and UAE have given him a wide view of the market. Since his move to the UK with his family in 2020, his passion for creating excellent consumer experience has continued. His experience of supporting a 450-strong network of agents as Regional Development Director for Keller Williams will stand him in good stead as he joins EweMove as their new Director of Growth & Development.
Azura Group Ltd, a leading franchise management software system developer, announces the promotion of Mark Scott to Managing Director with immediate effect. Mark joined the business in June 2021 as Operations Director having previously been Head of the Franchise team at NatWest.
The WPA Healthcare Practice Plc is a team of Healthcare Partner franchisees operating across the UK offering local people and businesses access to award winning health insurance.
The Healthcare Practice is a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurer, Western Provident Association Limited, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. As a not-for-profit insurer, we’ve been helping our members since 1901. Proud to promote just health insurance, no distractions.
Stuart Burge holds an official launch party at his TaxAssist Accountants shop at 62-64 Carnarvon Road, Clacton-on-Sea.
Sandra James, founder of premium cat care franchise The Cat Butler, has reached the finals of the EWiF (Encouraging Women into Franchising) Awards, in the category of New Woman Franchisor of the Year.
The week of the 11th April was a busy one for the children’s education franchise Lingotot as they welcomed five new franchisees! Each new member made their way up to Consett to stay for the week to undergo their initial training with the HQ team.
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