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14-December-2020

Adil Group scoops top franchise award

Raja Adil, CEO of the Adil Group one of the largest franchise companies in the UK, has been presented with the bfa HSBC Multi-Unit Leader award at The British Franchise Association (bfa) awards, the most prestigious in the franchise sector.

The Adil Group which owns 155 franchises across the UK including mega brands from catering and leisure KFC, Burger King, Costa Coffee, Taco Bell and Anytime Fitness, employs over 4,000 people and has a turnover in excess of £140 million.

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14-December-2020

X-Press Legal Services is No. 36 in top 100

X-Press Legal Services is proud to have again been ranked highly in the Elite Franchise Top 100 franchises in 36th place.

This much-awaited list which has just been released which celebrates the best brands in franchising based on a number of key factors including growth, support for franchisees, future planning and community involvement.

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10-December-2020

Home Instead tops the Elite Franchise Top 100

Home Instead is proud to have been named the No. 1 UK franchise company for the third time in the Elite Franchise Top 100 ranking.

The Elite Franchise Top 100 recognises the sector’s brightest businesses and ranks them according to a broad range of criteria from their financial performance and heritage in the industry to their contribution to the community and the way they embrace innovation.

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10-December-2020

It's the top 100 for The Bardon Group

The quality and longevity of specialist franchising stable, The Bardon Group has been recognised once again in the prestigious  Elite Franchise Magazine Top 100 annual league table (EF100).

For the fourth year running all four brands -  Kall Kwik, Recognition Express, Techclean and ComputerXplorers - have been placed amongst the top 100 UK franchises by the industry’s leading magazine.  The Bardon Group is the only multiple franchisor to achieve this accolade.

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08-December-2020

DREAM DOORS NAMED ONE OF THE BEST FRANCHISORS IN THE UK

DREAM Doors has been named as one of the top 20 franchisors in the UK by a leading industry publication.

Independent judges for Elite Franchise’s Top 100 awards placed Dream Doors in 19th place, ahead of well-known high street brands such as Vodafone, Kall Kwik and Anytime Fitness.

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08-December-2020

Former Franchise Business Manager 'Keeps it in the Family' to Become a Papa John's Franchise

Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced former franchise business manager, Iain Heron has become a Papa John’s franchisee and now runs eight stores in Scotland.
 
 At the end of last year, Iain Heron gave up his job as a franchise business manager for Papa John’s, moved from Durham to central Scotland with his family and opened three franchised Papa John’s of his own.

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08-December-2020

Being part of a franchise family brings support when times are rough

When one of their network was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier in the year, the InXpress network rallied round to support her. This included sponsoring her son, when he did a charity bike ride. Together, they smashed the target for Cancer Research UK, and local charities.

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08-December-2020

It's a Silver Bauble for Revive! Just in Time for Christmas

The UK’s leading SMART vehicle repair network, Revive! is proud to announce that it has won the prestigious Silver Franchisor of the Year Award  at the 2020 bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, held virtually on 30 November.

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07-December-2020

Virtual TaxAssist Accountants Discovery Days prove a big hit

With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, and the need for social distancing measures, TaxAssist Accountants converted its popular monthly Discovery Days to a virtual format.

Almost 70 potential franchisees have attended virtual Discovery Days in 2020!

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02-December-2020

Home Instead is crowned Franchisor of the Year

Home Instead is absolutely delighted to share the news that they were crowned ‘GOLD’ Franchisor of the Year winner at the virtual bfa HSBC Franchise Awards ceremony.

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