Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand franchise business, is pleased to announce its full year audited results for the year ended 31 December 2019. Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman, commented: “2019 has seen us successfully build the business both organically and by acquisition, with an acceleration in system sales growth at Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, and a recovery in franchise recruitment in the newly formed B2C division, complemented by the acquisition of Willow Pumps which has expanded Metro Rod’s range of services."
Home Instead Senior Care, is delighted to announce that their Business Development Director, Ruth Brown, has been elected to the board of the British Franchise Association (bfa) as a full board member.
International Women's day is celebrated annually on 8th March and this year's campaign theme is "An equal world is an enabled world" #EachforEqual #IWD2020.
A NEW online animation is proving a hit with customers visiting Dream Doors’ website and increasing sales for the company’s 96 showrooms.
The UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company has rolled out several upgrades to its consumer website this year, including the new animation which shows how Dream Doors refaces kitchens and replaces appliances.
Lingotot celebrated its 10th anniversary with a languages-themed birthday bash! After starting a small number of French classes in her home town in the North East of England in 2010, Angela Sterling has grown the business into a multinational operation teaching tots aged 0-12 a range of eight languages using her unique fun and interactive teaching methodology.
From redundancy to entrepreneurship, award winning franchise owner, Julie Dunne, has come a long way since losing her job twice to the recession, as she celebrates five years of running her professional domestic housekeeping franchise business, Bright & Beautiful Enfield.
Andy Slade FCA joined TaxAssist Accountants in March 2019 and has opened his new shop in time to benefit from self-assessment tax return season.
Andy Slade has opened his shop on 137 Buxton Road, Heaviley
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) confirms it has signed its first partner as the Group seeks to accelerate the growth of “better chicken” brand, Slim Chickens. BRG has entered into a franchise development agreement with JRK Restaurants which will allow the new partners to open initially five outlets across the South Coast, over the next four years.
Having launched in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in February 2019, spa810 (pronounced spa-eight-ten) has now got some very impressive figures to share, after all #itsallabouttheresults both for clients and prospective franchisees! Duncan Berry along with his wife, Tania, have invested in the UK master franchise rights for spa810 from the US franchisor. Berry, who has twice been elected to the BFA Board of Directors, has vast professional experience of managing numerous high-quality franchise businesses, including Cartridge World, Choice Hotels Europe, and most recently Bluebird Care, the BFA’s 2017 Franchisor of the Year.
TWENTY Dream Doors franchisees operating throughout Scotland, Wales and England enjoyed their best ever month of trade this January.