Results for the first six months of 2013 have shown explosive growth for home dog boarding franchise Wagging Tails. Network turnover increased 73% year-on-year for January to June, boosted by the launch of three new Wagging Tails outlets in the Reading area.
Expense Reduction Analysts' (ERA) Annual Conference, held last month in Kennilworth, celebrated another year of success for the specialist procurement franchise. The brand's top earner, with profits of £433,000, was Keith Copestake who took home the award for the individual franchise partner with the highest income.
Signage experts, Signs Express (Peterborough & King’s Lynn), and fluid transfer company, Pirtek, were delighted to work together on a recent vehicle graphics contract following their involvement in the “Peterborough Local Franchise Network” initiative, supported by the British Franchise Association (bfa).
Coconut Media has been shortlisted for an award at the 2013 CIPR Wessex and Channel Islands PRide Awards, announced today.
The latest Dream Doors showroom celebrated its grand opening in Worcester on Saturday, with the city's Mayor, Councillor Pat Agar, there to cut the ribbon. Its owners, Dionne and Mark Battin, were cooking up something special to mark the occasion too. Literally, while not personally wearing the aprons, as they held professional cooking demonstrations with free food and bubbly throughout the day.
Following the franchise agreement renewals for Paul Salmon in Birmingham and Richard Rowe in Cheltenham in early 2013 and coinciding with Autovaletdirect’s bfa membership upgrade to Associate in July 2013, we are delighted to announce Shaun Kinsell, (Autovaletdirect franchisee for Stourbridge, West Midlands) has renewed his franchise term for another six years.
Leading sign making franchise Signs Express, was delighted to be named as a finalist for the bfa Express Newspapers Brand Builder of the Year Awards at the annual awards. The prestigious British Franchise Association Award highlights the innovative methods franchisors are adopting to effectively develop their brand to boost their potential for the future and includes entries from all industries operating as franchises.
Franchisees Daniel Scott, who has stores in Watford and Milton Keynes, and Murli Mulchandani and Rikesh Nichani, who operate four central London stores, have been named Mail Boxes Etc. “Franchisees of the Year”.
Business Doctors, the UK’s fastest growing support service for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has opened a new operation covering Bristol plus Bath and Somerset.
Oscar Pet Foods, the UK's leading pet food franchise, are delighted to be announcing a complete review of their outstanding pet food range. Already well-known for delivering high nutrition food to their customers' door, Oscars have now made it even healthier for pets – and improved taste, too.