Agency Express, the UK’s largest estate agency board service provider, are delighted to confirm that they have been announced as finalists in the coveted ‘bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year’ awards for the second year running.

Each year the British Franchise Association hosts the ‘bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards’ to the UK’s 930 franchise brands in order to commend those who have shown outstanding business acumen, innovation and a continued commitment to ethical franchising across the UK.

Norwich-based company Agency Express are among the UK’s longest standing and reputable franchises. Now entering their seventeenth year, Agency Express now service over 38% of all estate agency boards in the UK via their nationwide network of 110 operating centres.

Achieving the ‘Bronze’ award on their first nomination in 2013, Agency Express is once again delighted to confirm that they have been announced as finalists in the 2014 ‘bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards’. After a record number of entries and an extremely competitive judging process Agency Express will now move on to the final stages of the selection process where they will present their achievements to an esteemed multidisciplinary judging panel at the Daily Express HQ in London. The final announcement of the winner and awards presentation will be held at the ‘bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year’ awards gala dinner on Thursday 26th June.

Agency Express Managing Director Stephen Watson commented: “We are honoured to have once again made the final stages of this highly revered award. Achieving the Bronze award in 2013 was testament to the extensive effort and reinvestment made to our franchisee support structure and to the rapid growth of our network. Twelve months on we have continued to make advancements in our business both on a national basis and in our offering to our franchisees. We are hopeful that our continued efforts will once again make us a ‘bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year’ award winning franchise.”