Swati Bagwe and Shipra Mehta have jointly taken the territory of Richmond and will develop the new care operation together, and David Balmer joins his wife Caroline in their Malvern & Worcester Hills franchise, which opened earlier this year.

Having successfully completed the Caremark Initial Franchisee Training course at the company’s head office, business partners Bagwe and Mehta are focusing on the next stage of their new business: acquiring offices premises, recruiting a care manager and applying for registration with the Care Quality Commission.

Balmer will add his knowledge and skills to those of his wife and business partner as they continue to develop their growing care business in Worcestershire.

Bagwe and Mehta bring a good mix of business and professional skills to their new venture with Caremark, having backgrounds in healthcare and insurance underwriting, both areas giving them management experience, as well as business development and client facing skills, whilst Balmer’s management and marketing skills bring added value to the future growth of their new franchise.

Caremark continues to expand its network with the number of franchised offices across the UK now approaching one hundred.