Franchise News

• Apr, 14th 2011
• Auditel

In the latest intake of franchisees to the Auditel Cost and Purchase Management Franchise is ex-banker Doug Bralsford and ex-chartered accountant Stephen Sowerby. When asked why they decided to join Auditel, Doug explaine...

• Apr, 13th 2011
• Revive!

Revive! has recruited automotive sector and financial services specialist Gaynor Mackey to be its first national sales manager. Revive! has one of the largest networks of technicians throughout the UK and is the preferred suppli...

• Apr, 05th 2011
• OSCAR Pet Foods

For Pippa Crow work is a pleasure. Her Oscar business has brought her many rewards and being a pet lover her customers’ pets are top of the list.“From London to Devon to OSCAR – and to my ideal way of life. I was a legal s...

• Mar, 31st 2011
• Recognition Express

Beaconsfield based promotional products and personalised clothing franchise, Recognition Express South Bucks, is showing its support for Holtspur FC by sponsoring the team’s Under 14’s training jackets in a deal worth over ...

• Mar, 30th 2011
• Revive!

EARLIER this month the Revive! network got together to celebrate their seventh year. Franchisees joined Revive! head office staff for a day of presentations and training followed by a spectacular gala dinner and awards ceremony ...

• Mar, 29th 2011
• Card Connection

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced the roll out of its new humour range. Ten fun new designs have been added to the popular range which will now be delivered to retail outlets b...

• Mar, 28th 2011
• Auditel

Following the successes of 2009 and 2010 in the Franchise Marketing Awards, the Auditel Cost and Purchase Management Franchise has been chosen again as finalists for this year’s Best Website and Best Franchisee Marketing Suppo...

• Mar, 25th 2011
• Recognition Express

A former police officer who now runs his own business has sponsored an award at the Staffordshire Rural Policing Liaison Group (RPLG) Countryside Awards. Keith Walker, owner of Recognition Express North Staffordshire, sponsored ...

• Mar, 24th 2011
• Expense Reduction Analysts

Expense Reduction Analysts, the UK and Irelands leading Cost, Purchase & Supplier Management Franchise have been rewarded again for the hard work invested in the marketing programme by being shortlisted for the Franchise Marketi...

• Mar, 16th 2011
• Card Connection

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced that its IT manager of ten years, John Byett, has taken over as franchisee for the Basingstoke and Windsor area. John will now supply and merch...

• Mar, 14th 2011
• Auditel

David Jamieson, winner of Auditel’s ‘Newcomer of the Year Award’, joined their Cost and Purchase Management Franchise in October 2009. Initially, he trained as a Mechanical Engineer and he had progressed into senior manage...

• Mar, 11th 2011
• ChipsAway

ChipsAway, the UK’s leading ‘on-the-spot’ automotive paintwork repair specialist, has been shortlisted for a prestigious Franchise Marketing Award in the ‘Best Overall Marketing Campaign’ category.A high profile nation...

• Mar, 10th 2011
• Signs Express

As an already established sign business, Signs Express (Gloucester) is now under new ownership. Darryl Lillie has joined the UK’s largest sign franchise, buying the established business covering Gloucester and Cheltenham.Signs...

• Mar, 10th 2011
• Auditel

Patrick’s Restaurant and Bar in Poole has just celebrated its fourth year of operation, an outstanding achievement in the current financial climate. Housed in the premises of an old bank, it retains the high ceilings and many ...

• Mar, 03rd 2011
• Recognition Express

Ayr business Recognition Express West Scotland is celebrating its 30th birthday this month.Recognition Express West Scotland was started in March 1981 by Harry and Shonach McFarlane, the mother and father of current owner Ciorsd...

• Mar, 01st 2011
• Auditel

The care sector is facing huge challenges at the current time. Stagnant revenue growth and increasing costs are squeezing profitability for many care providers.At the Care Show, Bournemouth International Centre, 29th and 30th Ma...

• Feb, 25th 2011
• Expense Reduction Analysts

A team from Expense Reduction Analysts, are getting ready to take part in the British Heart Foundations South Downs Way Challenge through the Queen Elizabeth country park in Hampshire. The British Heart Foundation helps thousan...

• Feb, 22nd 2011
• Signs Express

Signs Express, the UK & Ireland’s largest and most successful sign franchise, has just launched their brand new website https://www.signsexpress.co.uk. The new site design provides online visitors with dramatic improvements in...

• Feb, 21st 2011
• Revive!

Cars are a way of life for Paul Mann, who kicked off the New Year by launching Revive! Tamworth, a mobile smart cosmetic repair business repairing scuffs and scrapes to vehicle bodywork and alloy wheels. Paul’s new business c...

• Feb, 21st 2011
• Card Connection

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today named its new franchisee for the Buxton and Macclesfield Region. Nicola Yates is now supplying the 110 retail stores within the territory with Card Conne...

• Feb, 21st 2011
• Auditel

Last week, Auditel, the cost and purchase management franchise, announced a new series of franchise discovery seminars, which were being sponsored by the major bank franchise departments on their behalf. To further enhance these...

• Feb, 16th 2011
• Recognition Express

Staff at Kettering based promotional product and personalised clothing franchise Recognition Express, were surprised to receive an unusual order from Tresham College of Further and Higher Education, for embroidered head rests to...

• Feb, 14th 2011
• Signs Express

With attendance at the Franchise Show and a new website being launched, the start of the year is set to be a busy few months for signs and graphics franchisor Signs Express. Established in 1989, Signs Express has grown into the...

• Feb, 11th 2011
• Auditel

Auditel, the UK’s favourite cost and purchase management specialists had a bumper intake of franchisees this January. Their team of consultants now stands at over 190. This represents growth of 190% since 2005, and with...

• Feb, 10th 2011
• Card Connection

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced that Helen and David Rabaiotti have taken over the company’s Bath territory. Former farmer, David Rabaiotti who previously, also used to help...

• Feb, 10th 2011
• Auditel

Last year’s hugely successful free Auditel Discovery Seminars supported by HSBC, Lloyds TSB/Bank of Scotland and Natwest RBS are being repeated this year.  The initial programme is as follows: Tuesday 22nd February, I...

• Feb, 09th 2011
• OSCAR Pet Foods

Celebrating ten years as an OSCAR franchisee Lesley Lavin, from Cheadle Hulme in Cheshire, looks back with nothing but praise for the business opportunity that continues to suit her family commitments while keeping her in touch ...

• Feb, 07th 2011
• Expense Reduction Analysts

Want to win yourself an iPad? Well you can with the help of Expense Reduction Analysts. The season of goodwill may be over for most, but not for one lucky reader who will be able to get their hands on a free iPad when they reque...

• Feb, 03rd 2011
• Expense Reduction Analysts

The public sector has been struggling for the last couple of years and with a double dip recession possibly on the horizon it is likely even more cuts will be made to the sector. With job security no longer guaranteed and unempl...

• Feb, 02nd 2011
• The Wheel Specialist

  The Wheel Specialist Network not only recently welcomed their 11th Franchise to the network but also see current franchisees expanding into multiple territories! The Edinburgh branch is due to open in spring this year. The Wheel Specialist...

• Jan, 28th 2011
• Expense Reduction Analysts

With 2011 having only just started, Expense Reduction Analysts are once again at the forefront of Cost, Purchase & Supplier Management by working in partnership with two highly regarded publications. The first article was publi...

• Jan, 26th 2011
• Card Connection

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced it has won the contract to supply all WHSmith Travel’s motorway service outlets throughout the UK and Northern Ireland. Card Connection’s ...

• Jan, 25th 2011
• Revive!

Members of the British Franchise Association (BFA) have voted for Mark Llewellyn, managing director of leading SMART repair franchise Revive!, to join their Board of Directors. The news was announced at the BFA’s AGM held at ...

• Jan, 25th 2011
• OSCAR Pet Foods

Lots of news about Oscar franchisees, as well as details of new resale opportunities available, and lots of tips and advice for taking good care of your pet. TOM CARTMALEStoke-on-Trent I decided that I wanted to take control of...

• Jan, 25th 2011
• ChipsAway

Leading franchisor ChipsAway has unveiled a new forward looking format for its automotive paintwork repair franchise package. From January 2011 new franchisees will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits, including ongoing consumer...

• Jan, 24th 2011
• Signs Express

As a market leading sign franchise and the UK & Ireland’s largest sign company with over 75 centres, Signs Express prides itself on its excellent training and development programmes. One such new scheme is aimed at encouragin...

• Jan, 17th 2011
• Card Connection

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has been taking advantage of social media sites like facebook and twitter to promote its popular greeting card franchises.“Social media is a fast growing way to ...

• Jan, 17th 2011
• Anytime Fitness

In the USA, a new Anytime Fitness club opens every day and a new member joins every three minutes. Founded in 2002, it is the fastest-growing fitness club franchise in the world.Already proven to be a huge success in Canada, Aus...

• Jan, 06th 2011
• Auditel

Founded in 1994, Auditel – the UK’s premier cost and purchase management franchise, is once again celebrating an immensely successful year in recruitment. It is recognised in the industry as one of the most impressive white-...

• Jan, 06th 2011
• Auditel

You are cordially invited to visit Auditel at the MK M1 Franchise Show in Milton Keynes on Saturday 22nd January 2011.The MK M1 Franchise Show will take place in Milton Keynes on Saturday 22nd January 2011, 9.30am - 4.00pm, at M...

• Jan, 05th 2011
• Card Connection

Leading greeting card publisher and franchisor has tannounced a new range of sentimental keep sakesLeading greeting card publisher and franchisor, Card Connection, has today announced the launch of a new range of sentimental kee...

• Jan, 04th 2011
• Recognition Express

Nigel Toplis, managing director of the Bardon Group that includes the franchise brands Recognition Express and ComputerXplorers and Recognition Express franchisee Russell Golding have just returned from a 10 day charity mountain...

• Dec, 20th 2010
• OSCAR Pet Foods

Tom Cartmale from Stoke-on-Trent decided that he wanted to control his future career after working for almost 30 years as a chef. Redundancy forced the issue and franchising secured his future plans.“Catering was all I knew an...

• Dec, 20th 2010
• FASTSIGNS International Inc.

THE awards were flowing at the recent FASTSIGNS® annual Convention Awards Dinner held in Stratford-Upon-Avon, where individual centres were celebrated for their excellence in customer service, specific project accomplishments a...