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The city of Manchester hosted Neighbourly’s third European Reunion from 27-30 March after being chosen over other European mainland destinations and brought together over 350 franchisees across eight brands from four countries, to collaborate, celebrate and have fun as one family. The 2019 theme ‘First Class’ celebrated the goals achieved and announced the new plans for all of the service brands in the year ahead. The convention was also a tribute to the world class service that the franchisees...

Neighborly, the world’s largest franchisor of home serviced franchise brands, has enjoyed a bumper start to 2019 by adding three new franchisees to its Drain Doctor franchise network, bringing the number of locally-owned and operated franchise territories across the UK to 55.    Shaun Bartlett, James Light and Will Melliard all acquired their franchise in the first three months of this year and are now providing a 24/7 world class plumbing and drainage franchise service to loca...

Ed Pockney, franchisee at leading transport & logistics franchise recruiter, Driver Hire for the Uxbridge franchise territory, is in line for a national award. He’s one of the finalists in the 2019 bfa (British Franchise Association) HSBC Franchise Awards, in the ‘Business Transformation’ category. His nomination is well deserved. Since buying the franchise in 2014, Ed has made it one of the top twenty performers in the Driver Hire network, with annual turnover well in excess of £1.5m. His targ...

Leading recruitment franchise, Driver Hire, welcomed two new franchisees to its nationwide network during February: Scott MacGregor and Stephen Hobbs. Scott has purchased Driver Hire’s Leeds East franchise territory. Before opting to buy his Driver Hire franchise, Scott worked largely in sales, as both a team leader and coach. Most recently he was part of a direct sales team at a locally based B2B telecoms services supplier, Abzorb. “Starting a new business is daunting,” says Scott. “But w...

Neighborly®, the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, has announced the acquisition of Dream Doors, the UK’s No. 1 kitchen makeover franchisor. The addition marks the first acquisition of 2019 and brings Neighborly to a total of 22 service brands, nearly 3,700 franchise owners and more than 850 colleagues across nine countries.  The deal includes 91 locally-owned and operated franchise showrooms of Dream Doors across the UK specialising in fully-fitted kitchen makeovers, repl...

In recognition of its commitment to help military veterans transition into the workplace, Drain Doctor within the franchise territory of Newcastle & Sunderland has signed the Armed Forces Covenant to pledge that Armed Forces personnel, veterans, reservists and their families will be treated fairly by the business.  Drain Doctor within the franchise territory of Newcastle & Sunderland is only the fifth plumbing and drainage specialist company in the country to have signed the Armed For...