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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...

Neighborly®, the world’s largest franchisor of home service brands, celebrated another milestone year in 2018, as well as cementing its presence in Europe. In June, the company announced The Riverside Company’s sale of Neighborly to new private equity partner Harvest Partners, LP and completed two acquisitions in the U.S. - Real Property Management and Mosquito Joe. In a pledge to strengthen and grow its presence in the UK, Neighbourly UK relocated its Support Office to Banbury, Oxfordshire an...

Driver Hire’s National Accounts’ team has finalised a national agreement with Team Knowhow, the expert services division of Dixons Carphone plc, which includes Currys PC World and Carphone Warehouse. The agreement enables individual Driver Hire franchisees to trade with Team Knowhow depots across the UK. Team Knowhow technicians and their vehicles are a familiar sight, delivering a wide variety of electrical and white goods and providing after sales support. Driver Hire has been a leading fran...

Driver Hire’s 2019 annual conference was a perfect opportunity to mark the achievements of its top performing and long-standing franchisees. Leading the way was Diane Maxwell who, along with her brother Danny, is joint-owner of Driver Hire within the Belfast franchise territory, crowned ‘Franchisee of the Year’. Other top award winners included: Andy Daniels (Bolton & Wigan franchise territories), Grant Wilson (Aberdeen franchise territory), Richard Bradshaw (Guildford franchise territory) and E...

With a background of military discipline and self-control, former soldier Shaun Bartlett is now applying his skillset to launch his first new franchise business venture, a Drain Doctor Plumbing franchise, covering the Cardiff and its surrounding area franchise territory.   Prior to the acquisition of his new plumbing and drainage franchise, Shaun wanted a new challenge and business opportunity in a totally new environment to both the army and blue chip organisations, where he previous...

The Driver Hire franchise group is celebrating its listing in the UK’s top ten franchises. It’s come in at number 9 in the hot off the press 2019 Elite Franchise Top 100 list, Britain’s definitive franchise league table The Top 100 list celebrates the most dynamic, innovative and successful franchises in the UK. It is selected by six franchise industry expert judges and is based on financial performance, network size, franchisee support and the contribution the franchise makes to the local comm...