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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...

A strong performance, ahead of expectations, as we start to unlock Metro Rod’s potential  Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), an international multi-brand franchisor, is pleased to announce its full year audited results for the year ended 31 December 2018.   Financial highlights  Revenue increased by 43% to £35.5m (2017: £24.9m). Fee income increased by 41% to £17.9m (2017: £12.7m).  Adjusted EBITDA* increased by 37% to £3.7m (2017: £2.7m). Ad...

ChipsAway ensure safety of specialists and customers with Electric Vehicle training as standardWith the substantial rise in new electric vehicle (EV) sales, which only looks set to continue and increase further in coming years, ChipsAway – the UK’s leading minor automotive repair franchise specialist, has taken the bold decision to ensure only specialists who are fully trained, will be able to carry out work on these types of vehicles. To enable this, and in the interest of safety and protectin...

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...