EXCEPTIONAL ENTREPRENEURS RECOGNISED AT GREAT BRITISH FRANCHISEE AWARDS 2022

02-February-2022

Eleven franchisees have been recognised for outstanding business performance in the Great British Franchisee Awards 2022.

Judged against rigorous criteria including growth, customer satisfaction and community involvement, the eleven business owners demonstrated impressive leadership and resilience through the pandemic.

The winners are:

• Bill Grant, Merry Maids Inverness & East Highland
• Hayley Jackson, Mini Athletics Cambridge, Newmarket and Saffron Walden
• Suhail Rehman, Home Instead Glasgow, Perth, Stirling, Falkirk and Ayr
• Michael Folkes, Caremark Cheltenham & Tewkesbury
• Hannah Danby, Mini Athletics Kingston and Wimbledon
• Kevin and Tracey McCormack, Bluebird Care Essex
• John Prendergast & Phil Miles, Bluebird Care West Berkshire, Basingstoke & Deane and Hart
• Linda Mannion, X-Press Legal Services Wiltshire, Swindon, South Gloucestershire
• Will and Judy Clay, Home Instead South Lakes (Lake District)    
• John Strange, Aspray Glasgow West
• Bobby Pawar, Bluebird Care Gravesham and Dartford, Maidstone and Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells

Awards founder Johnny Sellyn said “What these franchisees have achieved deserves to be celebrated. They are true ambassador for not only their franchise, but the awards and everything they stand for. Each franchisee and their team should be proud of this recognition and their status as a Great British Franchisee Award winner.”

Awards judge Euan Fraser added “It is always a fantastic privilege to find out about the experiences of successful franchisees and to recognise what they’ve achieved.”

Judge Derrick Simpson commented “Over the course of the 30 plus years I have been involved within UK franchising I have been privileged to meet and work with some outstanding franchisees. The entries for the latest round of the awards for Great British Franchisee indicate the range of skilled and successful UK franchisees shows no sign of diminishing with some outstanding candidates and well-deserved recipients of the award. The future of the franchise sector looks bright, and I am really looking forward to studying, with my fellow judges, the entries for the first round in 2022.”

To find out more about the winners or to apply for the next round, please email suzanne@whichfranchise.com