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A Worcester businesswoman who swapped a 25-year career in finance for a new venture helping women discover their confidence through colour and personal style has been named a winner of the Great British Franchisee Awards 2026. Jane Brook, who runs House of Colour Worcester, has been recognised for her outstanding customer relationships, sustained business success and contribution to the wider franchise network.
A South Wales businessman who started his Dyno-Rod franchise with just two vans and a pager has been named a winner of the Great British Franchisee Awards 2026, recognising almost 25 years of business success, innovation and dedication.
Carl Phillips, who operates Dyno-Rod's plumbing franchise across Cardiff, Swansea and Newport, has transformed the business from a small operation into one of the largest and most established franchises in the network, employing 30 people and generating annual turnover of £2.5 million.
Nasim Khan, owner of Anytime Fitness Gerrards Cross and Amersham, has received a Great British Franchisee Award in recognition of his business performance, leadership and commitment to delivering an exceptional member experience. Since opening Anytime Fitness Gerrards Cross in 2023, Nasim has established the club as one of the strongest performers within the brand’s UK network, achieving profitability from day one. The judges commended his ability to combine strong financial performance with high standards of customer service.
Somerset-founded commercial cleaning business Green Machine reported £2.3 million in new contract wins across its franchise network between 2025-2026. Green Machine attributed the contract wins to the combined work of its franchise partners and head office team. The family-run business, led by Jerome and Michelle Rellis, began in a home office in Burnham-on-Sea in 2012. Its franchise operation is based in Highbridge, with a model that combines local business ownership with central support.
ActionCOACH UK is now one of just two franchise brands in the UK to have achieved 5-star franchisee satisfaction in every single year of the independent WorkBuzz Franchise Satisfaction Benchmark Survey since it began in 2013. Until this year, four brands shared that unbroken record. Now only ActionCOACH UK and TaxAssist can make that claim.
The BFA has launched two free Redundancy Toolkits: one for employers and the other for those being made redundant. According to a study by Acas[1], ‘a third of employers (33%) are likely to make staff redundancies by January 2027’. This week Royal Mail [2] announced it is planning to cut 2,500 jobs and last month Jaguar Land Rover revealed they would be cutting 4,000 jobs over the next two years. The toolkits include an overview of franchising, statistics about the size of the industry, guides to franchising terminology, advice on how to research a franchise opportunity, case studies and links to free online courses.
Home Instead was delighted to attend the National Franchise Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham earlier this month, joining a wide range of leading brands, franchise experts and aspiring business owners for one of the UK’s key franchising events.
Businesses and individual taxpayers in the Dagenham and Romford areas will now have access to a new local TaxAssist Accountants service, led by Binayak Deb.
Twenty-one years after becoming Revive! franchise owners, Russell Hudson of Revive! West Lincs and Jon Miles of Revive! Bromley have plenty to celebrate.
Greene King Pub Partners has reopened The Sportsman in Reading following a £250,000 transformation, bringing its Nest Pubs franchise concept to the local community alongside an exciting new food offering. The pub has joined Greene King Pub Partners’ growing Nest Pubs franchise estate and will be operated by franchisee Katie Heath, who brings more than five years of experience running pubs in the area.
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