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Driver Hire, the specialist transport and logistics recruiter and leading franchisor, has been named as one of the best workplaces in the UK. It was ranked 51st in the ‘Medium Business’ category of the Great Place to Work® annual list of the best workplace cultures, published in The Guardian on 4th May.
ChipsAway, the UK’s leading minor car body repair specialist, are celebrating the launch of their consumer TV campaign for 2017 this month, marking the 9th anniversary of TV advertising for the SMART repairs brand.
Winners of The Best Creation Station Franchise Awards Announced at the 15th Annual Inspiring Imaginations Conference along with Debra Searle MBE Key note speaker and #GlitterChallenge launched The Creation Station team and franchise owners from across the UK gathered at Cadbury House Hotel in Bristol on 21st and 22nd April, to celebrate 15th years of inspiring imagination at the annual Creation Station national franchise conference.
Granite Transformations is rebranding to Trend Transformations as the products offered are now much more than just ‘the top that fits on top’ kitchen refurbishment that Granite Transformations is so well known for. Robert and Katy Campbell from Stirling in Scotland will be the first franchisees to open with the new TREND Transformations brand and larger showroom space.
Despite having no previous experience in business, Cardiff-based couple Jon Angle and Helen Taylor loved Colourfence’s unique weatherproof ‘fit and forget’ products so much they were eager to join the franchise network. They already had a strong desire to take control of their future, and they’d decided that franchising was the best route for them.
More than 500 people representing Franchisees, their families, TaxAssist staff and business partners gathered at the 5* Celtic Manor Resort for the TaxAssist Accountants annual exhibition, conference and gala evening on 1st April.
It’s been another outstanding year for Driver Hire franchisees. Nearly half of them are celebrating annual turnover in excess of £1m. That’s translated into another record year – its fourth in succession – for the leading specialist transport & logistics recruitment company. Network turnover for the financial year ended March 2017 was £100.5m – the first time it has exceeded the £100m turnover mark.
Last week, the annual Business Excellence Forum & Awards took place at Harrogate International Centre. The biggest and best yet, with over 1,000 coaches and clients in attendance at the UK’s premier event of its kind, sponsored by NatWest and ActionCOACH.
Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced the opening of its second store in Hull. Franchisee Rohit (Rocky) Pahwa and his brother Lohit joined Papa John’s and originally opened-up in Hull in 2016. The pizza loving duo’s second store, which now covers the East side of the city, is located on the Gateway Retail Park on Holderness Road and will employ more than 25 local people.
Leading pizza franchise, Papa John’s, has announced franchisee Steve Huson has taken over the Papa John’s in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent. Steve who also runs the Newcastle-Under-Lyme Papa John’s joined the company in 2016 after being a Subway franchisee for more than ten years.
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