LATESTPROMOTIONS
MOVERS AND
Bluebird Care Team as the potential
of the company is phenomenal!
To have developed the number of
franchised businesses in such a
SHAKERS
short time is very exciting and we
have some very successful franchise
owners already.”
Franchise Director Simon Dalziel
A Castle Estates consultancy business for franchisors. added: “We are delighted to have
franchisee for more He said: “It’s not about charging Scott on board and it confirms
than ten years, big fees – it’s about providing to our franchise owners that we
Steve Roulstone proper advice and growing with take supporting them in their
has recently bought franchises. businesses very seriously. We
the Castle Estates “For each client, I will conduct a already have plans to expand the
franchise network thorough health check, look at team further.”
and is now actively looking the financials and develop a mini
to grow the business significantly strategic plan. I will then use Chris Wandel has
over the next few years. He said: this to create a usuable report taken over as UK
“The principles that drew me for the business owner, and franchise manager
to Castle Estates when I first ongoing support if needed. I plan for Caremark after
started my own business will not to establish a client base and then a career in business
change. It is my firm intention eventually a network of experts development. He
to ensure that the name, which in different areas.” says: “Caremark
has such a good reputation in continues to develop at an
this industry, continues to grow Greeting card exciting rate and my background
using the utmost professionalism, franchise, Card will compliment the company’s
protecting the name of Connection, has ethos in bringing the highest
Castle Estates and respecting announced that it calibre of franchisees to our
our position as the longest has appointed former network.”
established franchise in the finance and operations
lettings industry.” director, Michael Kevin Cox is now
Johnson, as its new managing franchise director
Andy Tate has been director. Michael Johnson said: “We for Destination
appointed as franchise are at an exciting point where Alliance, a new
recruitment executive the demand for our franchises franchise launched
of Barrett & Coe. remains high and the potential this summer that
Formerly a business- for franchisees to continue to will see franchisees
to-business customer grow their businesses, despite running a marketing
manager for Aviva, the economic downturn, is a co-operative between tourism
where he had spent 34 years, very real proposition. My aim businesses (hotels, restaurants and
Andy will be fundamental to Barrett is to build on this success and leisure activities), helping them to
& Coe’s expansion plans to establish continue to drive our franchisees’ maximise their marketing spend to
120 new franchises. business growth forwards with promote their local area.
technological innovations like our Kevin has been in franchising
Elaine Parker has also been brought electronic hand-held terminals to for more than 20 years, working
on board as national development minimise admin, in addition to as a franchise consultant and a
manager of Barrett & Coe to assist increasing our business through managing director for several
Andy and to help franchisees to diversification of products suited franchised businesses, including
establish best practice across all to the convenience Antal International. He said:
studios. market.” “We have one pilot up and
running in Boscombe Spa, near
After ten years in Scott Browning Bournemouth, and we have
franchising working has joined Bluebird another about to launch.
for big names such as Care as operations “We are aiming to establish
Chemex, Signarama manager, bringing a between three and six franchises
and Castle Estates, wealth of business in the UK by the end of the year.
Chris Gibson has experience with him. We are also in talks with people
set up Franology, a Scott said: “I am delighted to join the in Ireland and abroad.”
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