NEWS&TRENDS Awards roundup! Franchise brands celebrated, past and future, at home and away! British winners at the European Franchise Federation Awards 2025
BFA HSBCUK British Franchise Awards 2025
Known as the ‘Oscars’ of franchising, the prestigious BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards 2025 has announced the 42 brands and 37 individuals in the UK franchise sector shortlisted. The awards, sponsored by HSBC UK, are
UK leads at theEuropean Franchise Awards 2025
British Franchise brands swept the board at the European Franchise Awards last month. The UK was the only country to have finalists in all categories, with each one receiving a podium finish on the night. Mathias Lehner, Chair of The
European Franchise Federation said: "The European Franchise Awards are a unique opportunity to bring the franchise community together, to celebrate the best in franchising ... and recognise some of the best concepts and individuals in our sector." According to the latest British
Franchise Association (BFA) survey, sponsored by NIC Local, franchsing contributes £19.1 billion to the UK economy and has maintained a ‘forced commercial failure rate’ of less than 6% for over 20 years.
British brand winners Domiciliary care brand Right at Home took home the prestigious Gold award in the ‘Franchisor of the Year’ category. Franchise specialist solicitors Stevens & Bolton, claimed Gold in the ‘Services to Franchising Award’, whilst Canopy Nurseries took home the Bronze award
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in the ‘Emerging Brand’ category. Cost management consultancy ERA Group (Formerly Expense Reduction Analysts) were awarded Silver in the ‘International Brand’ category and franchisee, Jon Radford from Football Fun Factory, took home the Bronze position in the ‘Franchisee of the Year Award.’
“The very best of British franchising”
Pip Wilkins CEO of the BFA attended
the awards and praised the event as “A proud, proud night for British franchising. We send our hugest congratulations to Right at Home, Stevens & Bolton, Canopy Nurseries, ERA Group and Football Fun Factory on their magnificent triumphs. They have all worked extraordinarily hard to get here and deserve every bit of the applause they received from their European colleagues on the night, displaying, as they have, the very best of British franchising.”
The BFA's Pip Wilkins added: “Huge congratulations to all our finalists ... entries were very strong, and we commend each and every one for going the extra mile over the past 12 months. Our members and their franchisees are the backbone of the BFA, upholding the ethical values of the association and we thank them for their commitment. We look forward to celebrating the best in British franchising at our awards ceremony in November and wish all our finalists the very best of luck.”
run by the British Franchise Association, the UK’s leading authority on franchising, dedicated to upholding ethical business practices and high standards. Gillian Morris, UK Head of Franchise at HSBC UK said: “My warmest congratulations to all the finalists in this year’s awards. It’s certainly not an easy task but shortlisting the entries and choosing the finalists is one of the highlights of my year. As ever, there are some brilliant businesses amongst this year’s entrants. They really do represent the best of British franchising, and I look forward to seeing them all at the awards ceremony in November.”
The much-coveted Franchise of the Year shortlist sees the following brands selected
Bluebird Care Boots Opticians Caremark CareYourWay Dyno-Rod Future Stars Coaching Green Machine GoodOaks Homecare
Mathnasium Mini First Aid Oltco Pink Spaghetti Premier Education Speedy Freight
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