What made you interested in pets? We’ve been involved in animal nutrition for over 30 years and we actually started life as a farm feeds supplier. We formulated and made diets for cattle, sheep and even goats but noticed there were also plenty of hungry pets looking for good quality food. Using our expertise in …
Earlier this year, Rainbow International’s franchises for Kings Heath & Hall Green, Stuart Chapman was away for the evening in Cambridge, and his wife out on a social event. A fault in the electrical circuit below the floorboards in the main bedroom of their home in Polesworth, near Tamworth , caused a severe fire, which …
Rainbow International’s Swindon, Chippenham, Newbury & Marlborough branch recently had the opportunity to restore an unusual commercial property following an electrical fire – a state of the art recording studio owned by rock legend Peter Gabriel. All soot and smoke residue was removed from the interior stone clad walls, high level beams and skylight windows …
Rainbow International – Powys & Mid Wales received an instruction during The recent storms in Wales to attend to a flood at a property in East Wales. During the phone call it came to light that it was muddy water coming down from the hillside. It was building up around the house but was no …
Rainbow Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham recently won a very prestigious contract to clean the curtains, pelmets, tassels and seating off-site on HMS Victory in Portsmouth. Bob Jordan won the job in the face of very stiff competition and met with the Events Officer for the ship, on board HMS Victory. The curtains and upholstery were …
Berkshire mum Lucy Brown knows all about juggling her working life – bringing up a family while travelling the world as a high-flying business executive. For more than 20 years, this mother-of-three, from Newbury, was a top marketeer with some of the UK’s leading IT and telecom companies including Oracle and NTL. But now she …
A young Midlands mum – twice made redundant- has set up her own specialist company to help meet booming demand for quality affordable childcare in the region. And the new business – Safehands Network Ltd is already so successful after just four months, that Zoe already has more than 30 carers on her books and …
“Investing in a franchise? Consider a British Franchise Association Accountant!” If you are looking to invest in a franchise it is important that you have the right team behind you. Your choice of accountant will affect your franchise business from day one. Your chances of being successful can depend on the advice, knowledge and level …
In 1996, 32 Pizza Express franchisees sold their businesses back to the franchisor Pizza Express. Two of these businesses claimed capital gains tax rollover relief in respect of the gain on goodwill under TCGA 1992, s. 152. The claim was subsequently refused by HMRC and the tax payers appealed. HMRC’s argument was that there was …
It’s the time of year for spring showers, but at Birkett Long it’s raining franchise lawyers with further increases to the firm’s legally qualified staff. Annie Luckin and Emma Hopkins are two new solicitors who have recently joined the commercial property team. Annie Luckin has a joint honours degree in Agri-Business Management and marketing and worked …
Peter Allen, Solicitor at Essex legal firm, Birkett Long, has recently completed his qualification and has been appointed a Notary Public by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Peter’s appointment means that the firm now has four Notaries amongst their legal advice staff, one based at their Chelmsford office, one in Colchester and two at Halstead, offering …
Auditel, one of the UK’s largest franchised networks of cost management consultants, are actively recruiting a franchise network in Ireland. Sean Cleary and Jude Carey are the first two to join the programme and are very upbeat about the prospects of this new challenge.Chris Allison, Auditel Managing Director explains: “There’s no getting away from it: …