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Web exclusive: Re/Max: Re/Max Supports Local Heroes in South West Wales
RE/MAX Wales recently joined forces with Swansea Sound and The Wave to reward local people across South West Wales for outstanding contributions to the community.

Web exclusive: ActionCOACH: Top Award for Business Coaching Organisation
ActionCOACH, the organisation at the forefront of the development of business coaching in the UK and around the world, has just picked up a prestigious 'Stevie' award for Best Overall Company.

Web exclusive: Drain Doctor: Franchisees achievements recognised at Award Ceremony
Franchisees of Drain Doctor Plumbing were recognised for their achievements and contribution to the organisation's growth and success over the past year at a special Gala Dinner award ceremony held during the company's twelfth annual convention.

Web exclusive: Amtrak Express Parcels Ltd: Amtrak secures government parcel distribution deal
Amtrak Express Parcels, the franchised overnight parcels network, has formed a partnership with Government to deliver mail and parcels nationwide on behalf of government departments, agencies and associates. Part of a five-year contract with the Government Car and Despatch Agency (GCDA), Amtrak will be providing a full range of next day services.

Web exclusive: AlphaGraphics: AlphaGraphics Takes Top Industry Award
West Yorkshire company AlphaGraphics has won a national award from the world's leading supplier of office products and services. Global company Office Depot, which operates in 23 countries and employs more than 50,000 people, has named AlphaGraphics its Print Services Vendor of the Year.

Web exclusive: Re/Max: Re/Max Nantwich Celebrates Training Success
RE/MAX 1st Choice in Nantwich is celebrating becoming the first RE/MAX franchise in the Cheshire, Merseyside and Wales region to achieve a 100% pass rate in the prestigious National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) qualification.

Web exclusive: MyHome Residential Cleaning: Myhome Cleans Up with Latest New Appointment
Myhome, the UK's leading and fastest growing domestic services franchise group, has announced the appointment of Alun Hamilton-Jervis as Franchise Recruitment Manager. Hamilton-Jervis who previously held the position of Franchise Recruitment Manager at the long established franchisor Kall Kwik, will report to Derrick Simpson, Myhome Group Franchise Director.

Web exclusive: Kall Kwik (UK): Kall Kwik gives Sir Alan's apprentices a helping hand
KALL KWIK was "hired"in last month's final episode of the BBC hit series "The Apprentice"with a crucial design and print job that was make or break for the stressed-out candidates.

Web exclusive: Ovenu: Fireman Cleans Up with New Career
Ovenu, the UK oven valeting service, welcomes fireman Kevin O'Connor to the company as its new Blackburn franchisee. Originally from Ireland, Kevin has lived in Rossendale Valley for the past 18 years with his wife and two children. He has been a fireman for 27 years and decided to set up as an Ovenu franchisee to prepare for the future, when he retires from the fire service.

Web exclusive: Bluebird Care: Bluebird Care launches
Bluebird Care, a newly launched franchise delivering care to people at home, has highlighted the findings of a new report commissioned by charity 'The Kings Fund', which has found a huge demand for care over the course of the next 20 years and beyond.

Web exclusive: Swisher: Prior to Franchising...I was a Salesman
After a successful 20 years in various sales jobs, John Ross believed that securing new employment would start becoming more difficult. "I realised I was coming to the age where maybe I needed something with a greater degree of stability,"he reflects. "I began to look into franchising with the view to secure employment for myself until retirement age."

Web exclusive: Belvoir Lettings: The Competitive Edge...
After becoming increasingly disillusioned with his employees, Phil Pinkney decided it was time to look for a forward-thinking franchise that would let him realise his potential.

Web exclusive: Rainbow International: High Hopes...
After setting up and running a logistics business in South Africa for five years, Peter and Anna Wyss decided to resettle in the UK. As a completely new start, the couple thought about becoming employed again but as Peter admits: "After working for yourself for a few years it would be quite difficult to work for a boss again!"

Web exclusive: Safeclean: Throughout the Years...
Having launched his business in 1982, Geraint Williams is the longest serving Safeclean franchisee in the UK. Although he originally trained as an accountant he admits that it wasn't the career for him: "I didn't like working within four walls and was looking to start up on my own,"recalls Geraint. "The question I faced however, was what to do?"

Web exclusive: Chemex International: Every Step of the Way...
After a career in the sports retail sector, Paul Torrent was getting frustrated at the long hours, high mileage lifestyle his work was giving him, and wanted to work for himself. After studying the franchise sector of business, Paul decided that he wanted a business that dealt in repeat order, consumable products in a secure and stable market sector.

Web exclusive: YOUR MOVE: Your Move celebrates milestone
The franchising division of Your Move has successfully reserved its 100th franchise territory. Andy Mohun-Smith, Franchise Director for Your Move, comments: "We're obviously delighted by our success to date. We now have over 70 franchised branches up and running across the country and over 30 in the pipeline. We're now on our way to meeting our initial target of 150 franchised branches by the end of 2007, in addition to our network of over 200 Your Move branches.

Web exclusive: Safeclean: Top franchisees rewarded
Safeclean rewarded a number of its top performing franchisees at an awards ceremony held recently as part of its annual conference.

Web exclusive: Caremark: Caremark strengthens team
Domiciliary care franchise, Caremark has appointed Maureen Gribbon as Franchise Recruitment Manager based at its head office in West Sussex.

Web exclusive: Cookerburra Oven Cleaning Services: Charlie Kookaburra places franchise in marketing top 4
Cookerburra Oven Cleaning UK reached the final of the British Franchise Association Franchise Marketing Awards with its highly distinctive Kookaburra suit created to aid the launch of new franchises.

Web exclusive: Auditel: Auditel rebrands
Auditel has re-branded its cost and purchase management franchise to better reflect its core values and beliefs and to take advantage of the growing awareness of global environment issues within its target marketplace.

Web exclusive: Mibod: Mibod opens doors to the Midlands & North
Mibod Ltd, the health and dietary specialist, has set up in Birmingham with franchise opportunities available for the Midlands and North of England. Mibod, which specialises in pro diabetic, sugar, preservative and additive free foods has already received a number of speculative enquiries into franchise opportunities.

Web exclusive: Swisher: Award-winning Swisher
It has been a busy couple of months for UK management franchise Swisher. Not only has it been nominated as a finalist for the British Franchise Association's (bfa) prestigious 'Franchisor of the Year Award 2006', but it also won the first ever 'Franchise Recruitment Team of the Year Award 2006' at the Franchise Marketing Awards.

Web exclusive: Prontaprint: Prontaprint repositions
Prontaprint, the organisation that pioneered franchised on-demand printing, is repositioning the brand and adopting a distinctive new identity.

Web exclusive: Medics on the Move: Medics On the Move make it a baker's dozen
Bristol based home search and property services company Medics on the Move has increased its national base to 13 franchisees with new franchises opening in Cardiff, South Birmingham, South Bristol & North Somerset and Bedfordshire.

Web exclusive: Ladies Workout Express: Ladies Workout Express flexes franchise muscles
Ladies Workout Express has opened a further three franchised 30-minute, women only, workout gyms in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Web exclusive: ChipsAway International: ChipsAway awarded marketing accolade
SMART (Small & Medium Area Repair Technology) repair specialist ChipsAway International has won the award for Most Creative Exhibition Stand in the inaugural Franchise Marketing Awards.

Web exclusive: Motorcise: Motorcise brings healthier living to Chichester ladies
Motorcise Healthy Living Centres is bringing healthier living to mature ladies in Chichester with the appointment of Maria Roderick as the franchisee. This is the ninth franchised Motorcise Healthy Living Centre to open within 18 months and marks the launch of the company's second-phase franchisee recruitment programme.

Web exclusive: Dream Doors: Double the celebration
It was double celebrations last month for kitchen re-face franchise Dream Doors, having recorded its highest ever network turnover and reached the finals of the Franchise Marketing Awards.

Web exclusive: MyHome Residential Cleaning: Myhome...business is booming
With over 11 years of business success, Myhome is a leading residential cleaning franchise and business is booming. The success story is set to continue and the company is seeking potential candidates for franchised businesses throughout the UK.