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Benfield drives its dealership count to 30
Jun 17, 2015 | 06 : 33 PM
The North East England’s independent motor group, Benfield Motor Group has opened a new-look Volkswagen showroom in Newcastle. The investment for the showroom is worth around £1 million. With this opening, Benfield Motor Group now has a total of 30 dealerships across the North East of England, Y...
Signs Express Ltd to add five to eight new franchi...
Jun 17, 2015 | 06 : 31 PM
Signs Express Ltd, one of the largest sign companies across the UK and Ireland is planning to add five to eight new franchisees to its network. The brand is seeking expansion across London particularly and also in the South East market. Presently, the brand has 64 outlets and all the outlets are franchisee-...
KAR Auction Services seeks expansion in the UK
Jun 16, 2015 | 06 : 47 PM
KAR Auction Services, a provider of end-to-end vehicle remarketing services announced its expansion in the UK. Its wholly owned subsidiary ADESA (UK) Limited has acquired the UK based HBC Vehicle Services, which specializes in salvage vehicle auctions and related services. ADESA (UK) Limited caters to the U...
Vertu Motors enhances its portfolio with SKODA dea...
Jun 16, 2015 | 06 : 42 PM
Vertu Motors, UK based motor retailer, has added the first SKODA dealership to its portfolio. The brand has acquired the MSB ŠKODA in Darlington located in the North East UK for £1.5 million deal. With the acquisition, the total number of sales outlets operated by Vertu Motors has reached...
BrightStar Care plans to cater UK market
Jun 15, 2015 | 06 : 37 PM
U.S. based home care service provider BrightStar Care has plans to foray in the UK market. The brand is looking for both area developers that can own and operate 75 locations at a time and Master Franchisees that can sub-franchise after opening two to five locations of their own. Apart from the U.K., places...
Luxury brand Black Orchid Interiors seeks Master F...
Jun 15, 2015 | 06 : 34 PM
Black Orchid Interiors, a UK based luxury furniture brand is actively seeking Master Franchisees across India. The brand has a presence in London and Manchester. It is also present in the Middle East as well across UAE and Qatar. It is looking forward to replicating its UK business model within Europe, Asia...
Hunters hunts for 500 offices in five years
Jun 15, 2015 | 06 : 31 PM
Hunters, one of the largest independent estate agents, has expanded its footprints in Norfolk. Last year, the Hunters network grew by 37 new locations with an aim of expanding to over 500 offices in five year time. The brand has joined hands with Kudos residential, which is a sales and lettings agency in No...
PizzaExpress Takes Over Its Chinese Franchise Part...
Jun 12, 2015 | 06 : 13 PM
UK based pizza restaurant chain PizzaExpress has driven up its expansion plans by taking over its Chinese franchise partners. The brand has acquired 27 restaurants in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen. The decision came after the brand had planned to widen its footprint in China. Last year, PizzaExpres...
Belvoir ramps up growth with new acquisition
Jun 12, 2015 | 06 : 08 PM
UK based residential lettings chain Belvoir continues to establish the brand and grow its network across the UK market. Belvoir’s Bury franchisee, Phil and Oldham franchisee, Chris have acquired Rayson Wilshaw, which is a leading estate and lettings agent in Bury. The franchisees announced that this a...
Barclays sells Wealth and Investment Management, A...
Jun 11, 2015 | 10 : 44 AM
Barclays, a British multinational banking and financial services company has announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its Wealth & Investment Management franchise in the Americas to Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). Barclays has an extensive presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. ...