Finalists announced for British Franchise Awards

News came in this week of the finalists announced for British Franchise Awards.

The ceremony marks the 35th year of the awards, which began in 1989. Sponsored by HSBC, the awards celebrate the achievements of British Franchise Association franchisor and franchisee members.

The lucky winners will receive their award at the official ceremony on 7th November 2024 at Telford International Centre.

Without further ado the finalists are:

Franchisee Award categories

Franchisor of the Year – Established
Dyno-Rod
McDonald’s Restaurants
Premier Education
Right at Home
Snap-on Tools
We Love Pets

Franchisor of the Year – Expanding
Football Fun Factory
GoodOaks Homecare
Mathnasium
Visiting Angels

Business Transformation
Bluebird Care
Caremark
Explorer Franchise together with Hays Travel
Signs Express

Lifestyle
Baby College
Tappy Toes
The Creation Station
The Reading Doctor

Leadership and Culture
FASTSIGNS International
Metro Rod
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries
Puddle Ducks
Stagecoach Performing Arts

Trailblazer
Concept Claim Solutions
ComputerXplorers
Tutor Doctor

Brand Awareness
Greensleeves Lawn Care
Home Instead
Tezlom Healthcare Recruitment
The Creation Station

Franchisee Award categories

Next Generation
Aspray (Ben Taylor)
Kumon (Tom Smith)
Onside Coaching (Lottie Jones)

Lifestyle
Baby College (Vicky Jones)
Monkey Music (Alison Norman and Julian Altshul)
Pink Spaghetti (Ally Philips)

Community Focus
Barking Mad Dog Care (Barbara Frater and Caroline Bradshaw)
Football Fun Factory (Jonathan Radford)
Home Instead (Gavin Morrigan)

Trailblazer
Caremark (Graham Precious)
Fun Fest Holiday Club (Helen Wilson)
Lingotot (Harriet Blain)
Revive! Auto Innovations UK (Nathan and Adam Holmes)
Signs Express (Matt Rutlidge)
Snap-on Tools (Elio Auletta)

Business Builder
Aspray (Joe McGuigan)
Driver Hire (Ash and Charlene Mustafa)
ServiceMaster Clean (Siva Kugathas)

HSBC UK Best in Class – Multi-unit: single-brand
Dyno-Rod (Richard and Dan Bowyer)
Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries (Anthony Kent)
ServiceMaster Clean (CJ Micallef)

HSBC UK Best in Class – Multi-unit: multi-brand
Gastronomy Food (Acky Khan)
Joup Group (Henry Dawes)
ServiceMaster (Jane Paisley and Andre Gottemaker)
SYMBRO Group (Harvey Brown and Matthew Symons)

More information can be found at the BFA Website.