The winners of the BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards 2024 have been named. The 35th awards presentation ceremony, held on 7th November, followed the British Franchise Association’s (BFA) Annual Conference.
The winners of the BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards 2024.
The conference held at the Telford International Centre, Shropshire, was sponsored by BFA suppliers Citation and Evolve. Stephen Bartlett, the well-known entrepreneur and host of the UK podcast, The Diary of a CEO, was the headline speaker.
The awards, known as the ‘Oscars of franchising’ and sponsored by HSBC UK for the past 35 years, celebrate the achievements of BFA member franchisors and franchisees. And the winners are…
Franchisor Awards
Franchisor of the Year – Established
Right at Home
Dyno-Rod (highly commended)
Franchisor of the Year – Expanding
Mathnasium
Franchisor of the Year – Lifestyle
The Creation Station
Business Transformation
Signs Express
Trailblazer
Tutor Doctor
Leadership and Culture
Puddle Ducks
Brand Awareness
Home Instead
Franchisee Awards
HSBC UK Best in Class Multi-unit: multi-brand
Gastronomy Foods (Acky Khan)
HSBC UK Best in Class Multi-unit: single-brand
ServiceMaster Clean (CJ Micallef)
Lifestyle Franchisee
Pink Spaghetti (Ally Phillips)
Community Focus and People’s Choice Award
Football Fun Factory (Jonathan Radford)
Franchisee Trailblazer
Revive! Auto Innovations UK (Nathan and Adam Holmes)
Fun Fest Holiday Club (highly commended) – (Helen Wilson)
Next Generation
Onside Coaching (Lottie Jones)
Business Builder
Aspray (Joe McGuigan)
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Reflecting on the awards, Gillian Morris, UK Head of franchise, commercial banking at HSBC UK, said: “The awards have consistently demonstrated the best of the UK franchising industry, and the breadth of applications from franchisees and franchisors this year, highlights the value placed in a BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Award; the pinnacle of achievement in the UK franchise industry.
Gillian Morris
“Judging the finalists was challenging but rewarding and I was delighted that on awards night, we were able to showcase the talent and success of the UK industry. Huge congratulations to all the winners, and to the shortlisted finalists.”
Pip Wilkins, chief executive of the BFA, who celebrated her 25th anniversary with the association this year, added: “Another year of inspiring entries demonstrating well thought out strategies, forward thinking innovation, carefully considered insight and ultimately, growth for franchise brands.
“In this our survey year, which revealed a 53 per cent growth in the personal services sector, it is perhaps unsurprising to see so many of them here as winners tonight. My enormous congratulations to all the finalists, and of course, the winners. We hope this award will give you the recognition you deserve as the best in British franchising.”
The 2024 awards attracted an 11% increase in brands entering compared to 2023, which resulted in a 27% increase in entries overall.
Posted: 9th November, 2024