{"id":19471,"date":"2023-08-10T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=19471"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:07:36","slug":"were-franchising-trailblazers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/were-franchising-trailblazers\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Franchising Trailblazers!"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

At this year\u2019s annual bfa HSBC Franchise Awards, FASTSIGNS is honoured to be shortlisted for a brand new award introduced this year. <\/em><\/p>\n

The Annual bfa HSBC Awards are the highlight of the franchising calendar, especially when you\u2019ve been shortlisted for an award, as FASTSIGNS have been! For 2023, a new category was introduced: Franchisor Trailblazer of the Year, and we knew it was the right category for us, given the commitment we\u2019re making to leading the march toward sustainable signage.<\/p>\n

FASTSIGNS has been franchising for around four decades, and so is proven to be resilient through all the challenges we encounter through time. But when it comes to reducing business carbon footprint, the signage industry isn\u2019t known as being a particularly green sector.<\/p>\n

But John Davies, FASTSIGNS UK Managing Director, believes this is what helped us to stand out for this award. \u201cAt FASTSIGNS, we\u2019re committed to ensuring our franchisees\u2019 businesses always stand the test of time. Not from the back, but by leading the way. Which is why we knew we had to enter this award, on behalf of our whole network. Sustainable signage is not something many people may know about \u2013 so we\u2019re excited to be able to show just how viable our greener solutions are \u2013 for our customers, for others in franchising, and especially for the growth of our network\u2019s businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

The British Franchise Association (bfa) are the UK\u2019s franchising\u00a0trade association, working for over 40 years to raise the profile of the franchise industry, and provide a safeguard for people looking at franchising. Their annual British Franchise Awards, sponsored by HSBC, celebrates and supports excellence in ethical franchising.<\/p>\n

Pip Wilkins, CEO of the bfa says, \u201cWe would like to offer our enormous congratulations to all this year\u2019s finalists and applaud their enthusiasm, dedication and tenacity for continuing to uphold our highest standards. It truly was amazing to read of all the amazing work being done in the UK franchising sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

And as, Gillian Morris, UK Head of Franchise HSBC says, \u201cShortlisting candidates for the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards is one of the toughest challenges of the year. Once more, candidates were of a high standard; it was tough to shortlist just a few entries.\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll find out on Thursday 9th<\/sup> November, if we have won our category, but in the meantime, we\u2019re happy to shout about our achievements and helping our franchisees lead the way towards a greener future for signage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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