Franchisor of the Year awards finalists

We’re delighted to confirm that Agency Express the UK’s largest estate agency board service provider, has once again been announced as finalists in the coveted ‘ bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards ’ 2014.

Each year the British Franchise Association hosts the ‘bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards’ to the UK’s 930 franchise brands in order to commend those who have shown outstanding business acumen, innovation and a continued commitment to ethical franchising across the UK. We are proud to say that Agency Express is among the UK’s longest standing and reputable franchises. As we enter our seventeenth year, Agency Express now service over 38% of all estate agency boards in the UK via our nationwide network of 110 operating centres.

In 2013 we were awarded the ‘Bronze’ on our first nomination and this year we are even more delighted to be announced as finalists once again. After a record number of entries and an extremely competitive judging process Agency Express will now move on to the final stages of the selection process where we will present our achievements to an esteemed multidisciplinary judging panel at the Daily Express HQ in London.

Cathryn Hayes, head of franchising for HSBC commented: The final announcement of the winner and awards presentation will be held at the ‘ bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards ’ gala dinner on Thursday 26th June.

Agency Express Managing Director Stephen Watson commented: We are honoured to have once again made the final stages of this highly revered award. Achieving the Bronze award in 2013 was testament to the extensive effort and reinvestment made to our franchisee support structure and to the rapid growth of our network. Twelve months on we have continued to make advancements in our business both on a national basis and in our offering to our franchisees. We are hopeful that our continued efforts will once again make us a ‘ bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year ’ award winning franchise.