Franchise Brands is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on B2B van-based service with seven franchise brands and a presence in 10 countries across the UK, North America and Europe. The Group is focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model and has a combined network of over 625 franchisees.
The Company owns several market-leading brands with long trading histories, including Pirtek in Europe, Filta, Metro Rod and Metro Plumb, all of which benefit from the Group’s central support services, particularly technology, marketing, and finance. At the heart of Franchise Brands’ business-building strategy is helping its franchisees grow their businesses: “as they grow, we grow”.
Franchise Brands employs over 700 people across the Group.
We support over
625
franchisees
We own
7
leading franchise brands
We have a presence in
10
countries
Franchise Brands has four main divisions
Pirtek - a leading European provider of on-site hydraulic hose replacement services.
Filta International - cooking oil filtration, biodiesel recycling, bulk new oil delivery & cleaning services for commercial kitchens.
The Water & Waste Services division - comprises Metro Rod, Metro Plumb, Kemac, Filta UK, and Willow Pumps.
The B2C division - comprises home service brands of ChipsAway, Ovenclean and Barking Mad.
Azura - leading franchise software systems developer.
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