The owners of a franchise with a workshop on the Glenmore Business Park in Waterbeach, that specialises in SMART repairs (Small, Medium Area Repair Technology) to vehicles, have won a top award at the 2024 BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards.
Nathan Holmes, Adam Holmes, and Andy Blackhurst won the Franchisee Trailblazer Award at the 2024 BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards.
Nathan bought Revive! Cambridge in 2007 and expanded the business across East Anglia when Adam and Andy came on board as fellow directors.
They now offer SMART repairs from their Rapid Repair Centre workshop in Waterbeach and across East Anglia.
Revive! which was founded in 1994 and franchised in 2004, offers a mobile service for minor bodywork and alloy wheel damage, serving the public and car dealerships, as well as fleet, lease, and insurance companies.
They currently have 54 franchisees and 215 technicians across the UK, with five multi-territory franchisees.
The British Franchise Awards, known as the ‘Oscars’ of franchising, were held at a glittering black-tie event at the Telford International Centre, in Shropshire.
With their tag line of ‘Discover Your Tomorrow’, the BFA is widely recognised as the UK’s self-regulatory body for franchising. The results of their latest national survey in October revealed that the sector contributes £19.1 billion to the UK economy and has a failure rate of just 0.5%.
Nathan Holmes said: “”We’re delighted to win this award which recognises the dedication, hard work, and unity of the whole team here at Revive! East Anglia.”
Pip Wilkins, Chief Executive of the BFA said: “This is such a great win for Nathan, Adam, and Andy at Revive! East Anglia. The judges were very impressed with their entry, despite them being up against some very stiff competition. We thank them and their team for their hard work and dedication and for being such great ambassadors for ethical business format franchising in the UK today.”
UK Head of Franchise at sponsors HSBC UK Gillian Morris said: “Judging the awards is always so hard, but I am forever impressed by the calibre of entries we receive and the achievements of the winners.
“It was a pleasure to attend the awards this evening and I am glad to report that the UK franchise sector is a buoyant and successful place to do business, and I send my huge congratulations to all the winners.”
