£3000 raised for local charity Nelson's Journey

We are delighted to announce over £3,000 was raised from our auction for our chosen charity, Nelson’s Journey – a Norfolk-based charity supporting bereaved children and young adults. To date, the charity has helped over 1,000 children since 1997. The Signs Express contribution will go towards the children’s therapeutic weekends as well as helping to provide essential resources for their centre.

Norwich Business Womans Networking Event (October)

Myself and Claire today attended the Norwich Business Woman's Networking Event held this month at the Assembly Rooms, Norwich.  It was a celebration of 21 years of NBWN and was truly inspiring, with guest speaker Victoria Musgrove, Headteacher at Wymondham High School who told of her achievements over the years.

The lunch started off with Pimms on arrival, followed by Salmon and cutting of the cake with a glass of champagne to celebrate!

Every month there is a charity raffle and to both myself and Claire's suprise we won the top prize which is a two day peak performance mind programme worth £4000!!

Great event held by all and can't wait to see all the lovely ladies next month.

Two Engagements at Signs Express HQ!

Wow this month has been jam packed and to end it on a high Georgie (Technical Support Advisor) has announced her engagement to her long term boyfriend Andy who proposed on their 5 year anniversary whilst on holiday in York.  If that wasn't exciting enough Claire (PR and Marketing Executive) has also announced her engagement after also 5 years to her boyfriend Adam who proposed whilst on holiday Sorrento.

Next year will see two Signs Express weddings, very exciting!!

Congratulations to you both

xo

Regional Finalist

Malcolm Lant, Signs Express franchisee for the Gateshead area, was shortlisted as a Regional Finalist for the British Franchise of the Year Awards, held at the NEC in Birmingham.  The annual British Franchise Association Franchisee of the Year Awards recognises excellence in the franchising sector and the commitment of those franchisees who ‘set the standard’ for best practice in the industry.


Divided into 5 regions, Malcolm Lant was named as a Regional Finalist for the North region.  Malcolm was judged against franchisees from all over the UK.  Commenting on the becoming a Regional Finalist Malcolm said, “I am absolutely delighted to be a finalist.  Through hard work and determination my team and I have been able to rise through the recession and build a very successful business; providing high quality products and exceptional customer service which results in high levels of repeat business and referrals." 

British Franchise Exhibition held at the NEC

The Franchise Team

We recently exhibited at the British Franchise Exhibition which was held at the NEC, Birmingham.  The exhbition was a great chance for potential franchisees to come and visit and ask questions regarding the Signs Express Franchise. 

Franchise BBQ

To begin this year’s convention we held a wonderful BBQ for all the franchisees and staff, the evening kicked started with a pimms reception followed by an endless amount of BBQ food such as tandoori chicken, beef burgers, lamb koftas and a huge array of side salads!

The event was a great way for all of the staff at head office and franchisees to relax and mingle after a day of seminars held at Sprowston Manor Hotel.

Entertainment this year was a huge success, with a photobooth provided for all to enjoy (please see a selection of pics below) also music provided by local musician Bill Downs who gave us an acoustic set performing various covers of music through the decades.

Looking forward to doing this all again in 2 years!!!

Dan, Claire and Hayley the Signs Express Marketing Executives

Georgie and Hayley

Convention hosted by Olympic Swimmer Mark Foster

Early September we hosted our annual convention inviting all of our franchisees from the UK and Ireland to attend.

This year we saw the weekend taking an Olympic theme in both a nod to the London 2012 Games and the fantastic key speaker and guest host medal-winning Olympic Swimmer Mark Foster.

Held in Norwich, the convention weekend consisted of seminars and a supplier's forum, giving the franchisees a perfect opportunity to catch up with key suppliers, learn about new business initiatives and have a first look at new products to hit the market.

Culminating with an awards evening and dinner on the Saturday night, the group helped to raise over £3,000 in the fundraising auction for Norfolk charity Nelson's Journey.

A big congratulation to all the franchisees who entered, the standards were extremely high again this year.

And the winners are...

Franchisee of the Year
Malcolm Lant, Gateshead

Special Achievement Award
Signs Express Manchester

Ambassador of the Year
Ken Bevis, N & NE Lincs

Vehicle Graphics Project
Signs Express Peterborough

Best Individual Sign Project
Signs Express Leeds

Best Multiple Sign Project
Signs Express Leeds

Most Outstanding Project
Signs Express Manchester

Malcolm Lant (Gateshead) with Mark Foster

Marketing Team at Head Office with Mark Foster

Welcome to the Signs Express Franchise Blog!

Hey Everyone!

Welcome to the Signs Express Franchise Blog, here you will find some interesting info about what we have all been up to.  September has been a jam packed month for us all here at the Norwich Head Office with the annual convention hosted by Mark Foster the Olympic Swimmer at Sprowston Manor, the NEC exhibition and also having one of our franchisees, Malcolm Lant (Gateshead) being shortlisted as a regional finalist for the British Franchisee of the Year Award!