07:00 Mon 05 Jul 2021
Franchise Brands PLC - Trading Update and Notice of Interim Results
FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC
("Franchise Brands", "the Group" or "the Company")
Trading Update and Notice of Interim Results
Record-breaking system sales at Metro Rod
Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a multi-brand franchise business, provides the following trading update for the six-month period ended
The Board is pleased with the progress the Group has made over the past six months. As the country has thankfully progressed out of lockdown with the successful vaccination programme, our franchisees have continued to serve our underlying customers.
System sales at Metro Rod have returned to their strong pre-COVID growth levels, increasing by 21% compared to H1 2020 and 17% compared to H1 2019. This represents record system sales of
Willow Pumps, which was acquired in
The B2C division has also performed strongly, and 40 new franchisees have been recruited (H1 2020: 27; H1 2019: 34) taking the number of B2C franchisees to 393 (H1 2020: 389; H1 2019: 394).
Overall, the Group's trading in the first half gives the Board strong confidence in delivering a full year performance at least in line with market expectations and it will provide a further update on current trading and outlook at the time of the half year results.
Notice of results
The interim results for the six-month period ended
"I have been pleased by the speed at which the demand for our services has grown as the lockdown restrictions have been lifted. Throughout the pandemic I have been particularly encouraged by the resilience of our franchisees. Their entrepreneurial spirit and continued commitment to serve our customers gives me huge confidence in the future of Franchise Brands."
Enquiries:
Franchise Brands plc |
+ 44 (0) 1625 813231 |
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Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 3328 5656 |
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Dowgate Capital Limited (Joint Broker) |
+44 (0) 20 3903 7715 |
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MHP Communications (Financial PR) |
+44 (0) 20 3128 8100 |
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+44 (0) 7884 494112 |
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About Franchise Brands plc
Franchise Brands is focused on building market-leading businesses in selected customer segments using primarily a franchise model. The Group currently has a combined network of over 425 franchisees across five principal franchise brands. Our focus is on established brands which can benefit from our shared support services, specialist sector expertise, management experience and group resources.
The Group is organised into a B2B division comprised of Metro Rod, Metro Plumb, and Willow Pumps, and a B2C division that incorporates ChipsAway, Ovenclean and Barking Mad. This divisional organisation of our brands is designed to provide a greater focus and structure to support the strategic development of our B2B and B2C brands.
Each of our brands are leaders in their respective markets and each brand has a long trading history. The combined trading history of all the Group's brands is over 135 years.
Franchise Brands plc employs some 280 people across three principal locations in
For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk.
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