Franchise Brands reinvigorates the Metro Rod franchise
"The investment we are making in the business systems is already delivering improvements, with sustained benefits expected to be realised over the longer term at Metro Rod," the company said
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Franchise Brands PLC
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Franchise Brands PLC is an international, multi-brand franchisor focused on building market-leading businesses primarily via a franchise model. The company has a combined network of over 625 franchisees across seven franchise brands in ten countries covering the UK, North America and Europe. Franchise Brands' focus is on B2B van-based reactive and planned services. 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.
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