1 April, 2022
Sam Williams, aged 33, talks to us about being a new franchise owner with Autosmart. “Becoming my own boss with Autosmart was a natural progression for me. The last 4 years, I have been working for long-standing Autosmart franchisee Lee Atkins as a Field Sales Rep. I managed my own customer …
26 January, 2022
A warm welcome to Nigel, who spent 13 years selling Autosmart products for multi-franchise operation Hope and Brown. Nigel has fulfilled his dream of running his own Autosmart franchise in the Skipton area. Nigel tells us, “Having been self employed for 9 years with my own car valeting …
20 January, 2022
Ansar Iqbal became the owner of Autosmart Blackpool in August 2007 and joined the franchise network for Autosmart – the UK and Ireland’s largest manufacturer and distributor of professional vehicle and food processing cleaning products for trade customers. Since 2007, Ansar has continued …
24 November, 2021
Ashley Dent, franchisee for Grimsby, was previously a Warehouse, Operations and Transport Manager. He made the switch to becoming his own boss with Autosmart nearly 4 years ago. Ashley says, “The Autosmart franchise is the perfect career move for somebody working in the haulage sector. …
4 November, 2021
Chris spent an impressive 7 years working offshore as a drilling hand. He worked a pattern of 3 weeks on, 3 weeks off and felt he was missing out on family life. Chris has always had a love for anything automotive too. Spending his leisure time detailing his friends and family’s cars, he was …
7 October, 2021
Welcome to the Autosmart journey with franchisee Stephen Willis who starts trading today in the West County Durham area. Stephen was ready, after spenidng 10 successful years working as a Plant and Transport Manager in construction. He wanted to take his career to the next level. When his …
12 August, 2021
New Autosmart Franchisee, Rob Taylor, became the owner of Autosmart West Cornwall in October 2020. Prior to Autosmart, Rob had worked in sales and was familiar with some of the Autosmart products. In just 8 months, Rob has increased the average monthly turnover by 25%. Here, Rob tells us how …
5 May, 2021
Moving up 2 places and into the number 2 position overall puts Autosmart as the UK’s best van-based franchise. With only 2 other British franchises in the top 10, it also makes us the top British based franchise. Franchise Direct, the leading online resource for franchise opportunities uses …
5 March, 2021
We are thrilled with our highest ever position with the Sunday Times Fast Track, ranked number 76. This rates Britain’s mid-market private companies with the fastest growing international sales. The league table recognizes the impressive performance of 200 companies and their contribution to …
10 February, 2021
In a role that was taking him all over the country, clocking up 700 miles a week and with several nights away from home; Matt was becoming more and more disillusioned with the corporate world. He had invested shares in his company, but was not able to help shape the future strategy and it is …