Franchise Brands celebrates 10 years on AIM

Franchise Brands PLC

07 August 2026

 

7 August 2026

FRANCHISE BRANDS PLC

("Franchise Brands", the "Group" or the "Company")

Franchise Brands celebrates 10 years on AIM

Franchise Brands plc (AIM: FRAN), a platform of international B2B franchise brands focused on essential services through a mobile workforce, is pleased to have celebrated its 10-year anniversary of trading on AIM this week.

Franchise Brands was admitted to AIM on 5 August 2016 and the Group has since grown from two brands in the UK to seven franchise brands operating in ten countries, a combined network of over 500 franchisees and a market capitalisation of almost £300 million. Franchise Brands combines essential-service resilience with a highly cash-generative franchise model. At the heart of our strategy is to help our franchisees to grow their businesses, because "as they grow, we grow".

The milestone follows the Company's inclusion in the FTSE AIM UK 50 Index in June last year and reflects the significant progress made since IPO, including through a number of strategic acquisitions, most notably of Metro Rod, Filta and Pirtek Europe.

Over the last decade, Franchise Brands has delivered a compound annual total return to shareholders of just over 17%.

Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman, commented:

"Celebrating 10 years on AIM is a significant milestone for Franchise Brands and testament to the dedication of our people, the strength of our franchise partners and the resilience and diversification of our model. Since IPO, we have built an international platform of seven brands focused on essential B2B services and delivered a compound annual total return of just over 17% for shareholders, reflecting the progress made and value created in that period.

"Our growth journey demonstrates the benefits of AIM as a platform for ambitious growth companies. Looking ahead, through our One Franchise Brands initiative, we are focused on building a stronger, more integrated Group, maximising opportunities across our brands and helping our franchisees grow their businesses, because as they grow, we grow.

"I would like to thank everyone who has been part of our journey so far and look forward to the next stage of our development with great confidence."

Enquiries:

Franchise Brands plc	+ 44 (0) 1625 813231
Stephen Hemsley, Executive Chairman
Peter Molloy, Chief Executive Officer
Neil Miller, Chief Financial Officer
Julia Choudhury, Corporate Development Director
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)	[phone]
Matthew Blawat
Jason Grossman
Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker)	[phone]
Jeremy Porter / Liz Kirchner (Corporate Finance)
Amrit Nahal / Tony Quirke (Sales & Corporate Broking)
MHP Group (Financial PR)	[phone]
Katie Hunt / Hugo Harris	[phone]
	[e-mail]

About Franchise Brands plc

Franchise Brands (FTSE AIM UK 50) is a platform of international B2B franchise brands focused on essential services through a mobile workforce. We have clarity of purpose which is to acquire, develop and scale proven franchise businesses. Our focus is to help our franchisees grow their businesses, so that "as they grow, we grow".

Our franchise partners benefit from our One Franchise Brands platform which includes shared, bespoke technology systems, a strategic growth maximisation methodology and management franchising expertise.

We have 7 franchise brands in 10 countries, 265 franchise partners in the three core B2B divisions, 261 B2C franchise partners and approximately 2,500 mobile service vehicles. We focus on resilient reactive and planned services and carry out approximately 1.3m jobs per year at an average value of approximately £340 for over 55,000 active commercial customers. We earn an average management service fee of 15% from each job undertaken by our franchise partners.

Our market-leading brands include Pirtek, Metro Rod and Filta. We employ approximately 600 people across the Group and there are over 3,000 people employed in the franchise community.

For further information, visit www.franchisebrands.co.uk

 

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