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Recognition Express - Corporate Recognition and Promotional Products Franchise

Finance Requirements

Initial Franchise Fee
£10,000

Areas Available:

Opportunities exist throughout the UK.

 
About us
 
...the British Franchise Association's Franchise of the Year 2003

Recognition Express has been successfully operating franchises in corporate recognition and promotional products since 1979 and is the most successful franchise network for the sector in the UK.
Supplying branded business gifts and promotional products, personalised name badges, staff awards, medals and trophies, posters and signs plus a full range of branded clothing to businesses, schools and organisations in the UK. The opportunity is huge with an established and growing market worth in excess of £3 billion per annum
 

Recognition Express is the UK’s market leader with over 30 years of experience in the business. Franchisees that are hard working, ambitious and driven, with good ‘people skills’ are well suited to the ethos of the company.

How we support you
 

It’s you who makes the key decisions in your franchise business, but you are not on your own because we are always on hand with help and advice, business planning, financial planning, marketing programmes, training and much more.

 
As part of the largest franchise network for corporate merchandise and recognition products you benefit from our considerable purchasing power. We get the very best products from the very best suppliers, keeping you one step ahead of the competition.
 

 
 
What do we have to offer?

Recognition Express franchisees benefit from:
  • Extensive marketing support 
  • Centralised marketing programmes 
  • Integrated business planning 
  • On-going training and support 
  • In-house procurement services 
  • A range of equipment 
Franchise training
 
The training is comprehensive and extensive.  Your three week training will cover all the key business areas – marketing, sales, finance, business planning, production, products, pricing etc.
 
What our franchisees say:
 
“Recognition Express made it easy for me.  We’ve been going for 6 years and I have no regrets. The support and training has been first class and our business is going from strength to strength.”
Sally Findlay, Recognition Express Mid Surrey 

“Signing up to buy my franchise was one of my better decisions in my life.  I love the challenge that Recognition Express gives me.”
Jan Chidley, Recognition Express Hull and East Riding
 
“I would recommend Recognition Express to anyone looking down the franchise route.”
Stuart Fisher, Recognition Express Harrow
Equipment
 
Equipment is installed directly into your home or business unit to help you meet customer orders from day one and you will receive a comprehensive stock package.
 
Additionally many products are held in stock by RE distribution, our own warehouse and distribution service to ensure immediate dispatch and to allow you to respond to customers ‘on-demand’.
  
 Marketing
 
Recognition Express has extensive marketing experience in the business to business field, and also internally retains the services of a Marketing Agency to work with our Head of Marketing to co-ordinate activities.
 
Centrally designed, managed and implemented direct marketing programmes form the backbone of the Recognition Express marketing system.
 
These are augmented by high quality literature, marketing tools and ongoing training designed to drive business growth, client contact and brand awareness.
 
Constantly on the lookout for new exciting products and innovations, we invest both the time and money in on-going new product development programmes and in constant R&D, across the whole product range.
 

Support across the business


Support includes:
  • Business planning 
  • Centralised marketing programmes 
  • On going training 
  • Financial planning 
  • ‘Fastrak’ market launch 
  • Regional meetings 
  • Weekly newsletters 
  • Monthly marketing and product bulletins 
  • Dedicated extranet for the network 
  • Help and advice lines 
  • Franchisee websites 
  • Specific new owner’s meetings 
  • Company conference 
  • And more… 
  		  
 
Who are we looking for?
 
There is no ideal franchisee profile. Existing Recognition Express Franchise Owners come from a variety of backgrounds, all with their own specific skills, including company directors, nurses, an airline flight attendant, sales executives and marketing managers.
 
However, there are three qualities that are a must.
 
  • You must be a ‘people person’ – comfortable sitting in front of, talking to and befriending people. 
  • You must be willing to follow a system. 
  • You must be prepared to work hard 
 
We want the best
 
Recognition Express will provide you with everything you need to ensure a successful start to your franchise business. Our philosophy is quite simple; “We want the best”.

If you think you have what it takes, please submit an enquiry for some further information.
 

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