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New Woman Franchisor of the Year - Louise Harris

16 July 2012

 

Wilkins Chimney Sweep are delighted to announce that Franchise Director Louise Harris has recently been named as the ‘2011 New Woman Franchisor of the Year’ at an award ceremony in London organised by EWIF, Encouraging Women into Franchising.
 
Wilkins Chimney Sweep was originally established in 1895 and franchised by husband and wife team Peter and Louise Harris in December 2010.
 
The business is based in Newbury and Wilkins Chimney Sweep currently has four UK franchisees in Brighton, Cambridge, Malvern and the Black Country with more in the pipeline.
 
On winning ‘EWIF New Woman Franchisor of the Year Award 2011’ Louise Harris, Franchise Director said, ‘I feel very honoured to have been recognised by an organisation that so strongly supports women in such a male-dominated industry. I absolutely love my job, working with the franchisees on a daily basis and must thank them, and my husband Peter, for their support over the past 12 months.’
 
Clive Sawyer, judge, founder of EWIF and of Managing Director of Business Options one of the UK’s leading Franchise Consultancies said,
 
‘One of the main reasons that Louise was awarded New Woman Franchisor of the Year 2012 was because she has done franchising ‘right’ from the very beginning. She has devoted a large amount of time to learning how to do things correctly. We often see organisations set up one day and disappear the next because they don’t build their franchises properly. Louise has done it right from the start and that really impressed us because it means she is offering a sustainable business to her franchisees.’

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