Case Studies
Some of our successful franchisees
Nick & Marion Baxter-Sibley – Signs Express (Exeter)
Nick & Marion Baxter-Sibley are celebrating over 12 years of success and growth after first discovering Signs Express at a UK Franchise Exhibition.
Following a successful career in IT for a blue chip company, Nick Baxter-Sibley was tired of the inflexible approach of most large corporate organisations and wanted to establish his own business to provide a stable future for his family and reach his own career and business goals.“The business-to-business market interested us in particular and the sign industry itself is a thriving industry, with every business needing signs. After visiting Signs Express we decided to take our enquiry further and were delighted to take on the management franchise for our chosen area.”
“The support team at head office have been invaluable, providing advice and support on the different machinery available as well as negotiating group discounts and providing feedback and information.”
Tim Burt - Signs Express (Farnborough)
As Signs Express’ newest franchisee to join the network, Tim Burt is already prospering in his new career.
“Franchising provided the right mixture of opportunity, guidance, support and freedom within a proven business model and Signs Express best fitted the bill. Founded in the UK and focused on the business-to-business sector, the company shows tremendous growth and vitality with an outlook I identify with. Now that the centre is open, my staff and I are enjoying getting stuck into the work we have coming in.”
Dave & Kim Nurse – Signs Express (Leeds)
Signs Express (Leeds) has quickly progressed to be one of the biggest success stories in the franchise network to date.
Having opened their doors at the end of 2003, Dave & Kim Nurse were presented with the award for Newcomer of the Year following outstanding success in such a short space of time. This was followed two years later with an award for Franchisee of the Year in recognition for its accomplishments to date. The couple have consistently exceeded turnover projections, providing superior customer service levels and extending their customer base far beyond their expectations.
Commenting Dave Nurse said: “We pride ourselves on being customer focused, reliable and willing to go the extra mile to ensure the complete satisfaction of our customers, and as a result, the majority of our work comes from repeat business and recommendations. We were delighted to win on both occasions and hope that through continued hard work, we can experience further successes in future awards.”
Dave sought to start his own business along with his family and looked at franchising as a way of achieving this. He contacted Signs Express after having dealt with some of its centres through his previous employment and was impressed with the running of the operation.
