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, with over 40 franchisees in the UK and Europe.
About Us
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, with over 40 franchisees in the UK and Europe.
Recognition Express supplies branded business gifts and personalised promotional products, name badges, staff awards, posters and signs plus a full range of branded clothing to organisations in the UK. The opportunity is huge with an established and growing market worth in excess of £3 billion per annum.
Hardworking, ambitious and driven franchisees with good ‘people skills’ are well suited to the ethos of the company.
Walk around your local area and see the opportunities everywhere for badges, branded clothing, promotional products, large format colour posters, corporate gifts and awards. The market is massive, and the good news is that the majority of the business is repeat business.
Training and Support – How We Support You
It’s you who makes the key decisions in your franchise business, but we are always on hand with help and advice, training, marketing, business and financial planning 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 best products from the best suppliers, keeping you ahead of the competition.
Recognition Express franchisees benefit from:
- Extensive marketing support
- Centralised marketing programmes
- Integrated business planning
- On-going training and support
- In-house procurement services
- Range of equipment
Franchise Training
Training is comprehensive and extensive, covering all key business areas – marketing, sales, finance, business planning, production, products, pricing etc.
Equipment
Additionally, many products are held in stock at our warehouse with 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 retains the services of a marketing agency to coordinate activities with our head of marketing.
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 exciting products and innovations, we invest both time and money in ongoing 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
- Ongoing training
- Financial planning
- Comprehensive marketing launch programme
- Annual symposium
- Monthly magazine
- Dedicated extranet
- Help and advice lines
- Franchisee websites
Financial Information
The initial franchise package includes:
- Marketing Launch Programme
- 3 Weeks Training
- Centralised Marketing Programmes (REACT)
- Appointment Generating System
- Contact Management System
- Own website
- Extensive marketing collateral
- 250 Recognition Express Product Catalogues
- Sage Accounting Software
- Ongoing training; business reviews and network meetings
- Immediate installation at your home or office
News
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Franchise Boss Raises £7k in Charity Biking Challenge
Nigel Toplis, managing director of The Bardon Group, cycled 540k from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) to Angkor Wat (Cambodia), raising £7,000 for the charity WellChild. The trek was a true endurance challenge. Nigel cycled up to 100k per day
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New recognition Express Franchisee for Peterborough
Local businessman Stephen Loasby is now the proud owner of two businesses-Kall Kwik and Recognition Express in Cowgate, Peterborough. Stephen became the owner of Kall Kwik Peterborough in 1998. Since then the graphic design and print business has gone from
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Local Businessmen Swing into Action for WellChild
Recognition Express raised more than £3,000 for the charity WellChild last week at its annual golf tournament. The leading branding and promotional products franchise held its Recognition Express Masters at the Hinckley Golf Club, with seven teams of four golfers
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Midlands franchising chief recognised for twenty years’ service to the industry
Nigel Toplis, managing director of Recognition Express and The Bardon Group, has been named as one of the top 20 faces of the UK franchising industry. Leading franchise industry publication, What Franchise magazine, has included Nigel in its 2017 list
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Fitness Pals Take on Mountain Challenge for Charity
Chris Masters, head of operations at leading promotional products and branded clothing franchise Recognition Express, led a team of 11 gym buddies to complete the formidable National Three Peaks challenge recently, raising funds for local charities. The challenge involved climbing
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Over 230 Miles of Badges from Recognition Express Manchester
Recognition Express Manchester has sold over five million badges during its 30 years in business. Laid end to end they would stretch from the city centre to Plymouth! Their biggest ever single order for 150,000 units came from Job Centre
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Recognition Express Nets a Top Business Award
The owner of Recognition Express West London, Ed Kennelly, is headed for Wembley! But he’s not going to the famous stadium for sport. His promotional goods and branded clothing company has been named a finalist in this year’s prestigious West
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Recognition Express Network Expands in the Midlands
A new Recognition Express territory has been set up in Birmingham by former sales director Paul Ferreira. Paul is running Recognition Express Birmingham South from his office in Solihull, where he and his wife Tracy relocated to 10 years ago
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Recognition Express Organises Charity Golf Tournament
Nigel Toplis, managing director of the UK’s leading promotional product and branded clothing company Recognition Express has helped to raise thousands of pounds for WellChild by organising a charity golf tournament. The Recognition Express Masters 2016 was held at the
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Jan Helps CASE Get Recognised
Local charity CASE Training is sporting smart new lanyards thanks to promotional goods and branded clothing specialist Recognition Express Hull. Recognition Express owner Jan Chidley met Steve Rusling, marketing manager for CASE, at their recent business event. She noticed that
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Recognition Express Finalist in Top Industry Marketing Award Express
Leading branded clothing and promotional products franchise, Recognition Express, has been named a finalist in the Best PR Campaign category 2016 Franchise Marketing Awards. Recognition Express entered its annual ‘design a road safety banner’ competition for schools, run in conjunction
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Recognition Express Mid Surrey Helps New Community Garage Break The Ice
Promotional products and branded clothing specialist, Recognition Express Mid Surrey, has supplied a consignment of eye-catching ice scrapers to a community garage in Surbiton. The garage in Red Lion Road has been open for six months. Whilst it offers top
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Case Studies
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New Franchisee Joins Recognition Express
Nick Manning joins Recognition Express after finding the franchise online. Recognition Express is proud to congratulate recent franchisee Nick Manning, who operates in the Guildford area. He found Recognition Express and is now on his way to creating
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Recognition Express Case Study: Russell Golding
Russell worked for Reuters in the City for 13 years selling financial information, software and hardware to financial institutions, when in August 2003 he was unexpectedly made redundant. Here Russell gives some insight into his experience of redundancy. Made redundant?
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Jan Chidley, Hull & East Riding
Jan did a multitude of jobs, including banking, working as a nanny and a credit controller, before meeting her husband Chris and starting a family. Commenced Trading: 2008 Previous Job: Full time mum Jan Chidley, 47, was born in New
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Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Jump Into Franchising
Stuart Fisher spent nearly 20 years working as an Accountant before realising his ambition to run his own business. He set up Recognition Express Harrow in 2008, providing a marketing ideas and promotional products to businesses in Wembley, Pinner, Edgware
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Stephen and Ciorsdan Price, Recognition Express West Scotland
Stephen and Ciorsdan met on a blind date on a night out in Ayr and married in 1989. They have a 21 year old son David James Price who is studying Chemistry at St Andrews University. ‘The best thing we
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Hugh O’Neill, Bromley & Dartford
When I did my research, I was impressed with the quality of products I could supply, the margin that could be achieved, the low overhead costs and the support that would be offered. Commenced Trading: May 2010 Previous Job: Regional
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Testimonials
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Paul Mitchell
The business is always looking forward and has always been focused on improving its systems. The training is very sophisticated and with all the added support, the franchise package is second to none.
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Jan Chidley
“Having been away from the workplace for some 18 years I was apprehensive about starting my own business. The support I have received from Recognition Express has been exceptional so much so that at the end of my first year I achieved all my financial targets and have made the transition to business owner. The business is going extremely well and the economic climate has not affected my business at all. In fact people are very aware of the need to promote the business and keep their name out there.”
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