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A coveted silver at the annual International Brilliance Awards 2021 for Brilliance in Customer Service and Relationships has been awarded to Revive! UK. The Brilliance in Customer Service Award recognises organisations constantly striving to exceed customer expectations, industry-leading standards of service and innovation around customer experience. Brilliance Award judges concluded that Revive! offers a simple […]

Revive! UK are delighted to have placed in Elite Franchise magazine’s Top 25 British franchises for the fifth consecutive year after placing 21st in the EF100. The EF100, established in 2017 in association with HSBC, is the definitive list of top franchising opportunities in the UK. It recognises the sector’s brightest businesses and ranks them […]

We are very proud to announce that our Managing Director (Finance & Operations), Terry Mullen, has been named as one of the top influencers in the automotive industry by the Auto Body Professionals (ABP) Club. The ABP’s Industry Influencers list represents the 120 men and women who are having the greatest influence on the UK […]

Revive! are delighted to be named as one of the UK’s top franchise opportunities. From hundreds of entries across every sector, Revive! has been ranked 10th overall in the prestigious Elite Franchising Top 100. The EF100, established in 2017 in association with HSBC, is the definitive list of top franchising opportunities in the UK. It […]

Halfway through January, the third week back into the New Year and it feels like we have been back for months! Probably something to do with the lack of a real break over Christmas 2020 and the ongoing pressure of the third lockdown. Reflecting on the previous year is always useful and, despite the turbulent […]

Accounts manager at Revive!, Louise Evans, has been named Woman Franchise Employee of the Year and Overall Woman in Franchising at the 2020 Encouraging Women into Franchising or EWIF Awards. Earlier in 2020, she was also voted Revive! Employee of the Year at our annual conference. Although the official EWIF Awards were moved to an […]

Following the Government’s most recent notice of a third Covid-19 lockdown, Revive! is responding appropriately and will continuing trading safely and professionally where our customers need us. The guidance provided by the government is more explicit in that it details that tradespeople can work, indeed even inside of the homes of others, but at Revive! […]

Revive! offers a service repairing minor damage to cars and has a national network of repairers covering the breadth of the country, working from customised vans, with a small but growing number of static sites. On the week of March 23rd, the Revive! business and the whole of its network – spanning some 60 franchisees […]

Revive! are delighted to be in contention for a number of prestigious awards in 2020. Later in the year, we will hear if we have been successful in the British Franchise Association Franchisor of the Year Awards, sponsored by HSBC. These prestigious awards are widely acknowledged as the ‘Oscars’ of the franchise sector and we […]

In addition to remembering the heroism of the allied forces in Normandy, our very own Managing Director, Mark Llewellyn has another special reason to mark the date of 6th June 2019. He is celebrating 25 years in SMART repair. A quarter of a century ago, Mark set up his first SMART repair business in Rugby […]

We have been awarded Gold status in the Investors in People (IIP) accreditation following a recent IIP re-assessment. Only 16% of all companies holding IIP status achieve Gold status which puts us in the top tier nationwide. We were accredited as an Investor in People in 2015, however under the IIP framework companies must be […]

The Auto Body Professionals Club (ABP Club) is the leading industry resource for the UK Body Repair Industry with over 2,500 members from all sectors of the industry. Women of Influence is a brand new event from the ABP Club to celebrate inclusion and advancement and to encourage more women into the body repair industry […]

On Thursday 28th and Friday 29th June 2018, the British Franchise Association (bfa) held their 2018 conference at The ICC in Birmingham. The annual bfa HSBC Franchise Awards were held on the Thursday evening and Revive! were nominated for the prestigious Franchise Support award alongside Bright & Beautiful UK and Expense Reduction Analysts. We are […]

Revive! the UK’s largest network of accredited smart repairers has had its best year ever, smashing through the company’s £10m turnover target and seeing a meteoric 45% rise in national accounts work. Delegates from all over the country battled through the snow to attend Revive!’s 14th annual conference where franchisees met to review the network’s […]

It’s not every day your company logo is featured on a Scalextric car. As part of our long standing relationship with former British Tour Car Championship (BTCC) champion Andrew Jordan, Revive! are featured prominently on a brand new Scalextric car set to be released this month. The BMW 125i M-Sport will feature Revive!’s logo on […]

Revive! named as finalist in the bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards We’re proud to announce that Revive! is in the running for the 2018 Award for Franchise Support in this year’s prestigious bfa HSBC Franchise Awards. The BFA HSBC UK British Franchise Awards is a fantastic night where the franchising community gather to […]

The head office team at Revive! continues to grow as a quartet of new recruits join the UK’s leading network of accredited mobile vehicle paint repairers with reports of record levels of demand for its top-quality service. These four new recruits brings Revive!’s headcount in Rugby to 32. Sarah Pritchard (25) takes on the newly […]

Revive! has been named as a top 10 franchise in the UK in the latest industry league table. The UK’s largest network of accredited vehicle paint repairers was placed 9th sharing the top of the table with franchise giants including Home Instead, McDonald’s, Tax Assist, Subway, Driver Hire, Snap on Tools and Action Coach. The […]

The UK’s leading franchise network of mobile vehicle paint repairers, Revive! enjoyed one of its best ever trading months in October. Franchisees up and down the country from Portsmouth to Northampton reported record sales performances in the month where, according to figures from Autotrader and Tootle, the average price of used cars also saw a […]

The UK’s leading network of accredited smart vehicle paint repairers, Revive! has opened in the Isle of Wight. For the first time, private motorists and car dealerships across the island can access a full range of top quality mobile car bodywork and alloy wheel paint repair services managed by Ryde man Josh Willis. Said Josh: […]

The UK’s leading franchise network of mobile vehicle paint repairers, Revive! enjoyed one of its best ever trading months in October. Franchisees up and down the country from Portsmouth to Northampton reported record sales performances in the month where, according to figures from Autotrader and Tootle, the average price of used cars also saw a […]

Following hot on the heels of Revive! West Lincs being shortlisted for the Lincolnshire Business Awards, Revive! Head office in Rugby has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Business of the Year category for the 2017 Coventry and Warwickshire Awards. The winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner to be held at Coombe […]

Kelly Blackmore-Lee has joined the Revive! head office support team as head of franchise operations South. Previously head of compliance at the British Franchise Association (bfa), Kelly has considerable experience working within the franchise industry. Before moving to the bfa she held senior roles at both the Dream Doors and Shakeaway franchises. Revive! has re-structured […]

It is one of four finalists hoping to win the SME Business of the Year category in the Lincolnshire Media Business Awards 2017. The winner will be announced at an awards dinner later this month. Owner of Revive! West Lincs Russell Hudson and his team are on track to hit £1m turnover by the end […]