Revive! Articles

Revive! sponsored driver, Andrew Jordan is set to make his return to Donington Park this weekend for the opening two rounds of the Dunlop Mini Se7en Challenge alongside his brother Bradley. For the first two rounds of the 2024 season, Andrew will be competing in the fully Revive! liveried Mini Se7en racer sporting a 1000cc […]

Revive! Stoke owner Scott Gosbell’s decision to relocate his vehicle paint repair firm from London to Staffordshire has proven to be a choice well-made, after his franchise was lauded as one of the best in the country. Revive! Stoke, which operates out of a 50+ UK-wide franchise network, has been recognised as the best franchise […]

 National SMART repair network, Revive! Auto Innovations, posted its strongest ever month of revenue in October 2023, surpassing a record £2M network sales for the first time ever. This represents a 29% increase on 2022 results and continues an extraordinary year for the UK’s largest SMART repair company. Mark Llewellyn, managing director (sales and marketing), […]

Revive! has raised £2,200 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association in September 2023 as part of our 4th annual “Moving for Kebsi” campaign. Every year, a group of staff, franchisees, friends and family at Revive! challenge themselves to move throughout the month of September; setting a physical challenge for themselves like running, cycling, climbing or […]

Revive! Waltham Abbey, has been named one of the best small businesses in Essex.   Nazeing resident, Ken Allison, established the business in 2009 as part of Revive!’s now 50+ UK-wide franchise network. Nearly 15 years on, Ken employs 6 local technicians serving the Waltham Abbey, Waltham Forest and Redbridge areas.   As a specialist […]

What a year it has been for Revive!, the UK’s leading SMART repair network! Recently Revive! Auto Innovations was named as one of the top three franchises in Europe, and now the business has been shortlisted for another award in the top assessment category as a UK Employer of the Year in the Investors in […]

Revive! are delighted to have reached 30,000 reviews on Trustpilot! With a 4.9 / 5 Trustpilot rating, 98% of customers rate our service as Excellent or Great. Our 30,000th Review:   Revive! UK’s Head of Business, Richard Graves, commented: “Reaching 30,000 reviews on particularly with such a high rating is proof of our commitment to […]

The husband-and-wife led team at Revive! Gloucester is celebrating being named the best newly-launched business in the south-west of England. Business owners, Jai and Reena Patel, fought off stiff competition in the form of three other shortlisted companies from a variety of sectors – a sleep consultancy, an interior designer and a life coach. The […]

Revive! East Anglia, headed up by three car enthusiast friends, has been shortlisted as one of the best small businesses in Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire Small Business of the Year – Finalist Revive! East Anglia, which is co-owned by Nathan Holmes, Andy Blackhurst and Adam Holmes (no relation), has reached the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards Final 2023, […]

Andrew Jordan and his dad Mike’s joint passion for classic car restoration still keeps them together fifteen years after racing together in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), and Andrew’s passion for Minis in particular – has brought the father and son together as they compete in the Mini 7 Racing Club. A Mini fanatic […]

Domination! Last weekend, Revive!-sponsored driver Andrew Jordan, alongside father Mike Jordan, won every race they competed in for the Mini 7 Racing Club at Thruxton Circuit. The 2013 British Touring Car Champion is currently racing his third season in the Dunlop Mini Miglia Challenge after capturing the title in 2021. Meanwhile, his father Mike is […]

The SME Northamptonshire Business Awards have recognised Revive! Northampton and their success in the highly competitive Small Business of the Year category, with the winner set to be announced at the Mercure Daventry Court Hotel on 15 June. A win at the prestigious awards ceremony would validate another standout year for the business, which operates […]

Husband-and-wife led cosmetic repair business gears up for prestigious award Husband-and-wife led SMART repair franchise, Revive! Gloucester, has been shortlisted as one of the best newly-launched businesses in south-west England. Owned and run by married couple Jai and Reena Patel, Revive! Gloucester is a finalist for the highly-competitive Consumer Services category at the South-West England […]

Revive! Northern Ireland, led by its enterprising owner Mark Pronger, has been recognised as the best start-up business in Northern Ireland by a prestigious awarding body. Launched in 2021, Revive! Northern Ireland came out on top against six other shortlisted businesses across the country to land an impressive win at the FSB Northern Ireland Business […]

Newly launched Belfast-based bodywork repair firm, Revive! Northern Ireland, led by owner Mark Pronger, has been recognised by a prestigious awarding body for providing residents of the city and the surrounding areas with an innovative vehicle repair offering. The firm, which launched in 2021 as part of the UK-wide Revive! franchise network, has been shortlisted […]

Richard Graves is joining the senior leadership team at Revive! after a heralded career at Gefco, SMH and Cazoo. The former general manager for SMH Fleet Solutions is scheduled to take up his new post in early April. Richard said: “The opportunity to hold the post of head of business for Revive! is the most […]

Alex Bunn  – EWIF award finalist We were delighted to learn that our Franchisee Training Manager, Alex Bunn, has been announced as one of the finalists in the Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWIF) awards. It is fabulous to see Alex get this wider recognition after a full-on year where she has pulled all the stops […]

Rapid growth After achieving rapid growth in his first two years, a former petroleum engineer’s decision to launch a Revive! Aberdeen franchise has paid dividends. Revive! Aberdeen has been shortlisted for Start-Up Business of the Year at the Scotland FSB Small Business Awards; this comes after the franchise’s revenues surged by 94 per cent from […]

Former IT salesman Steve Thatcher’s vehicle paint repair business, Revive! Portsmouth, has been named a finalist for Portsmouth Small Business of the Year in The News Business Excellence Awards. Like many businesses, Revive! Portsmouth faced significant challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The awards panel at The News were impressed with Revive! Portsmouth’s agile business […]

Revive! UK saw extraordinary results throughout a volatile 2022, culminating with being named the UK’s best franchise by winning Franchisor of the Year (Gold) at the bfa HSBC British Franchise awards. The year started with high hopes as 2022 began as a “non-Covid” new norm, but quickly multiple external factors combined to create further economic […]

We are delighted to have hit 25,000 reviews on Revive! Trustpilot. This milestone is the latest in a string of accolades for Revive! UK, which include winning the prestigious Bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year (Gold) award, the WorkBuzz Best Management Franchise award, and being recognised as a Platinum organisation by Investors in People – […]

Following a series of prestigious award triumphs, Revive! Auto Innovations is celebrating a victorious 2022. Revive! has scooped a host of eminent awards in 2022, including the WorkBuzz Best Management Franchise Award, the platinum accreditation from Investors in People, and now the Bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Gold Award   Bfa HSB Franchisor of […]

Unique service offering nets award nomination for Revive! High Wycombe After an unprecedented period of financial growth, Revive! High Wycombe is a finalist at the Thames Valley Business and Community Awards. Led by franchise owner Byron Lindsay, the business has been shortlisted in the SME (small and medium-sized enterprises) of The Year category, an award […]

Revive! UK awarded platinum status by Investors in People After a period of unprecedented growth, Revive! has been recognised as a platinum organisation by the prestigious awarding body, Investors in People, who recognised Revive! as an employer of choice. Investors in People granted Revive! an impressive score of 822/900 (91 per cent), well above the […]