Revive! Articles

Five-year plan to recruit over 200 SMART repair technicians We are excited to announce a five-year expansion plan, including the recruitment of over 200 technicians. Revive! currently employs the UK’s largest accredited network of more than 200 IMI certified repairers, providing national coverage for vehicle manufacturers and car dealerships as well as fleet, lease and […]

Revive! recently celebrated another year of growth at our 18th annual conference. It’s been two years since Revive! franchisees and head office staff have been able to see each other all in one place. Finally seeing everyone face-to-face after so long really added to the excitement of what was already a packed schedule of presentations […]

Recently, Revive! UK welcomed Claire Russell, CEO of Mental Health in Business (MHIB), to our head office in Rugby, Warwickshire to run a series of workshops for our employees. Claire has had a corporate career spanning 20 years, having managed and directed businesses in the financial services sector since she was 20 years old. After […]

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 […]

Revive! have raised over £2,200 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association after our 2nd annual Moving for Kebsi challenge. Nearly 30 Revive! employees, franchise owners, friends and family got involved this year to run, walk, swim or cycle throughout the month of September – all to raise funds in memory of Kevin “Kebsi” Gartland. Kebsi, […]

Revive! are delighted to re-sign with Andrew Jordan as the youngest ever BTCC champion begins his 2021 Mini Miglia programme. Jordan is currently on hiatus from the British Touring Car Championship due to difficulties created by the COVID-19 pandemic, but as one of the UK’s leading motorsport competitors he has maintained his status as a […]

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 […]

It’s fantastic to celebrate International Women’s day at Revive!, in a male-dominated sector Revive! stands apart with women representing two thirds of the Directors and Management Team. “What makes Revive! different are the processes and the people,“ says joint Managing Director, Mark Llewellyn. Revive! repairs minor damage on cars and the Revive! network totals close […]

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 […]

After Pirtek, his primary sponsor, pulled out in 2019, Revive! sponsored Andrew Jordan was expected to bow out of the British Touring Car Championship in 2020. However, due to his success in 2019 and legacy as one of the best to ever race in the BTCC with the 2013 championship and 26 career race wins […]

Feedback from a dealer sentiment survey carried out by Mannheim shows that only 19% of car dealerships are able to get newly-sourced stock on sale within two days. The majority (42%) of dealers get new stock on sale within 3-4 days, but 10% reported a turnaround time of nine or more days. Of those surveyed, […]

Twelve members of our Head Office team took to cycling as many miles as they could throughout August as part of this year’s Great British Franchise Cycle (GBFC). The challenge was organised by The Franchising Centre, HSBC and the bfa to raise money for The Franchise Trust as well as promoting franchising in local communities. […]

When it comes to carrying out bodywork repairs on our motor vehicles it is a job best left to the experts. But as a nation of DIY enthusiasts, it’s no surprise that many of us will attempt to do the job ourselves, sometimes with quite disastrous results! While bodywork repairs can often appear simpler than […]

Have you ever been driving along only to pass five of the same coloured cars in a row? Or find yourself parked in between two cars the identical colour to yours at the supermarket? Well, it might be more than just a coincidence. It could be down to some very clever scientists having predicted colour […]

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 […]

Last year Revive! were asked to help transform a 35-year-old 2CV into a state-of-the-art mobile kitchen – referred to as Dolly. Rob Latham, a senior Revive! technician took on the exciting project and removed Dolly’s original wheels and cleaned, prepped and sprayed each wheel to match the wrap supplied by 3M wraps. Fast forward a […]

Our Managing Director Mark Llewellyn challenged himself to run 5k everyday throughout April to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA). We’re proud to announce that Mark completed his grueling challenge and covered over 150 miles in his final running distance! As his job takes him all over the UK visiting our Revive! […]