Revive! News

Revive! are delighted to have reached 30,000 reviews on Trustpilot! With a 4.9 / 5 overall 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 Trustpilot is proof of our commitment to building the UK’s biggest and […]

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, […]

Fifteen years after racing together in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), Andrew and Mike Jordan’s joint passion for classic car restoration – 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 since age 7, Andrew started […]

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’s 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 in and […]

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! NI came out on top against six other shortlisted businesses across the country to land an impressive win at the FSB Northern Ireland Business Awards, […]

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! 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 2021 […]

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! delivers a record 2022 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 […]

Revive! are delighted to have hit 25,000 reviews on 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 – a […]

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 […]

Jay Belam, owner of Revive! Surrey, has been shortlisted for the bfa Star Performer award in the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards.  When Jay was leaving the Army, he wanted a business model that gave more security for his family. Although Jay wanted to work for himself, he also wanted to have a team he […]

Revive! Auto Innovations (UK) Ltd has been shortlisted in the Franchisor of the Year category of the bfa HSBC British Franchise Awards. Founded in 2004, Revive! franchisees run large territories and manage their own team of skilled technicians who repair damage to car paintwork including bumper scuffs, minor chips and the refurbishment of alloy wheels. […]

In spite of the challenging economic climate, an enterprising Lincoln resident has defied the odds and transformed an empty industrial unit into a quarter of a million-pound cosmetic vehicle repair business, in just one year. Russell Hudson, owner of Revive! Lincoln, took on the empty unit in North Hykeham in June 2021 with ambitious plans […]

The husband and wife led team at Revive! Trafford are celebrating their success as they have been recognised as Small Business of the Year in Greater Manchester. Dan and Natalie Normanton and their team left the prestigious Greater Manchester Business Awards with the distinguished accolade which celebrates businesses with 5-10 employees. The awards ceremony, which […]

Former British Touring Car (BTCC) champion, Andrew Jordan, may be used to winning ways, but he has placed himself as the underdog in this year’s Mini Miglia Challenge, with the Englishman looking to win the championship for the second consecutive year despite missing four races of the season. With the 2022 series now more than […]

A husband and wife led Revive! franchise have been shortlisted for small business of the year in Greater Manchester. Dan and Natalie Normanton and their team at Revive! Trafford are up for honours at the prestigious Greater Manchester Business Awards in the hotly contested category of Small Business of the Year for businesses with 5-10 […]