Select Group has the Best Franchise Recruitment Team of the Year

Select Franchise, one of the leading UK recruitment franchisors, is celebrating after winning a coveted award at the second annual Franchise Marketing Awards.

Held on 23rd March 2007 at the Marriott Grosvenor Hotel in London, the Select Franchise team beat off stiff competition from five other short listed companies to scoop the Franchise Recruitment Team of the Year Award.

Independently judged by the British Franchise Association, Daily Mail, Chartered Institute of Marketing, Rees Pollock and Volkswagen, and sponsored by a variety of big names within the franchise industry, these awards recognise the industryís most innovative and effective marketing campaigns for products, services and franchisee recruitment.

Judges commented that Select had ìa strong recruitment team, experienced and practical with a dedicated support culture. 2006 was their most successful year for recruiting franchisees to date.î

On receiving the award, Deb Smith, Director of Franchise, commented ìWe are delighted to win this award ñ it is the first year we have entered and 2006 was a real success story for Select Franchise with more partners joining us than ever before.î

2006 also saw the introduction of Parkhouse Recruitment, the industrial specialists, to Select Franchiseís offering which has continued with the introduction of Select Hospitality in 2007. Smith continues ìI am thrilled that the team have gained the recognition they deserve ñ they have such a diverse set of skills and over 30 years of Select experience between them which is imperative to demonstrate to potential franchise partners we have experience of the industry that are choosing to invest in.î

Also short listed for Best Franchise Launch Programme, Smith continues ìMy thanks go to our internal franchise team, our head office support teams and our franchise partners who inspire us with their drive to achieve their goals and share our vision of finding jobs for people and people for jobs. We are a company who completely endorses the BFAís ethos íproud to franchiseí and we will continue to offer our franchise partners the excellent levels of support their new businesses rightly deserve throughout the life of their partnership with us.î