carsChipsAway, the UK’s original and market leading automotive franchise, is delighted to announce that demand for our services reached an all-time high in August, with a staggering 25,900 consumer leads being sent from Head Office out to the network!

ChipsAway is owned by Franchise Brands plc who were listed on AIM on the 5th August 2016. Franchise Brands has a combined network of over 350 franchisees in 12 countries, but predominately operates in the UK.

This astounding figure is a 5% increase from ChipsAway’s last record in May 2016, and a whopping almost 20% increase from August 2015! It’s also the first ever time that the leading brand have reached the 25,000 mark.

Marketing Manager at ChipsAway, Ella Pugh comments “ChipsAway is going from strength to strength thanks to our wonderful franchisees and the top quality services they offer. It gives us great pleasure to announce this news and to watch the demand for the brand grow consistently.”

These record figures strongly emphasise the need for ChipsAway services in the UK, and through integrated marketing campaigns including national TV advertising, ChipsAway has been able to capitalise on the growth of the market.

If you would like to request a non-obligation estimate from ChipsAway, just click here and enter your details!

ChipsAway have been established for over 20 years and is the originator of SMART minor automotive repair technology. The franchise has an exceptional reputation for completing first class repairs on minor damage such as paintwork scratches, minor dents, bumper scuffs and kerbed alloy wheel refurbishment. Repairs are completed within just a few hours and at a far lower cost than traditional body shops, specialists also come to the customer which increases the convenience of a ChipsAway repair. With 69% of the 34 million vehicles on UK roads having ‘ChipsAway’ damage, demand for the service is higher than ever before.

 

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