03 September 2019
Ex-engineer indulges his love of interior decor with Dream Doors franchise
EX-SERVICE engineer Mick Appleton is indulging his love of interior design by opening a kitchen showroom.
Mick and his partner Sharon Leeson joined the UK’s #1 kitchen makeover company earlier this year and have now opened Dream Doors Bolton and Bury in Bolton. The couple said they were both looking for a change of career direction with great take home pay, but for Mick there was an added bonus.
“I knew that if I was going to go into franchising it would have to be something that I take an active interest in,” said Mick.
"And for me that was always going to be something to do with home improvements, especially in kitchens. I’m that person who walks into a restaurant and starts looking around at the décor going: ‘Oooh, that’s nice’ and completely ignoring the menu. I can drive Sharon a bit potty with that sometimes! But of course, we both wanted to make sure we were going to do something that generates good revenue and Dream Doors certainly does that. The company’s revenue has gone up every year for the last 20 years.”
Sharon, who is a former nurse and child therapist, added: “Mick and I both wanted to do something a bit different. I wanted to work with him and we were both looking for a challenge. Working in this field is something Mick has wanted to do for a long time.”
Dream Doors is looking for more talented franchisees like Mick and Sharon who are ready to generate huge profits by representing an industry-leading brand.
There are just 19 new franchise territories available nationwide, particularly in the North East, North West, Yorkshire and Scotland.
Meet the Dream Doors recruitment team at Franchise Opportunities Scotland at the Radisson Blu, Glasgow on Thursday, September 12. The team will also be at the NEC in Birmingham on Friday, October 4 and Saturday 5.
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- 05 May 2017
- Dream Doors Boosts Induction Programme with Extra Week’s Training
- “Our new and improved training course insures that potential franchisees can get the most out of their business from the very first day, with no hidden surprises or confusion” - Bill Owen, Director...
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- 11 April 2017
- Dream Doors opens new showroom in South Bedfordshire
- Dream Doors, the UK’s largest kitchen makeover retailer, has brought its award-winning service to South Beds. A brand-new showroom, owned by Mark Stephen and his wife Anne, had its opening ceremony...
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- 17 January 2017
- The search is on for new franchisees in Yorkshire and the North East
- Dream Doors, the UK’s largest kitchen facelift retailer, is reaching out to find new franchisees in Yorkshire and the North East. And that’s because, while the company has more than 70 showrooms...
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- 25 October 2016
- “It’s obvious why so many have warmed to Dream Doors”
- Ex-O2 Director shares his experiences as a new Dream Doors franchisee Before joining Dream Doors and launching his franchise in Swansea, Lavine Jones held several lucrative positions for high...
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- 30 September 2016
- Dream Doors celebrates its 50,000th kitchen makeover and record financial figures
- Kitchen makeover specialist Dream Doors is celebrating the sale of its 50,000th kitchen makeover, and also its best financial figures since it began trading in 1999. The 50,000th sale was made by...
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- 23 September 2016
- Kitchen makeovers come to Caversham with opening of Dream Doors showroom
- Residents of Caversham and the surrounding area now have the opportunity to transform their kitchen, thanks to the gala opening of a new Dream Doors showroom.The kitchen makeover firm opened its...
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- 20 September 2016
- Dream Doors gives first live demonstration at The National Franchise Exhibition in Birmingham
- At this year’s National Franchise Exhibition, kitchen makeover firm Dream Doors is unveiling something never seen at a franchise show before: a live kitchen door swap. With demonstrations planned...
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- 19 September 2016
- New Dream Doors showroom brings kitchen makeovers to Ilford and surrounding area
- Kitchen makeover firm Dream Doors opened its latest UK showroom in Ilford today (16 September), in a ceremony that saw Redbridge Town Mayor, Cllr Gurdial Bhamra cut the ribbon to officially open...
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- 31 August 2016
- Dream Doors launches new door styles and colours for 2016
- Kitchen makeover specialist Dream Doors has launched a new range of door styles and colours, available to customers for Autumn / Winter 2016/17. Continuing the trend for more neutral colours in the...
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- 02 August 2016
- Dream Doors launches new kitchen design tool to allow customers to plan their perfect kitchen
- Dream Doors launches new kitchen design tool to allow customers to plan their perfect kitchen Kitchen makeover firm Dream Doors has launched a new a new online ‘visualiser’, a kitchen design tool...
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- 19 July 2016
- Dream Doors announces winner of inaugural ‘kitchen transformation of the year’ award
- Kitchen makeover franchise Dream Doors has announced the winner of its first ‘kitchen transformation of the year’ award, given to the best kitchen makeover project carried out in 2015 / 2016.The...
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- 29 June 2016
- Kitchen makeover firm Dream Doors sees 50% upturn in quality franchise applications vs 2015
- Kitchen makeover franchisor Dream Doors has reported a 50% increase in quality applications to become one of its franchisees compared to 2015.Last year Dream Doors saw an average of 72 applications...
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- Dream Doors appoints Ed Brewer as new Director of Operations
- Kitchen makeover franchise firm Dream Doors has announced the appointment of Edward Brewer as the company's new Director of Operations. Brewer is a highly respected and successful figure within the...
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- 18 April 2016
- Nicky Morgan MP opens latest Dream Doors showroom in Leicestershire
- Kitchen makeover retailer Dream Doors has opened its latest UK showroom in Leicestershire, in a gala ceremony that saw Nicky Morgan, Member of Parliament for Loughborough cut the ribbon to...
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- 14 March 2016
- Kitchen makeover retailer Dream Doors a record finalist at Franchise Marketing Awards
- Kitchen makeover retailer Dream Doors, was a three-time finalist in the Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs), the national awards ceremony that celebrates innovative marketing campaigns and effective...
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- 10 March 2016
- Dream Doors finalists in four more awards this year
- Dream Doors has been shortlisted in four more franchise industry awards this year. Making the finals in three Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs) gives the kitchen makeover brand a record 28 FMA...
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- 22 January 2016
- Second Dream Doors showroom opening of the year shows 2016 growth plans on target
- Kitchen makeover franchise Dream Doors opened its latest UK showroom in Ware today (21 January), in a gala ceremony that saw Town Mayor, Cllr Phyllis Ballam cut the ribbon to officially open the...
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- 14 January 2016
- Dream Doors opens first new showroom of 2016
- Residents of Watford and the surrounding area of Hertfordshire are now able to give their kitchen a makeover, with the launch of a new Dream Doors kitchen showroom in Kings Langley. Dream Doors...
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- 08 January 2016
- Dream Doors scores record Checkatrade rating for 2015
- Kitchen makeover franchise achieves an average customer rating of 9.7 out of 10 as it looks to improve service even further in 2016 Dream Doors, the UK's largest kitchen makeover franchise, has...
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- 19 November 2015
- Kitchen makeover franchise Dream Doors launches new recruitment and training programme for franchisees
- New programme aims to select the very best franchisees and give them the complete support and training needed to succeed.Dream Doors, the UK's largest kitchen makeover franchise, has launched a...
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- 12 November 2015
- Kitchen makeovers come to North Finchley with new Dream Doors showroom
- Residents of North Finchley and the surrounding area of North London are now able to give their kitchen a makeover, with the launch of a new Dream Doors kitchen showroom, its 13th new showroom of...
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- 01 October 2015
- Dream Doors appoints new Director of Franchising
- Kitchen makeover franchise firm Dream Doors has announced the appointment of Bill Owen as the company's new Director of Franchising. Owen is a well-known and respected figure in the franchise world...
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- 21 September 2015
- Dream Doors showroom brings high-quality kitchen makeovers to Brigg
- Kitchen makeover firm Dream Doors opened its latest UK showroom in Brigg on Saturday (19 September), in a gala ceremony that saw Mayor of Brigg, Cllr James Truepenny cut the ribbon to officially...
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- 10 September 2015
- Kitchen makeover retailer Dream Doors expands into Ireland
- New Belfast showroom the first in a series of franchise launches in Northern Ireland and the Republic10 September, 2015 – Dream Doors, the UK's largest kitchen makeover retailer is expanding into...
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- 04 September 2015
- Low-cost kitchen makeovers come to Chesterfield with new Dream Doors showroom
- Residents of Chesterfield, Mansfield and the surrounding areas are now able to get a kitchen makeover for less than half the cost of a full kitchen re-fit, with the launch of a new Dream Doors...
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- 10 August 2015
- UK's biggest kitchen makeover retailer celebrates 40,000 kitchen installations
- Dream Doors, the nationwide kitchen facelift specialist, is celebrating the sale of its 40,000thkitchen installation since it first began trading in 1999. The landmark sale was made by Katie and...
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- 17 July 2015
- Dream Doors wins national award at 2015 bfa Franchisor of the Year Awards
- Gosport-based kitchen makeover specialists, Dream Doors, has been nationally recognised at the prestigious 2015 bfa HSBC Franchisor of the Year Awards. Dream Doors' managing director Troy Tappenden...
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- 01 July 2015
- Dream Doors expansion continues with 8th new showroom of the year opening in Godmanchester
- A new Dream Doors showroom has opened today (1 July) in Godmanchester, bringing the UK’s biggest kitchen makeover retailer to customers in Cambridgeshire and the surrounding area. The new showroom...
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- 05 May 2015
- Kitchen makeover franchise Dream Doors opens three further showrooms in April, on the back of a record-breaking Q1
- The Dream Doors kitchen makeover retail franchise continues to go from strength-to-strength, with the launch of another three showrooms in April 2015.The showroom openings in Dudley, Derby and...
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- 12 March 2015
- 7-time winners Dream Doors finalists for 25th time
- Kitchen makeover franchise, Dream Doors, has made the finals of the Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs) for the ninth year in succession. Already seven-time winners, and finalists a record 25 times...
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- 16 February 2015
- Dream Doors national expansion continues, with new showroom opening in Beverley
- The Dream Doors kitchen makeover franchise has continued its on-going UK expansion, with the launch of another new showroom, its second of 2015, and 51st overall. Dream Doors replaces doors...
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- 29 January 2015
- Dream Doors opens 50th retail showroom as demand for kitchen makeovers continues to grow
- The Dream Doors kitchen makeover franchise is launching its 50th UK showroom today, with the opening of a new retail showroom in Kempston, Bedfordshire. Dream Doors offers kitchen makeovers for a...
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- 17 July 2014
- Dream Doors franchise sells £214,000 in a single month
- More records broken by the kitchen facelift franchise's Oxford branch Dream Doors Oxford franchisees, Mike and Elaine Hurley, sold £214,000 of kitchens and kitchen makeovers in June. The couple...
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- 27 June 2014
- Four Dream Doors franchisees achieve six-figure sales in a single month
- In May this year, a record four Dream Doors franchisees topped £100,000 in monthly sales. Six-figures had been reached in a single month before but, until this year, only three franchisees had ever...
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- 24 March 2014
- Dream Doors Wins 7th Franchise Marketing Award
- Dream Doors has won 'Best Online Marketing Campaign' in this year's Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs). Shortlisted in three categories, this is the seventh trophy the kitchen facelift franchise has...
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- 10 March 2014
- Dream Doors Makes Franchise Marketing Awards Finals for 8th Year Running
- Kitchen Facelift Retailer Shortlisted in Three Categories Dream Doors has reached the Franchise Marketing Awards finals (FMAs) for the eighth year in a row. Two years after winning the last of its...
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- 17 February 2014
- Dream Doors' first million pound franchise
- OXFORD COUPLE ARE THE FIRST FRANCHISEES TO SELL £1MILLION IN A CALENDAR YEAR Dream Doors has been franchising for over a decade. The Hampshire-based company now has more than 50 showrooms...
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- 28 January 2014
- Awards galore for Dream Doors franchisees
- Dream Doors held its 11th Annual Conference in Hampshire last month. Winners of the top prize, Oxford franchisees Elaine and Mike Hurley, closed out the year with just over a million pounds of...
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- 19 December 2013
- Dream Doors launches new website
- KITCHEN FACELIFT RETAILER COMPLETES ITS OWN ONLINE MAKEOVER Dream Doors, the UK's largest kitchen facelift retailer, launched its new website this week. The Gosport-based company, which now has 50...
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- 26 September 2013
- Dream Doors recruits in-territory sales support manager
- TOP CLOSER NOW AVAILABLE TO ALL 50 FRANCHISEES Experienced kitchen salesman, Andy Hart, has taken on a new challenge. After spending six years heading up the sales for Dream Doors' company-owned...
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- Dream Doors launches new iPad App
- FRANCHISEE SECURES £4,500 SALE HOURS AFTER DOWNLOADING It's been in development stage since the beginning of the year. It cost over £30,000 to design and build. And now Dream Doors' iPad App is...
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- 26 July 2013
- Dream Doors opens new showroom in Worcester
- KITCHEN FACELIFT FRANCHISE TARGETS 50 OUTLETS BY END OF 2013 The latest Dream Doors showroom celebrated its grand opening in Worcester on Saturday, with the city's Mayor, Councillor Pat Agar, there...
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- 25 April 2013
- Dream Doors finalists in bfa Franchisor of the Year Awards
- KITCHEN FACELIFT FRANCHISE AMONGST SIX BRANDS SHORTLISTED; WINNERS ANNOUNCED IN JULYIt's the biggest event in franchising's calendar. The annual awards that celebrate the very best franchised...
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- 21 March 2013
- Dream Doors shortlisted for three Franchise Marketing Awards
- KITCHEN FACELIFT FRANCHISE MAKES THE FINALS FOR THE SEVENTH YEAR RUNNINGDream Doors, has reached the finals in three of this year's Franchise Marketing Awards (FMAs). The awards are given to...
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- 07 March 2013
- Dream Doors Opens Its First New Showroom Of 2013
- Dream Doors, a Hampshire-based company that is now the UK's largest kitchen facelift retailer, opened its first showroom more than ten years ago. Since then it has grown into a national network of...
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- 03 December 2012
- Four awards in one night for Dream Doors Oxford
- Tears and champagne flow as Checkatrade award announced Dream Doors Oxford is a franchise of the UK's largest kitchen facelift retailer. Its owners, Elaine and Mike Hurley, won an unprecedented...
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- 20 November 2012
- Digital Marketing drives customers to Dream Doors showrooms
- Dream Doors franchisees' sales are up 50 percent in 2012, the same level of growth it took the previous three years to achieve. For an off-line kitchen facelift retailer like Dream Doors, those...
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- 29 October 2012
- 500th Customer Review For Dream Doors Showroom: Dorset Franchise gets 96% positive feedback
- Dream Doors Dorchester, a franchise of the UK's largest kitchen facelift retailer, has just had its 500th customer testimonial posted on the consumer monitoring website, Checkatrade.com. Launched...
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- 22 October 2012
- Dream Doors Celebrates A Decade In Franchising
- It was at the National Franchise Exhibition in Birmingham back in October 2002 that Dream Doors first showcased its innovative kitchen door replacement concept. Started in Hampshire three years...
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- 13 July 2011
- Success Story for Dream Doors Franchisees
- Sales of £175,000 in first five months for Dorset based Dream Doors franchisees.Partners, Clive Coldwell and Angela Lowe, hold the record for the quickest showroom opening in Dream Doors' 12 year...
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- 23 May 2011
- Kitchen Franchise Enjoys Million-Pound Month
- Dream Doors has posted record first-quarter sales. A decade on from its inception as a solitary showroom on the south coast, the UK's largest kitchen franchise has broken its most sought-after...
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- 07 April 2011
- Five Time Winner of Marketing Awards
- "Five awards from 15 finals, that's a one-in-three strike rate,” said a jubilant Troy Tappenden, Dream Doors founder and managing director, as he collected the award for 'Best Franchisee Marketing...
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- 13 January 2011
- Home Improvement Franchise Director Elected to BFA
- Dream Doors Franchise and Operations Director, Kelly Chambers, has been elected to the board of the British Franchise Association. This marks the beginning of home improvement franchise director...
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