Sweet success for Julie Wilson of Belvoir

Jan. 12, 2015 - PRLog -- Belvoir announces winner of The Great Belvoir Bake Off!

Julie Wilson, financial controller at Belvoir Central Office in Grantham has been crowned the winner of The Great Belvoir Bake Off, a competition that raised over £200 for a popular local hospice.

“I was very proud and shocked to win!” said Julie. “I’m not an experienced baker at all, but I happened to have the TV on over Christmas and saw Mary Berry doing her white chocolate and ginger cheesecake and when I heard about the Belvoir Bake Off I thought I would give it a go. The cake was delicious and really easy to do – if I can do it, anybody can!”

Julie’s festive masterpiece beat off some stiff competition, as many members of the Central Office franchise support team entered the Bake Off, bringing in cakes that they had baked and decorated at home.  Staff were invited to sample all the entries, which were then sold or auctioned for charity and an anonymous vote was taken to decide who would be declared the champion Belvoir Baker.

“Many of our franchises raise funds for local charities and at Central Office we wanted to do something fun that would support the St. Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice, which is a very deserving cause that provides a great service for patients and families,” said Kiara Carthy-Barke, Belvoir’s marketing manager.

“We were absolutely delighted with the number of entries we received – and how amazingly creative and talented the staff were. It was a fantastic event and next year we hope to encourage as many offices as possible to take part. There were some amazing cakes to choose from, but after all the votes were counted and verified there was no doubt that Julie’s cake was the favourite and she is a very worthy winner!”

For further information on the Belvoir opportunity please visit: www.belvoirfranchise.com

• Belvoir now have more than 160 offices nationwide. To find your nearest Belvoir office, visit their website at www.belvoir.co.uk

NOTES TO EDITORS

·       Belvoir was founded in February 1995 by Mike and Stephanie Goddard. Its Central Office is in Grantham, Lincolnshire.

·       Mike was chairman of the bfa for three consecutive years and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Belvoir. Dorian Gonsalves is Director of Commercial and Franchising. Dorian sits on the Board of The Property Ombudsman.

·       Belvoir is recognised as one of the largest specialist lettings agency franchises in the UK, with 160 offices nationwide and aims to have 200 franchises in the next three years.

·       Belvoir was officially awarded the Best Lettings Agency Franchise – Gold Award at the 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2010 Lettings Agency of the Year Awards in association with The Sunday Times & The Times. Belvoir also won the Silver Award in 2011.

·       Belvoir was voted Best Large Lettings Chain at the Estate & Letting Agent Awards (ESTAs) 2013, which was hosted by Phil Spencer, and won Silver in 2014. Belvoir has won Brand Builder of the Year at the bfa Franchisor of the Year Awards 2011 and Best Marketing Campaign of the Year at the Franchise Marketing Association (FMA) Awards 2011.

·       Belvoir is a founder member of the SAFEagent Kitemark scheme, which is fully supported by NALS. SAFEagent promotes client money protection (CMP) and provides consumers with a clear message on those agents they should do business with.

·       Belvoir successfully listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 21^st February, 2012.

·       Belvoir won the Gold Award for Franchisor of the Year, at the Negotiator Awards 2014.

For further information or to arrange an interview with a member of the Belvoir team please contact Andrea McHugh, Headlines Journalism, tel: 01476 567438/07940 930 331, email: andrea@headlinesjournalism.co.uk