Billy Kehoe joined Fastway Couriers in 2008 as the Regional Franchisee for the Midlands franchise. Since purchasing the business, Billy has taken the business to new heights through focusing on recruiting the best Courier Franchisees and on building business relationships. “In order to succeed, it is important to have the best people, who want to grow their business and that have customer service at the heart of their business plans. We work together to provide customers with a great service and it has paid off. “ says Kehoe. With the recent opening of a sub depot in Mullingar, Billy is helping his Courier Franchisees to provide a better service to customers.

Chris Rogers is a Courier Franchisee in the North East region. Having worked in the pub trade in Ireland and England, Chris decided that he wanted more control of his future and did just that by buying into the Fastway Courier Franchise opportunity.

Chris started operating back in August of 2005 and less than three years, more than double his earnings. He developed a customer base in excess of 70 customers, all of whom are regular customers of Fastway Couriers.

In November 2008, Chris split his territory for a capital gain. This allowed him to offer customers a later pick up time in the Ashbourne area and since then, his business had more than doubled.

The key to his success has been “Developing a good relationship with customers". Chris also believes that “By always providing customers with the highest levels of service, the word of mouth generated has been a major factor in growing my business".

Tom Dillon, Courier Franchisee in the West, originally purchased his Castlebar/Westport area almost 5 years ago. He built up his territory and split in 2007 with no loss to his initial income levels. At that time he serviced 42 customers all on his own. Over the years, Tom has grown his business by over 120%. Tom has been so successful in growing his business that he has taken on an extra driver in another territory early in 2007, in preparation for splitting once again!

Tom says his strategy for success is: “Delivering. People don’t order goods for no reason. If you deliver every parcel you get on time, then business will follow. You will always be remembered for the parcel you didn’t deliver.”

In terms of long term business goals, Tom says: “I wish to further capitalise on the hard work that I have put in over the years and envisage splitting my territory again to reap the awards.”