'Consistency, resilience & ambition'- Puddle Ducks Lancashire celebrates double award success

A Lancashire swim school owner, with classes in Preston, Blackpool and across the county, is celebrating two recent award wins.

Euxton businesswoman and owner of Puddle Ducks Lancashire, Jo Gribben, is celebrating double success after winning the Puddle Ducks Franchisee of the Year award and being recognised for 15 years in business at this year's Puddle Ducks annual conference.

Jo was presented with the awards at the conference, recognising both her long-standing commitment to Puddle Ducks Lancashire and her outstanding performance in running a successful local swim school.

Since taking on the franchise 15 years ago, Jo has built Puddle Ducks Lancashire into a major local operation, teaching babies, toddlers and children across 20 pools in areas including Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Chorley, Euxton, Preston, Rochdale, Wigan, Whitefield and Wrea Green. The business now teaches over 1100 children each week.

Jo said: "To be celebrating 15 years of Puddle Ducks Lancashire and to win Franchisee of the Year in the same year is incredibly special. Running a business across such a wide local area takes a huge amount of teamwork, and I am so proud of what we have achieved together.

"Our teachers and customer care team work incredibly hard to make every family feel supported, whether a child is having their first lesson or progressing through Swim Academy. To have that effort recognised at conference means a great deal and this award belongs to the whole Lancashire team, and to the families who swim with us each week.”

Commenting on Jo's success, Claire Mills, Head of Franchising at Puddle Ducks said: "The Franchisee of the Year is one of the most significant awards we present, because it recognises a franchisee who is making an exceptional impact in their own territory while representing the values of the wider brand.

"Jo's 15 years in Lancashire show real consistency, resilience and ambition. She has created a swim school that serves families across a wide area, from Preston and Chorley to Blackburn, Bolton, Blackpool and beyond and is a very deserving winner."

Puddle Ducks is the only national swim school that offers classes from bump through to 10 years of age and all teachers are STA qualified.

Teachers focus on developing independent swimming in a nurturing environment with individually tailored activities to suit all abilities.

To find out more about Puddle Ducks Lancashire, and the swimming lessons they provide across the area, call 01257 262622 or visit https://www.puddleducks.com/lancs