Hire A Hubby Franchisee of the Year Awards 2025 Celebrates Exceptional Business Owners

The highly anticipated Hire A Hubby Franchisee of the Year Awards 2025 took place on Sunday, 24th August in Adelaide, South Australia, recognising the outstanding achievements of franchise owners from Queensland to Tasmania. This prestigious event celebrates franchisees who have demonstrated remarkable growth, leadership, and commitment to the Hire A Hubby brand and excellence in their respective businesses.
The Franchisee of the Year Awards showcases top franchisees at various levels – New Franchisee of the Year, Man In A Van, Multi-Person Operation, Enterprise, and National Franchisee of the Year – who consistently demonstrate strong financial and operational performance, commitment to providing quality customer service and experience, supporting supply partners and other franchisees, and supporting the franchise system as a whole.
Award Categories and Winners
The Hire A Hubby Franchisee of the Year Awards honoured franchisees in several key categories, including the following.
New Franchisee of the Year 2025
Recognising excellence in business and operational performance during the first 12 months of operation.
Queensland – Travis Cairns, Hire A Hubby Mooloolaba
New South Wales/ACT – Brad & Suzie Hooley, Hire A Hubby Wangi Wangi
Victoria – Mitch Davey, Hire A Hubby Warragul

Man In A Van 2025
Recognising excellence in business and operational performance as a single operator, brand and partner commitment, support to the franchise network, and community involvement.
Queensland – Adrian Deacon, Hire A Hubby Mount Ommaney
New South Wales/ACT – Derek Pang, Hire A Hubby Hornsby
Victoria – Dean Ristow, Hire A Hubby Werribee

Multi-Person Operation 2025
Recognising excellence in business and operational performance as multi-person business, leadership, brand and partner commitment, support to the franchise network, and community involvement.
Queensland – Tim Napper, Hire A Hubby Ormeau / Beenleigh
New South Wales/ACT – Mark & Eli Hopping, Hire A Hubby Southern Highlands
Victoria – Jamie O’Meara & Paul Vernall, Hire A Hubby Sunbury
Enterprise Operation 2025
Recognising excellence in business and operational performance as a large, multi-person business, successfully managing multiple locations and having expanded their business footprint. Recipients demonstrate a high level of brand and partner commitment, strong leadership to the franchise network, and community involvement.
Queensland – Russell & Michelle Hampton, Hire A Hubby Bayview
New South Wales/ACT – Calvin Douwes, Hire A Hubby Crows Nest
Victoria – David & Kim Stephenson, Hire A Hubby Latrobe Valley

National Franchisee of the Year 2025
Honouring the franchisee who demonstrates the best overall business and operational performance, and going above and beyond with leadership, support of the brand and the franchise network.
Derek Pang, Hire A Hubby Hornsby (NSW)

Brendan Green, CEO of Hire A Hubby expressed his pride in the 2025 nominees and winners, “The Franchisee of the Year Awards is a celebration of the passion, dedication, and entrepreneurial spirit of our franchisees. These individuals embody the very best of the Hire A Hubby franchise, from their commitment to customer service to their positive contributions to the franchise network and their local communities. As CEO, I am extremely proud of our 2025 Franchisee of the Year winners and congratulate them all.”
More Information
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About Hire A Hubby
Hire A Hubby is Australia’s largest handyman business and it is our goal to provide customers from homes, offices and factories with a complete handyman service. We encourage our customers to provide feedback on their experiences with our handyman team. Our home maintenance team is spread all across Australia. All of our handymen are individual businessmen and are police checked, Work Health Safety Certified, have public liability insurance and carry photo ID to provide you with security and peace of mind. Whilst Hire A Hubby is renowned for the small jobs, we are also very proficient with bigger projects, the types that tradesmen don’t turn up to do. Kitchen and bathroom renovations, pergola and decking work are all jobs you can dial a Hubby for.
