An agency is rebranding after leaving a franchise network.

Bradford Howley, with three branches in Hertfordshire, has until now been trading as Putterills.

As of Wednesday, it started trading under its own name, Bradford Howley.

The rest of the Putterills offices, in different ownerships, are continuing to trade under the Putterills brand in Hertfordshire.

A spokesperson for Bradford Howley said: “We wanted to be more in control of our own brand and marketing. Now felt the right time to do this .”

Andrew Bradford and Liam Howley, who had previously worked together at Frosts, bought their first Putterills franchise in 2009 in St Albans.

They subsequently opened in St Albans and Marshalswick.

As EYE reported, Tony Putterill stepped down in January from the business he founded 25 years ago.