February 06, 2012
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Cleaning and Maintenance Franchise Personnel News

Coverall Health Based Cleaning System

Coverall Names Laura J. Hendricks its President and CEO

Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System®, a leading franchisor of commercial cleaning businesses, has appointed Laura J. Hendricks as its President and Chief Executive Officer.

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ServiceMaster Announces Executive Moves at TruGreen and Terminix

The ServiceMaster Company, one of the world's largest residential and commercial service networks, announced today key executive appointments at TruGreen and Terminix, its two largest business units.

Newly Expanded Corporate Team in Place at Weed Man USA

On the heels of its continued growth into the United States Weed Man, North America's leading lawn care franchise company, has added new faces to the corporate team and is expanding into a larger office to assist in the company

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ServiceMaster Appoints Thomas Coba President of ServiceMaster Clean and Merry Maids

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Spring-Green Lawn Care Announces Promotions, New Hires

Spring-Green Lawn Care has hired Aaron Gieser to join the corporate office and has promoted Harold Enger, Brian Kish, RJ Krone and Gwen Pothier-Ward.

1-800-GOT-JUNK? Aims to Double Company Revenues With New Chief Operating Officer

1-800-GOT-JUNK? has added a new face to the company's driver seat, announcing today the hiring of a Chief Operating Officer.

Paul Davis Restoration

Paul Davis National names John F. Fleming as executive vice president of insurance services

Paul Davis National, large loss specialists for Paul Davis Restoration, has named John F. Fleming as executive vice president of insurance services.

Service Brands International Announces Leadership Changes for Mr. Handyman, ProTect Painters

Service Brands International (SBI), a privately held, multi concept franchisor of home service brands, announced leadership changes involving two of its franchise systems, Mr. Handyman and ProTect Painters. Other brands in the SBI portfolio include Molly.

Paul Davis Restoration

Paul Davis National names Lloyd Swiggum as President of the Catastrophic Loss Restoration Firm

Paul Davis National, the large loss specialists for Paul Davis Restoration, has named Lloyd Swiggum as president of the company.

Steve Boyce Named Chief Operations Officer for Steamatic, Inc.

Steamatic, the industry leader in cleaning and restoration services in more than 270 franchise territories in the United States and in 25 countries around the world, recently named Steve Boyce as the organization's new Chief Operations Officer. The announ

Steve Boyce Named Chief Operations Officer for Steamatic, Inc.

Steamatic, the industry leader in cleaning and restoration services in more than 270 franchise territories in the United States and in 25 countries around the world, recently named Steve Boyce as the organization's new Chief Operations Officer. The announ

PuroClean's New Executive VP of Operations a Key Link in Company's Evolution

When a company seeks to rise to the top of its game, it has to bring on the best players to lead the team. PuroClean, continuing its quest to become the No. 1 choice of insurance companies for property damage emergency mitigation services for homes...

Franchise Sales Veteran Roy Billesbach Joins Molly Maid As Development Manager

Service Brands' Vice President Alex Roberts announcement that Roy Billesbach was named a franchise development manager for the Molly Maid brand.

Mike Welch Joins Service Brands International as Franchise Development Manager Franchising Veteran to Sell ProTect Painters Concept

Alex Roberts, vice president franchise development for Service Brands International, announced that Mike Welch has joined the multi-concept franchisor as franchise development manager for the ProTect Painters brand.

PuroClean Welcomes Home Vice President of Operations

PuroClean, the nation's fastest growing property damage restoration franchise, announced today the appointment of John Capponi, an industry veteran with more than 25-years of experience in customer service and franchising, as the company's Vice...

U. S. Lawns Announces A New Member Of The Team!

Please join us in congratulating Jerry Brown as he steps into the new role of Manager of Franchise Support. Jerry will be fully dedicated to coordinating the efforts of our current team of professionals involved in the training, facilitation, and...

Service Brands International Appoints Experienced Franchise Executive to President and COO

Service Brands International (SBI), a multi-concept franchisor of brands that provide a variety of timesaving home services ideally suited for today's active consumer, announced today it has appointed John McDonald to its newly created President...

Bonus Building Care Names Director of Sales

Derrick came to Bonus with twenty-eight years of sales and sales management experience with many Fortune 500 companies such as P&G, IBM, GE and SAP.

Bill Blair Joins Stratus Building Solutions as VP-Master Development

Bill Blair, a veteran franchise industry executive who resides in Belleville, Illinois, has been recruited as Vice President-Master Development at Stratus Building Solutions, the commercial-industrial building cleaning service franchisor based in...

Pet Butler Appoints New Operations

Pet Butler, the nation's leading pet waste cleanup service, has named Tim Leslie as operations and solutions manager.

PuroClean Expands Support Center Management Team to Continue Brand Enhancement

While the PuroClean franchise system continues to grow at record levels and make national headlines with its award-winning best practices in franchisee support, the company also continues to attract world-class talent at its home office to support the...

Kitchen Tune-Up Hires Programs Specialist to Coordinate Growing Partner Relations Department

Kitchen Tune-Up, the number one ranked kitchen and bath remodeling service with franchises across the US and Canada, has retained Jon Hoffman as Partner Programs Specialist in their Aberdeen, SD corporate headquarters location.

Pet Butler Appoints Finance Manager

Pet Butler, the nation's leading pet waste cleanup service, has named Judy Esparza as finance department manager.

Michael Lett Appointed Director of Franchise Development at ElizaJ

ElizaJ, providers of upscale, self-contained restrooms for special events and serving thousands of clients along the East Coast, has recently named Michael Lett as the new Director of Franchise Development.

New Year, New Roles At Spring-green

For many, January is the perfect time for a fresh start and to outline the year ahead. The mentality at Spring-Green Lawn Care is no exception, as the company has named two of its own employees to new and exciting roles to start the year.

Coverall Health Based Cleaning System

Coverall Cleaning Concepts Appoints New COO Patrick Joyce

Coverall Cleaning Concepts, a leading commercial cleaning franchising organization, today announced the expansion of its executive team with the appointment of Patrick Joyce to serve as chief operating officer.

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ServiceMaster Announces Steve Martin as New Chief Financial Officer

ServiceMaster announced today that TruGreen Chief Financial Officer Steve Martin has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for ServiceMaster.

PuroClean Co-Founder Dick Spohn Retires, Takes Emeritus Seat on Board of Directors

Dick Spohn, the co-founder of PuroClean who, along with his partner Rory O'Dwyer, helped lay the foundation for success of the nation's fastest growing restoration and remediation franchise, announced today that he is retiring from...

Karen Aibel Named President of Stratus Building Solutions of Florida

Karen Aibel, a business executive with more than 20 years of successful sales management, human resources and customer service experience, has been named President and Regional General Manager of Stratus Building Solutions of Florida, L.L.C., based in...

Pet Butler Appoints New Call Center Manager

Pet Butler, the nation's leading pet waste cleanup service, has named Brian Cooper Call Center Manager, to direct the activities of its nationwide customer contact and customer service center.

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ServiceMaster Continues Executive Realignment

ServiceMaster announced today that, reflecting a planned realignment of its senior leadership reporting relationships, all business units will now report directly to J. Patrick Spainhour, Chief Executive Officer of ServiceMaster.

Openworks Hires Christina Arner As Washington Director Of Operations

OpenWorks, a leader in the facility services and commercial cleaning industry, has announced that Christina Arner has been hired as the Director of Operations for the Washington region.


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Features & Special Reports

Creating a Cost-Effective Lead Generation Strategy

For many franchisors, the traditional advertising vehicles - portals, print advertising, PR, and broker networks - do not appear to be working as effectively as they were five years ago.

New Highlights from the 2012 AFDR

In the previous two issues of FUSR, we published (1) a high-level overview of the 2012 Annual Franchise Development Report (AFDR), followed by (2) a selection of highlights from the report.

Finding Your Optimal Buyer: Sellers Must Learn To Look Beyond Price

When sellers are contemplating a decision regarding the sale of their business, they overwhelmingly select the bidder with the highest price, only to find afterward that this might not have been the best decision for their circumstances.

The Four Steps to Lead Generation Success, Part 4: Wow 'Em!

This fourth installment builds on those ideas, showing how you can "wow" your candidates and the importance of how you present your concept to them.

The Winner's Column - February 2012

As savvy franchise companies continue to flourish in a volatile economy, FUSR continues to bring you good news each month, highlighting brands that are adding units, increasing comp store sales, striking deals with investors, innovating, and continuing to grow, whether domestically or overseas.

Jim Collins to Keynote 2012 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference

Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine announced today that Jim Collins, business expert and best-selling author, will deliver the opening keynote address at the 2012 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference (MUFC).

Growing Up Franchising: Sam Covelli Develops Both His Brands And Employees

Sam Covelli says he grew up in the restaurant business working in his father's McDonald's. Under his father's leadership, Covelli Enterprises eventually grew to 26 locations, one of the largest McDonald's franchisees in the country.

Members Only: Ray Harrigill Builds A Successful Membership-Based Business Model

Ray Harrigill believes in diversification. His Sunray Companies has restaurants (Bumpers Drive-In), tanning salons (Palm Beach Tan), fitness centers (Koko FitClub), and hotel properties (Hampton Inn), to name a few. That's because of lessons he's learned along the way.

Creating Jobs: Zane Tankel Is Taking Matters Into His Own Hands

Zane Tankel is not waiting on any government job programs to help his business.

CMO Roundtable - Using Profiling to Retain More Customers

What are some fresh, innovative ways you are using profiling, targeting,<br /> and loyalty programs to acquire and retain more customers?

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