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Franchise Prospector » Franchise Trends
The Booming World of Maintenance Franchising
Top Maintenance Franchises
With more than 4,500 franchises around the world, it can be an overwhelming task deciphering between the major and minor players. There are a few franchise companies that stand out. Knauff believes that successful maintenance franchises not only have an exceptional program but a stellar executive management team and enough of a track record that candidates can get a clear picture of how franchisees perform using their system.
ServiceMaster Clean is one example of a long standing, well respected commercial cleaning franchise. They have been in the cleaning and disaster restoration business for more than half a century. ServiceMaster Clean professionals are part of the "ServiceMaster family," which consists of a service network with locations in the U.S. and Canada as well as 40 countries around the world. Each year, ServiceMaster Clean services 10.5 million homes and businesses in the US with cleaning and disaster recovery services, lawn care and landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, plumbing, heating and air conditioning maintenance and repair, appliance maintenance and repair, cleaning and furniture maintenance, and home warranties.
These services are provided through a network of company-owned and franchised service centers and business units, operating under the following well-known brands: TruGreen ChemLawn, TruGreen LandCare, Terminix, American Home Shield, American Residential Services, Rescue Rooter, American Mechanical Services, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, AmeriSpec and Furniture Medic. ServiceMaster is a publicly held company with shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:SVM). Franchise fees range from $16,900-$43,000 and franchisor financing is available to qualified applicants. In addition, if you currently own and operate a disaster restoration, janitorial services, or carpet and upholstery cleaning business, ServiceMaster Clean can work with you to convert your existing business into a franchise.
Jani-King is another leader in the commercial cleaning franchise industry, with more than 9,000 authorized franchise owners. Through a network of more than 100 regional offices worldwide, Jani-King contracts commercial cleaning services, while the work is performed by authorized Franchisees who own and operate their own business. Jani-King services tens of thousands of customers, including some of the world's most well-known companies. With over 33 years in business, Entrepreneur magazine has recognized Jani-King as the #3 Low Investment Franchise Company for 2003, and one of the top 5 franchise companies alongside such franchising giants as Subway, 7-Eleven, Inc, and McDonald's.
Jani-King offers complete commercial cleaning services for a variety of facilities and industries, including offices, retail locations, manufacturing facilities, stadiums, healthcare facilities and foodservice operations, among many others.
The types of services provided include general commercial cleaning, carpet cleaning, hard surface floor care, trash disposal, window washing, wall cleaning and other specialty cleaning services on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule. JAN-PRO is another commercial cleaning company that deserves mention. With more than 4,000 unit franchises in 70 master franchised cities in the US and over 100 unit franchises in Canada, JAN-PRO has established a substantial base of profitable commercial cleaning franchise businesses. With this success, JAN-PRO made the important decision to focus on establishing Master Franchise Owners in major metropolitan areas throughout the US and Canada. On average, the cost for a Master Franchise territory or major metropolitan area is based on $20,000 for every 100,000 in population.
Another key to a successful maintenance franchise is innovation. Chem-Dry is one company that turned an "old school" business into a leading maintenance franchise company by using more environmentally conscious and safer carpet and upholstery cleaning techniques. Many people assume that the best way to clean carpet is to "soak" it and "suck" the water back out, the method commonly known as steam cleaning. But this soggy approach may have some serious drawbacks. The Natural®, an amazing, patented general cleaner, is at the heart of the Chem-Dry cleaning process. The Natural combines a balance of ingredients copied from Mother Nature to produce carbonating bubbles that clean carpets thoroughly, quickly, and safely. Because it uses a fraction of the water compared to steam cleaning, and contains no soaps, detergents, solvents, enzymes, or other harsh chemicals, Chem-Dry's Natural can be used around your entire family, including your pets. Since 1977, Chem-Dry has grown to 3,800 franchises in 50 countries.
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