Coverall Names Its Franchise Owners of the Year for 2010

BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System®, a leading franchisor of commercial cleaning businesses, today announced its 2010 Franchise Owners of the Year.  Winners of the accolade are nominated by their area Support Center's Regional Director, and are judged on factors including account retention, length of service, special services sold (YTD), and record of completed certification training, among other criteria.  The annual award honors franchise owners in small, medium and large franchise categories for outstanding performance in operating their franchise businesses.

Winners of the Coverall Franchise Owner of the Year award for 2010 are:

• Best Small Franchise: Rose and Dawan Johnson of the Detroit Support Center
• Best Medium Franchise: Fredy Aroche of the Oregon Support Center
• Best Large Franchise (co-winners): Joy and Chris Burndley of the Baltimore Support Center and Kevin Cryts of the Virginia Beach Support Center
• Best Territory Franchise: Ernie and Yvonne Gullet of the Eastern Kentucky Support Center

Each award includes a $1,000 cash prize and a congratulatory plaque presented by the franchise owner's Regional Director.

"2010 was a challenging year for the U.S. economy.  For any business to succeed in this environment, service quality and value, professionalism and dependability are paramount.  This year's Franchise Owners of the Year displayed these qualities," said Ted Elliott, Coverall's President and Chief Executive Officer.  "We're pleased to recognize their performance as something for other franchise owners to follow—not only for their attention to their customers' needs, but also for the way they supported and encouraged their employees."

Runners-up to the Franchise Owner of the Year award receive $100 cash prizes and a certificate as Honorable Mention winners.  In the Small Franchise category, those franchise owners include Anthony Walker of the Jacksonville Support Center and Darryl Mallin of the Cincinnati Support Center.  Medium Franchise category Honorable Mention winners include Curtis Rivet of the Jacksonville Support Center and Milko Nunez of the North New Jersey Support Center.

About Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System®

Founded in 1985, Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System is one of the world's leading commercial cleaning franchising companies with a worldwide network of more than 90 Support Centers and 9,000 Franchisees currently servicing more than 50,000 customers in over 90 metropolitan areas. Coverall Health-Based Cleaning System is revolutionizing the commercial cleaning industry with its science-based cleaning processes and procedures designed to reduce cross-contamination and aid infection control. For more information, visit www.coverall.com.

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