New Franchise Growth for Direct Energy Family of Brands

SARASOTA, Fla., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a dozen new franchise territories have recently been added to the Direct Energy^® family of brands. One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning^®, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing^® and Mister Sparky^® electric continue to show significant growth. One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning just ranked number one in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) services category in Entrepreneur magazine's 2015 Franchise 500^®. Mister Sparky electric was ranked number one in the electrical services category and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing ranked second in the plumbing category, on the magazine's annual top franchise list. It looks at factors like financial strength and stability, growth rate, and size of the franchise system.

"We've had successful contractors and entrepreneurs joining our brands and many of our existing franchise owners are expanding their businesses," said Mark Baker, President of Franchise. "2015 is already off to a great start and we expect to continue to grow, especially in new cities where we will be new to the market," added Baker.  The following is a list of new franchise locations that have recently joined and new territories added by current franchise owners:

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing

Jonathan Angner, Henry Jones, & Charles L. Johnson- Myrtle Beach, SC

Rafael Apitz & Roberto Toth- Weston, FL

Garrett & Susan Cardwell- South Knoxville, TN

Hallam Cottingham- Anderson & Spartanburg, SC

Keresa & JR Richardson- Denton & North Richland Hills, TX

Mister Sparky

Buddy Damiani- Middletown, NY

Aaron Hagan- Broken Arrow, OK

David McMullen- Portsmouth, RI

Scott Rohrer & Matt Buckwalter- Media & Parkesburg, PA

Bill Zawart- Monroeville, PA

One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning

Josh Bulloch & Terry Mitchell- Avon, OH

Chris Corio- Cherry Hill, NJ

Lenny Siers- Panama City, FL

About Direct Energy Services-Direct Energy is one of North America's largest energy and energy-related services providers with more than five million residential and commercial customer relationships. Direct Energy operates in 46 states in the United States and in Canada. One of Direct Energy's lines of business, Direct Energy Services, is North America's largest home services provider and offers a wide range of services to homes and businesses including HVAC, plumbing and electrical services through our service brands of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mister Sparky electric, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning and Airtron.

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