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Chem Dry
| Year began: 1977 Franchising since: 1978 |
| Robert Harris worked as a carpet cleaner to pay for his law school tuition. He found the cleaning methods being used were not getting the job done and set about developing new solutions to get carpets cleaner. Harris started using his new solution to clean carpets for family and friends, and demand for his services quickly grew. In 1977, Harris founded Chem-Dry to bring his new cleaning methods to more customers.
Chem-Dry began franchising in 1978 and now has locations in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom. In 2006, Chem-Dry was acquired by The Home Depot. |
| 1530 N. 1000 West Logan, UT 84321 Phone: (877)307-8233 Fax: (435)755-0021 www.chemdry.com email: charlie@chemdry.com |
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Nick - Boston USA says: The Home Depot announced in a January 2006 press release that it has acquired Chem-Dry. Chem-Dry is the franchisor for the world’s largest carpet and upholstery cleaning provider and has nearly 4,000 franchises worldwide, including 2,500 in the United States. Chem-Dry will be part of The Home Depot’s At-Home Services division, which provides various installations services to customers including flooring. The Home Depot expects that Chem-Dry will now have the opportunity to leverage The Home Depot’s 11,000 daily At-Home Services appointments. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
created by Harry Neubauer |
last revised: 30 July 2007 | |
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