Cleaning Services

Maid Brigade Corporate Office

Maid Brigade was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1979 by Don Hay and Bart Puett. The company operates a franchise of housecleaning and housekeeping services.

Currently, the company has more than 400 franchises in 36 states in the US, with locations in Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Ireland. The company was listed in the #181 position of the Top 500 Franchises in 2014 by Entrepreneur Magazine. Maid Brigade is listed as the first housekeeping service to become Green Clean Certified. This certification was awarded by Green Seal in 2007.

In 2009, the company launched a program entitled “The Maid Brigade Veterans Franchise Giveaway”. The program was designed to help US military veterans who were transitioning from military service to private life.

Maid Brigade

Maid Brigade was founded in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1979 by Don Hay and Bart Puett. The company operates a franchise of housecleaning and housekeeping services.

History

You’ve Got Maids Corporate Office

You’ve Got Maids was founded in 2005 in Orlando, Florida, by husband and wife team Frank and Cynthia Berger. The couple had previously owned several Dominos Pizza franchises, but wanted to start a new business where they could sell franchises, rather than run one themselves.

The company operates a house cleaning/maid service franchise operation. From a single franchise, the company now has more than 50 franchise operations. A typical franchise is made up of approximately 40,000 qualified households. The initial franchise fee is just under $7,000. Each franchise offers free estimates and emphasizes a 52 point cleaning system that uses eco-friendly products.

You’ve Got Maids requires that their franchises put their employees through a criminal background check and be bonded and insured.

You've Got Maids

You’ve Got Maids requires that their franchises put their employees through a criminal background check and be bonded and insured.

History

Molly Maid Corporate Office

Molly Maid was founded in 1979 by Adrienne and Chris Stringer in Canada. They named their company after their favorite movie “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”

Molly Maid is a franchised home cleaning service, now owned by Service Brands International. The company expanded into the US in 1984 and now has operations in Japan, Portugal, the UK, as well as the US and Canada. Currently, the company has more than 450 franchises and plans to add at least 12 more in Columbus, Ohio, area in the next year alone.

The company also funds an anti-domestic violence program since 1996. In addition to cash donations, the company collects clothing and household items for women in shelters. Molly Maid has made the Forbes list of Best Franchises several years in a row.

Molly Maid

Molly Maid was founded in 1979 by Adrienne and Chris Stringer in Canada. They named their company after their favorite movie “The Unsinkable Molly Brown.”

History

Merry Maids Corporate Office

Merry Maids was founded in 1979 in Omaha, Nebraska, by Dallen Peterson and his family. They began with their own cleaning service and started franchising the following year. The company operates a franchised house cleaning service.

The company was purchased by Service Master in 1988 and operates as a subsidiary. The company currently has approximately 1,450 franchises across the US and Canada. The company is best known for performing many cleaning jobs that other companies won’t do, including cleaning inside ovens, washing windows inside and outside, as well as cleaning inside refrigerators and cabinets.

Merry Maids is the largest cleaning franchise in the world. In September of 2016, the company was named the top performing franchisor at a convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In September 2021, Merry Maids celebrated Housekeeping Week and honored those who work in the housekeeping profession.

Also in 2021, Bob Villa of This Old House listed Merry Maids as one of the Best Home Organization and Cleaning Services.

Merry Maids maintains a corporate office in Memphis, Tennessee.

Merry Maids

History

Merry Maids is the largest cleaning franchise in the world. In September of 2016, the company was named the top performing franchisor at a convention held in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In September 2021, Merry Maids celebrated Housekeeping Week and honored those who work in the housekeeping profession.

Also in 2021, Bob Villa of This Old House listed Merry Maids as one of the Best Home Organization and Cleaning Services.

Merry Maids maintains a corporate office in Memphis, Tennessee.