We own three franchises serving Alexandria, VA, Ft. Washington, MD and Washington, DC. This gives us a great opportunity to meet the restoration and cleaning needs of a large portion of the DC metro area. I was chosen as RAM (Regional Area Manager) for Commercial Large Loss for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia by Corporate ServiceMaster. We all look forward to this as a growing opportunity.
My husband, Greg, and I moved to Northern Virginia for the purpose of starting our own business and purchased our first franchise, ServiceMaster of Alexandria, in January of 1986. We began in one-half of the first floor of an old house in Annandale that comprised about 350 sq. ft. In this small area, we kept all of our equipment, supplies and office space. Our first truck was a brown van painted yellow that Greg had driven when we lived in West Virginia. Over the next nineteen years, we moved five more times. The final move was the dream of a professional lifetime… to be housed in our own building right here on Fordson Road. It took us nearly three years from the purchase of the land to the completion of the building. The process came with many headaches and setbacks, but we were determined to have a great facility for our employees and our Company’s growth and needs.
We are currently in our 25th year of business and are very proud of the fact that every year we have been in business, we have had growth. Some years we have tremendous gains and other years just a little, but we always move forward with a watchful eye for new opportunities and great people to work with. We hope our obligation to our employees is evident through many training opportunities, safety standards, immunizations, recognitions and celebrations of accomplishment.
Several years ago, we added Mold Remediation to our services and later added HVAC/Duct Cleaning and Crawl Space Remediation. We continue to look for new ways to serve our customers and provide opportunity for our employees.
In 2007, we added two full time positions in our Marketing/Business Development Department. In this very competitive industry, we have made the financial commitment to ensure that the business remains strong and growth oriented.
Jane Reynolds Gandee
President