Coverall Cleaning Concepts Ranked As America's Fastest Growing Commercial Cleaning Franchise In 2001

Company Secures Place on Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur 500 Listing For Fifteen Years Running, Also Makes America's Top Global Franchise List

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Coverall Cleaning Concepts Ranked As Americas Fastest Growing Commercial Cleaning Franchise In 2001

Company Secures Place on Entrepreneur Magazine's 'Entrepreneur 500(R)' Listing
For Fifteen Years Running, Also Makes 'America's Top Global Franchise' List

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Coverall Cleaning Concepts(R), a leader in the commercial cleaning industry, today announced it has once again been named the fastest growing commercial cleaning franchise company by Entrepreneur magazine, as part of the magazine's 'Entrepreneur 500(R)'¨ report. The Entrepreneur 500, the franchise industry's most widely respected ranking of top franchises, has now included Coverall for the fifteenth consecutive year.

"Coverall has clearly emerged as one of the premier commercial cleaning franchise organizations in the world,"¨ said Phil Kubec, president and CEO of Coverall Cleaning Concepts. "This strong finish simply reinforces what our franchisees and customers already know: that Coverall Cleaning Concepts offers the most capable and technically advanced commercial cleaning services in the world."

Ted Elliott, chief operating officer of Coverall, said the Entrepreneur 500 ranking is only the beginning of what is anticipated to be a strong year for the company. "We expect Coverall to sign an additional 1,680 new franchise owners in 2002,"¨ Elliott stated. "Our goal is to continue to increase our penetration in the national account market. We believe these results are attainable, because Coverall is the forerunner coast-to-coast for customers looking for one-stop outsourcing of their janitorial and building maintenance needs."

Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur 500 is considered to be the world's most comprehensive listing of franchises. Each year the magazine gathers written responses from hundreds of franchise companies, then follows up with one-on-one interviews to confirm submitted data. The publication then uses an exclusive formula to determine overall results.

Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur 500 is used by many potential franchise buyers as a guide to finding the best and most successful franchise organizations.

About Coverall:
Coverall Cleaning Concepts(R) is one of the nation's leading commercial cleaning franchising companies, servicing more than 35,000 customers in over 85 metropolitan cities worldwide.

Coverall's extraordinary growth is attributed to its system-wide network of Regional Support Centers, franchisees and support staff that are dedicated to serving the needs of its customers. Small and large office buildings, industrial complexes, medical facilities, banks, department stores, and corporate headquarters are among the many types of accounts Coverall services. When it comes to value, quality and responsiveness, Coverall is the company Facility Managers have trusted for more than 17 years.

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