ServiceMaster
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| Type | Public NYSE: SVM |
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| Founded | 1929, incorporated 1947 |
| Headquarters | Downers Grove, Illinois, USA |
| Key people | J. Patrick Spainhour, Chief Executive Officer Ernest J. Mrozek, President and CFO Steven B. Bono, SVP for Corporate Communications James A. Goetz, SVP and Chief Information Officer |
| Industry | Service |
| Products | List of ServiceMaster brands |
| Employees | 39,000 (2005) |
| Slogan | "America's Service Brands for Home and Business" |
| Website | www.servicemaster.com |
ServiceMaster is a Fortune 500 company that provides various services to residences and firms. Its headquarters are currently located in Downers Grove, Illinois, but the company announced on October 30, 2006 that it will be relocating the headquarters to Memphis, Tennessee.[1] Brands operated by ServiceMaster include: TruGreen ChemLawn, Terminix, American Home Shield, Furniture Medic, Rescue Rooter, AmeriSpec, American Residential Services, American Mechanical Services, ServiceMaster Clean, and Merry Maids. ServiceMaster was founded by Marion E. Wade, a minor league baseball player, as a moth-proofing company in Chicago, Illinois. It was incorporated in 1947 and expanded to franchised carpet cleaning in 1952. Its movement into business services makes it a large outsourcing company. The core services of the company include lawn care and landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, home warranties, disaster response and reconstruction, cleaning and disaster restoration, house cleaning, furniture repair, home inspection, and plumbing, heating and air conditioning.
In 2006, Executive Vice President Steven C. Preston was appointed Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
[edit] Religion
Service Master strives to be perceived as a Christian-oriented company. Representatives explain that the name Service Master comes from a christian concept called "service thy master".
The company's stated objectives (seen below) include evidence of their Christian leanings.
- "Honor God in All We Do"
- "Excel with Customers"
- "Help People Develop"
- "Grow Profitably"
[edit] ServiceMaster brands
- TruGreen - acquired 1990 - lawn care
- ChemLawn - founded 1967, acquired 1992- lawn care
- LandCare USA - acquired 1999- lawn care
- Terminix - founded 1927, acquired 1986 - pest control
- American Home Shield - acquired 1989 - home warranty
- Furniture Medic - acquired 1996 - furniture repair
- Rescue Rooter - founded 1975, acquired 1998 - plumbing and pipe cleaning
- AmeriSpec - acquired 1996 - home inspection
- Merry Maids - acquired 1988 - maid services
