SERVICEMASTER

'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.

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Religion

ServiceMaster brands

Current Leadership

Former Leadership

External links

Religion

ServiceMaster strives to be perceived as a Christian-oriented company. Representatives explain that the name ServiceMaster comes from a Christian concept called "service thy master".
The company asserts that their Christian leanings are evident in their stated objectives:

★ "Honor God in All We Do"

★ "Excel with Customers"

★ "Help People Develop"

★ "Grow Profitably"

ServiceMaster brands

★ 'ServiceMaster Clean' - established 1952 - Disaster Restoration, Janitorial and Carpet Cleaning

★ '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

★ 'ServiceMaster Landscape' - licensed in 1990 - Landscape services and outdoor lighting

★ 'ServiceMaster Lawncare' www.smlcottawa.com

Current Leadership

Former Leadership

★ Carlos Cantu - President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

★ Robert D. Erickson

★ Donald K. Karnes

★ Robert F. Keith

★ Jerry Mooney

★ Ernest J. Mrozek

★ Brian D. Oxley

★ Steven C. Preston

★ Deborah A. O'Connor

★ Brian D. Oxley

★ C. William Pollard

★ Phillip B. Rooney

★ Charles W. Stair

★ Eric R. Zarnikow

External links

★ ServiceMaster website

★ Company Timeline

★ ServiceMaster Landscape website