The SERVPRO Story

3/18/2019 (Permalink)

Ted and Doris Isaacson launched SERVPRO in 1967 as a painting business in Sacramento, California. With a background in cleaning and restoration, Ted and Doris soon transformed the company into a franchisor of cleanup and restoration specialists. 

After selling its first Franchise in 1969, SERVPRO continued to grow, acquiring the Bristol-Myers Domesticare Division and its 175 Franchises in 1979. 

Nine years later, SERVPRO relocated the corporate headquarters from Sacramento to Gallatin, Tennessee. At the time, the SERVPRO system consisted of 647 Franchises. 

SERVPRO Corporate quickly became a key contributor in its community, and in 1991, the Nashville Business Journal name SERVPRO the Small Business of the Year. In the meantime, the company continued its impressive growth, selling the 1,00th Franchise in 2000. 

In 2005, SERVPRO moved to a 140,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Gallatin to provide more room for expansion. Today, there are more than 1,700 Franchises operating nationwide. The need for experienced, trained, and professional cleanup and restoration experts is recession resistant, and the growth potential inside of a proven system presents an opportunity for prospective Franchisees. 

With a proud history, a successful present and bright future, SERVPRO will continue to press on toward becoming the premier cleaning and restoration company in the world.