Merry Maids [SEP] inception
Merry Maids
Merry Maids is an international franchisor which sells and supports residential cleaning services franchises throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Merry Maids was founded in 1979, and joined with ServiceMaster in 1988. In 2007, the company had over 8,000 employees.
Organizational structure.
Merry Maids has 1,400 independently owned and operated franchises worldwide. It is a subsidiary of ServiceMaster.
History.
History Timeline.
- 1979 – Merry Maids was founded in Omaha, Nebraska by Dallen Peterson. Dallen worked with
- 1988 – begins to provide home inspection franchises. Since its inception, the company has conducted in excess of 2 million quality home inspections.
- 1980 to 2000 – further expansion of The ServiceMaster Company's Consumer Services business formed a network of service companies, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, including ServiceMaster Clean, Terminix, TruGreen, Merry Maids, American Home Shield, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec.
- Jan. 2007 – After previously being a wholly owned subsidiary of American Home Shield, the company was sold to the ServiceMaster