ServiceMaster Clean is an American company that provides commercial cleaning and disinfecting services in commercial, healthcare, and religious facilities throughout the United States, Canada and ten other countries. It runs using franchising and also operates its own branches.
History
The ServiceMaster Company was founded in 1929 as a moth-proofing company in Chicago, Illinois, by Marion E. Wade, a former minor league baseball player.[1] In 1937, it expanded into rug and carpet cleaning, and the first in-home carpet cleaning customer was served using products developed by Wade.
The ServiceMaster Company incorporated in 1947,[2] with six employees and revenue of $125,000. In 1952, the first franchise was sold, establishing one of country's first franchise business models.[1] The ServiceMaster Clean name was now in use.