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Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
DALLAS, Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Fireman’s Contractors, Inc. (FRCN), a commercial contractor offering franchises and commercial services in the pavement and parking lot maintenance industry, announced a successful launch of its first Fireman’s Contractors franchise – “Station 1.” The franchise was launched in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex and began operations on July 1, 2012. The company held an official ribbon cutting ceremony on July 14th, 2012, to commemorate the event.
Renee Gilmore, CEO of Fireman’s Contractors, stated: “It’s an exciting time for our Company as we are having tremendous interest shown by new potential franchisees. Launching of our first franchise has bred excitement and helped expose our franchise opportunity to other quality individuals and entrepreneurs. Mr. Fred Hermosillo, who has almost 20 years of experience in the pavement industry, seized the opportunity to own the first franchise, and we both are looking forward to Station 1 being a great success.”
Part of the support Fireman’s offers its new franchisees is representation at the AATC – AAGD Business Exchange Trade Show. This trade show has more than 200 executives from over 50 property management companies, and provides great opportunity to meet one-on-one with decision makers. The event will be held on August 16, 2012, at the Arlington Convention Center.
CEO, Renee Gilmore continued by stating: “Since last year’s attendance at the AATC-AAGD Business Exchange, Fireman’s not only gained a lot of new customers, but repeat business is up from 36% to 60% this fiscal year.”
Fireman’s is also a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA), and a partner in the VetFran initiative, offering veterans financial incentives after they have returned home from serving our country. Fireman’s franchise development program provides training and support for new franchisees, including the Firebase™ software program aimed to assist the Company and its franchisees in expanding its market share by streamlining the contractor’s business management process.
Previously Fireman’s Contractors announced that it launched its Franchise Development Program after finalizing the Federal Disclosure Document required by the Federal Trade Commission. The Franchise Development Program aims to expand market share through franchise expansion. The Franchise Development Program is being lead by a team of highly successful experienced franchise development professionals which has successfully facilitated well over 7,000 franchise sales, and has close to 300 combined years of franchise industry experience.
For more information about Fireman’s Contractors franchise program, please visit:
Fireman’s Contractors Franchise Opportunities.
About Fireman’s Contractors:
Fireman’s Contractors, Inc. (FRCN) is a full-service commercial contractor offering business-to-business commercial franchises and professional services for commercial and government clients in the pavement maintenance and parking lot maintenance industry. Its services include Road Improvements, Pavement Maintenance, Seal Coating, Parking Lot Striping, Pavement Marking, Asphalt Maintenance and Repair, and ADA Compliance. Fireman’s Contractors is a proud member of International Franchise Association (IFA) and a partner in the VetFran initiative offering veterans financial incentives after they have returned home from serving our country. Fireman’s Franchise Development Program provides training and support, including its propriety business management software, Firebase™. Fireman’s Contractors brings a professional value system delivering outstanding results through honorable customer relationships and repeat business. Local firefighters are supported by a portion of profits which are donated to local Firefighter Associations. For more information about Fireman’s Contractors, visit: www.FiremansContractors.com
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations or forecasts of future events, can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known and unknown uncertainties, a number of which are beyond the control of management. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Additional information respecting the factors that could materially affect the Company and its operations are contained in its annual report on Form 10K and Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.
For more information, contact:
Fireman’s Contractors, Inc.
2406 Gravel Road
Fort Worth, TX 76118
Phone: 800-475-1479
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012
PRNewswire - Fireman’s Contractors Inc. (OTCBB: FRCN) (OTCQB: FRCN), a commercial contractor offering business-to-business commercial franchises and services in the pavement maintenance and
parking lot maintenance industry, today announced the sale of its first franchise, located in a territory in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The franchise agreement was effective this month, and Fireman’s expects the new location to begin operations July 1, 2012. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for mid-July.
Renee Gilmore, CEO of Fireman’s Contractors, stated, “We’re excited to announce this critical step in the implementation of our franchise development initiative. We believe that the sale of this first franchise will assist in the sale of other franchise territories in the coming months.”
A member of the International Franchise Association (IFA), Fireman’s is building its franchise development program, aimed to assist the company in expanding its market share. As a franchisor, the company will provide franchisees with training and support, including the proprietary FirebaseTM software platform, which is included along with other business tools and training for new franchisees of Fireman’s Contractors.
Fireman’s franchise development program is being led by a team of highly successful, experienced franchise development professionals who have previously facilitated the sales of more than 7,000 franchises. Fireman’s Contractors is also a partner in the IFA’s VetFran initiative, which offers financial incentives to veterans returning home in honor of their service to our country. For more information about Fireman’s Contractors franchise program, please visit: Fireman’s Contractors Franchise Opportunities.
About VetFran:
The Veteran Transition Franchise Initiative (VetFran) is an International Franchise Association (IFA) program. VetFran 
was founded in 1991 in an effort to support veterans returning from war and help them transition into civilian economy. It includes more than 400 IFA franchisor member companies offering financial incentives, training and mentoring to veterans interested in small business ownership and/or a career path in franchising. Since the program’s inception, more than 2,100 veterans have become franchise business owners through VetFran.
About Fireman’s Contractors:
Fireman’s Contractors, Inc. (OTCBB: FRCN) is a full-service contractor providing professional services for commercial and government clients, offering Business to Business Franchise Opportunities. Its services include Road Improvements, Pavement Maintenance, Seal Coating, Parking Lot Striping, Pavement Marking, Asphalt Maintenance and Repair, and ADA Compliance. Fireman’s Contractors has completed its FDD requirements with the Federal Trade Commission and has developed franchise territories across the U.S. The company’s goal is to develop hundreds of new franchise locations in the next 24 to 48 months. Fireman’s Contractors brings a professional value system delivering outstanding results through honorable customer relationships and repeat business. Local firefighters are supported by a portion of profits which are donated to local Firefighter Associations
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations or forecasts of future events, can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, and are subject to various business risks and known and unknown uncertainties, a number of which are beyond the control of management. Therefore, actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Additional information respecting the factors that could materially affect the Company and its operations are contained in its annual report on Form 10K and Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
For Lombard, 2011 is turning out a little better financially than village staff expected.
The village has about $1.3 million of “unanticipated revenue,” and that funding likely will allow a road construction project to get under way next year, Village Manager David Hulseberg said.
The village board agreed Thursday to put some of the extra money toward a design engineering contract for re-paving Finley Road between Wilson Avenue and Crescent Boulevard using a process called whitetopping. Getting the project designed soon will allow the village to start the road work next spring if economic conditions are right, Hulseberg said.
The design engineering is expected to cost about $200,000 and will be completed by Civiltech Engineering because the firm designed a previous whitetopping project on the north side of the village with good results, said Carl Goldsmith, director of public works. The exact cost of the contract will be brought before village board in September for consideration, he said. Continue reading “Lombard to spend $1.3 million on Finley Road Improvement Project” »
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
A new pavement repair method is making its way to Napa streets.
Last week, the Napa City Council authorized a contract to use cold-in-place recycling to repair a stretch of Golden Gate Drive and Freeway Drive in southwest Napa.
The process, widely used in Southern California but relatively new to Northern California cities, is full of benefits, according to city staff.
“We’re convinced in our research that this product is a very viable way to recycle and deal with our pavement condition problems in a much more environmentally friendly way and an economical way,” said Public Works Director Jack LaRochelle. “It’s really the first time it’s being introduced in Northern California … it’s something new, it’s something good.”
In cold-in-place recycling, between two and four inches of the existing pavement is ground up, crushed and mixed with emulsifying agents, then laid and compacted on the roadway in the same way new asphalt is laid, said Marlene Demery, a city special projects manage.
Fewer greenhouse gasses are emitted during the process because existing asphalt concrete pavement is recycled on the spot to make a new surface.
“Instead of going out and mining new materials, we can use what we already have,” Demery said. “It lasts as long as the standard method.”
Additionally, the city does not have to spend the time or money to remove old pavement and replace it with entirely new material, as is traditionally done, she said.
According to the city’s grant to receive federal funds for cold-in-place recycling, the process produces nearly 80 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than conventional road rehabilitation methods.
This type of road repair is most appropriate for the thousands of miles of Bay Area roadways that require “heavy maintenance or rehabilitation,” the grant application said.
It does not work well on “very good roads” that require only a thin seal for restoration, nor does cold-in-place recycling work with failing roads that must be reconstructed. Continue reading “$2 million federal grant help facilitate new road repair technique used in Napa Bay Area” »
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
“The Connecticut Department of Transportation will be commencing a milling and paving project this week along Route 7, beginning in Norwalk in the vicinity of the
Merritt 7 complex and proceeding north into Wilton and ending at Wolfpit Road.
The project work hours are Monday through Thursday beginning at 8 p.m. each evening and going until 5 a.m. the next morning, and on Fridays beginning at 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. Saturday.
The project is tentatively set to complete by September 13,2011.
Police officers and flag personnel will be present each night to assist motorists; however some delays should be expected.”
Stated, Lieutenant Donald Wakeman of the Wilton Police Department addressing the Wilton community.
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Kimball Bridge Road residents won’t have to worry about cut-through traffic on the heavily traveled road this weekend. The GA Department of Transportation will be closing the bridge over Big Creek this weekend to all traffic.
GDOT crews will complete paving work necessary to shift traffic to a new bridge on Monday morning.
“The Georgia Department of Transportation will close access to the bridge on Kimball Bridge Road starting 9 o’clock Friday evening, and we will reopen the bridge by 5 a.m. Monday morning,” said Pete Sewczwicz, Alpharetta’s director of Engineering and Public Works.
“The purpose of this is to tie in the approaches on either end of the bridge to Kimball Bridge Road,” Sewczwicz said.
Motorists will not be able to cross Big Creek on Kimball Bridge Road during the closure. Continue reading “GA DOT will be closing the bridge over Big Creek this weekend” »
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Sunday, August 14th, 2011
Road builders are excited about plans by the Florida Department of Transportation to speed up more than a billion dollars in transportation projects. In Polk County that includes a four-mile stretch of Highway 27 that will be widened from four to six lanes about two years ahead of schedule.
A Florida road builder trade group said the fast-tracked projects could mean tens of thousands of jobs. Road construction companies in Polk County are pleased. “It keeps our current workforce employed and may add to the workforce,” said Dan Hoyt with Lane construction.
Hoyt believes the impact goes beyond actual road builders. “You now have the aggregate people back to work,” he said. “The trucking companies back to work.” Continue reading “Road Projects Pickup Across the U.S.” »
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Saturday, August 13th, 2011
But it stops on weekends to accommodate increased numbers of travelers.
Miles of State Route 410 in the Greenwater area have been repaved as part of a project that won’t be done until mid-October, but the work will be put on hold Friday, Aug. 12, starting at noon because of busy weekend travel.
Work will resume Monday at 6 a.m.
The repaving project started Aug. 1 and work continues until 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, but stops on weekends. Continue reading “Paving Project Continues on Highway 410 in Greenwater Area” »
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Monday, August 1st, 2011
Enid City Oklahoma
A paving project that will provide asphalt resurfacing for a number of city streets was approved Tuesday by the Enid City Commission.
The bid of $1,596,582 was submitted by Cummins Construction Co. and includes a $4,600 option that provides a three-year warranty and a $65,000 alternate for Tru-Pave paving on Broadway. Work is scheduled to begin in August and should be completed by December.
Streets to be paved are:
• Broadway from Grant to Van Buren.
• Willow from Garland to Oakwood.
• Richland from Cleveland to Van Buren. Continue reading “Enid City Commission OK’s Asphalt Resurfacing Project” »
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Sunday, July 17th, 2011
The annual summer ritual of seal-coating city streets will get under way in Brookings on Monday, July 18, according to the Brookings Street Department.
Weather permitting, streets and avenues to be sealed include the area from Eighth Street South to 20th Street South; and from Medary Avenue to 22nd Avenue.
Residents who live on streets scheduled for seal-coating should not park anything (vehicles, trailers, boats, RVs, etc.) on their street from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., until their street has been covered with rock. Also, do not water lawns or drain sump pumps onto the streets during seal-coating. Streets need to be dry in order for the seal-coat to adhere, city officials report. Motorists are encouraged to drive slowly and be cautious of the equipment, trucks and employees.
Bicyclists and motorcyclists should exercise extreme caution when using these streets. It would be best to select alternate routes during this time in order to avoid delays.
If all goes well, the project is expected to be completed by Friday, July 29.
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