Five Star Painting Expands Into Austin, Texas with a New Franchisee

Austin, TX, September 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Five Star Painting, the world’s fastest growing painting franchise company, is happy to announce the addition of Mike Combs to their team. Combs, who lives in the Austin Metro area, recently opened a new franchise in Austin, Texas. He is excited about the possibilities offered with Five Star Painting: “The marketing and support that Five Star Painting offers is by far in a class of its own. I am excited to be a part of this company and all it has to offer the Austin community.”

The Austin franchise group provides services to residential and commercial customers throughout the entire Austin area. With Five Star Painting, customers can expect quality service in the following areas:

· Residential interior and exterior painting
· Commercial interior and exterior painting
· Deck refinishing
· Staining
· Wallpaper removal
· Pressure washing
· Texture and drywall repair
· Epoxy flooring
· Graffiti removal and cover-up

Scott Abbott, CEO of Five Star Painting, is thrilled to have Mike as the newest member of his growing team. “We are excited about having someone like Mike help the Five Star brand grow. He is an experienced businessman and we are ecstatic that he chose Five Star. We look forward to helping him have a very successful business with our other franchisees.”

Mike has spent the past 10 years in a sales role in the semiconductor equipment industry with an emphasis on large account management. Mike currently lives in a southwestern suburb of Austin (Dripping Springs) with his wife, Stacy, and their three children, Dylan, Amelia, and Colin.

Five Star Painting is the fastest growing and second largest painting franchise in North America with operations from California to Florida, and from Canada to Mexico. Five Star Painting is seeing phenomenal expansion from current and new franchisees in order to meet the growing demand of its clients across North America and is at 70+ franchise territories.

About Five Star Painting

Formed in 2001 and franchising since 2005, Utah-based Five Star Painting Inc. has grown to more than 70 franchises in North America with operations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Five Star Painting offers its franchisees access to software, a 24/7 call center, marketing, training, and management support. As one of the fastest-growing franchises in the service industry, Five Star Painting works with industry leaders to deliver business opportunities to entrepreneurs committed to a high level of customer service. For more information about Five Star Painting franchises, please visit www.fivestarpaintingfranchise.com.

Mikelle Despain
Five Star Painting
P. 801.805.6901
F. 801.386.5147

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