Handyman Network Franchise Opens in Gardena

Gardena, CA March 9, 2005 — Dan Burley, a South-Bay businessman and entrepreneur, has opened a Handyman Network® office in Gardena. As a Handyman Network franchisee, Burley offers fully licensed and insured contractors who provide prompt, professional home maintenance and improvement services—from simple repairs to full remodels—including drywall, electrical, fencing, painting, plumbing, and more. Burley’s Handyman Network office will serve homeowners in Gardena, Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach. The Gardena office is the 24th franchise of Handyman Network Inc., which this month celebrates five years of successful operations.

“I opened the Gardena Handyman Network franchise in order to help local homeowners improve and preserve their home investment,” said Dan Burley, “because many homeowners either don’t have the time or the skills to handle their own home repairs or remodels.”

As the one-and-only national handyman franchise founded by a professional handyman, Handyman Network offers three guarantees unique to the industry, including a written price guarantee (not simply an estimate); an on-time guarantee to show up at the appointed time (or issue a $25 deduction from the bill); and, a 3-Year Peace of Mind Guarantee™ that warranties every job for three years following completion.

“Being a Handyman Network franchisee suits me not only as a businessman and entrepreneur, but also as a local homeowner,” added Burley, “and I’m confident that our dedication to quality, fairness, and professionalism will create a new paradigm for handyman services by overcoming the stigma of other contractors who do inferior work, have limited skills, use mediocre products, practice unfair pricing, show up late, don’t finish jobs, or are unprofessional in general.”

In fact, according to a nationwide survey* released on Feb. 10, 2005 by the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators and the Consumer Federation of America, grievances about home improvement contractors top the list of consumer complaints, citing reports of substandard workmanship, and contractual and pricing problems (*Source: www.consumerfed.org).

Added Burley, “Handyman Network is a California-licensed general contractor that distinguishes itself by providing professionals who are bonded, insured, versatile, and proficient at performing high-quality home repair and remodel services for the community…and all the work we do comes with work guarantees.”

Additionally, according to the 2005 Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) report**, the demand for handyman services has grown substantially over the past decade. The JCHS report attributes this growth to the following: favorable financing costs for home purchases, repairs and remodels; growth of high-income households; home inventory increases; higher homeownership rates; rapidly rising house prices; limited investment alternatives; and, increased improvement and maintenance needs for aging homes (**Source: http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/publications/remodeling/remodeling2005.html).

The Gardena Handyman Network franchise is located at 18177 Western Avenue (Suite A). Office hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. For an appointment, property owners can contact Dan Burley at (310) 516-6370 or e-mail protected from spam bots. Handyman Network in Gardena, a California-licensed general contractor (license #854887), is also seeking skilled home repair and remodeling professionals with 10 years or more of experience. Handyman Network accepts check or credit card payments (no cash accepted for homeowners’ protection). For more information on Handyman Network, visit www.Handyman-Network.com.

Dan Burley, a Hawthorne resident for the past eleven years, is a second-generation Southern Californian who grew up and attended high school in Inglewood. After receiving his education at Cal Poly Pomona, Burley worked 15 years as an aeronautical engineer for the Department of Air Force in Los Angeles. He later obtained his pilot’s license, flew commercially, and taught flight school. He also taught fifth grade at Denker Avenue and 135th Street elementary schools in Gardena. Dan’s entrepreneurial background also includes running his own Internet-based business selling diet services and supplements over the Web.

Handyman Network, Inc., co-owned and founded by Brian Kaskavalciyan, CEO, and Thomas Fall — the original Handyman Network handyman—is headquartered in Long Beach, California. Since opening on March 1, 2000, Handyman Network has become one of the leading home improvement companies in Southern California, employing only skilled handymen and servicing hundreds of clients throughout the Southland. Additionally, 25 Handyman Network franchises are now operating throughout North America, providing reliable, professional, and high-quality services to homeowners in U.S. and Canadian communities. Fully insured, Handyman Network is a licensed general contractor in each state or territory where it does business, specializing in small- to- medium-sized home repairs and remodels. Each Handyman Network handyman passes through stringent screening processes and are required to take additional training, provided by Handyman University®. Handyman Network also offers a book authored by its founders, entitled “Hassle-Free Handyman” (http://www.HassleFreeHandyman.com/), which helps homeowners maintain and improve their home values by providing tips on how to hire and work with a handyman.

For more information on Handyman Network, Inc., call toll-free (877) 942-6396 or visit www.Handyman-Network.com.

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