Pillar to Post Franchise News

May 24, 2012 // Franchising.com // Tampa, FL -  Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection has been ranked in the top 10 percent of all franchises nationwide and named a 2012 Military Friendly Franchise® by G.I. Jobs Magazine for the third year in a row.
The home inspection company currently boasts 125 veteran-owned franchises and honors military veterans year round by offering service members a $1,500 discount off the franchise fee and in-house financing, allowing veterans to use their training and operational skills in a new civilian career.
“By giving military veterans this incentive, we are encouraging development of franchise owners who will bring the unique training they received in the service to benefit the clients of Pillar To Post...

Franchising Veteran Will be Instrumental in Company’s Aggressive Growth
April 18, 2012 // Franchising.com // Tampa, FL - Pillar To Post is pleased to announce Brian K. Wieters’ addition to the corporate team as Vice President of Franchise Sales.
Wieters has spent more than two decades working in various capacities for some of the biggest names in franchising including Steak ‘n Shake Enterprises, Inc., FASTSIGNS International, Inc., Schlotzskys, Inc. and Allied Domecq Retailing, USA (now Dunkin’Brands, Inc.). Over the course of his career, Wieters has been responsible for more than 500 franchise sales.
Pillar To Post added 20 new franchises in 2011. Wieters has lofty plans for 2012, aiming to more than double that number...

Home Inspection Company Comes out on Top of 250 leading Franchise Brands at National Conference
November 01, 2011 // Franchising.com // Tampa, Fla. - Pillar To Post, the largest home inspection company in North America, was recognized as No. 1 among more than 250 franchise brands this month when the franchise was recognized as the best in the “telephone response to franchise lead inquiries” category at the 13th Annual 2011 Franchise Leadership & Development Conference in Atlanta. President and CEO of Pillar To Post Dan Steward was presented with the “2011 Franchise Leadership & Development Conference STAR Award—First Place Winner in the Best Telephone Prospect Follow-up” category and was honored for being among the top performers in front of more than 340 senior franchise executives during the STAR Awards Banquet...

May 26, 2011 // Franchising.com // (Tampa, FL)-- The home inspection business is the key for military veterans seeking successful franchise opportunities, according to G.I. Jobs Magazine's newest 2011 Military Friendly Franchises® list. Pillar to Post, North America's leading home inspection company, was just named to this elite list, which honors the top seven percent of franchises doing the most to recruit America's veterans as franchisees.

The list, created out of demand from military veterans, who wanted to their own business but were unclear where to begin, helps veterans choose franchisors based on the best financial incentives and training, and the highest number of veteran franchisees. Over 4,000 franchises were polled nationwide in a comprehensive survey to cull the best franchisors, according to G...

* Magazine's Readers Choice Award A Landslide Win for Pillar To Post *
TORONTO, Jan. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Real Estate Magazine (CRE) announced today that Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspections was the overwhelming choice in its home inspection award. The magazine's Readers Choice Award recognizes real estate professionals in 16 categories, selecting winners based on reader nominations.

"This honour is a thrilling acknowledgement of the trust Canadians place in our home inspectors," said Dan Steward, president and CEO, Pillar To Post. "We consistently strive to provide comprehensive, quality information on the homes we inspect and we are enormously gratified at this testament from our satisfied customers...

Asthma Society of Canada and Pillar To Post Home Inspections Partners with Award Winning Documentarian - 4/19/2010 Asthma Society of Canada and Pillar To Post Home Inspections Partners with Award Winning Documentarian to Support Toronto Premiere and Earth Week Screening of New Film Chemerical

April 20, 2010 // Franchising.com // (TORONTO, ON) Canadian environmental film producer, Andrew Nisker of the runaway documentary hit Garbage!The Revolution Starts at Home has been invited to present and screen his film for senior corporate executives during this year's Earth Week at Wal-Mart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Nisker's film Garbage! was an official selection of the Hot Docs 2008 Film Festival in Toronto as well as the United Nations Association Film Festival in San Francisco, received an award in the 2008 Cinemambiente Italian Enviro Film Festival, the Green Film Festival in Seoul Korea, and enjoyed screenings at film festivals worldwide including China, Malaysia, Romania and Mexico...

Strategic Alliance Meets Growing Demand for Foundation Inspections to Expedite Real Estate and Mortgage Transactions for the Sale of Manufactured Homes

TAMPA, Fla.,/PRNewswire/ -- Pillar To Post, the industry leader in home inspection services and Hayman Residential Engineering Services (HRES), a nationwide engineering and architectural firm, jointly announced today a strategic alliance. Working together, the two companies will offer foundation inspections and engineering certificates for HUD Compliant permanent foundations, VA permanent foundations and conventional loan permanent foundations on manufactured homes.

The partnership seeks to facilitate successful home loans for buyers and sellers of manufactured homes...

July 29, 2008 // Franchising.com // Most people only hire home inspectors to inspect resale properties; however, many new homes have hidden trouble spots and should be inspected also. That's why it's important to know about hidden problems before those problems cost you money, perhaps thou­sands of dollars.

Don't take for granted that a city inspector will examine your home. According to Dan Stewart, president of Pillar To Post, North America's leading provider of home inspection services, "Munici­pal inspectors don't look at every home, particularly in some larger community developments. At best, they do a representative sampling of the houses being constructed.

Here are five of the common defects a professional home inspector you hire might find:
An improperly connected air conditioner pipe...

July 21, 2008 // Franchising.com // - July/August 2008 "Best of Bend" Issue - Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection is honored to have been invited by Bend Living Magazine to participate in a story on the importance of home inspections for Central Oregon homebuyers. The article, titled "Built To Last", includes insights from several experienced buyers and provides a good overview of what a home inspection is. A sidebar provides tips on how to select a qualified inspector.

Real Estate Professionals will find the article useful as a handout for prospective homebuyers and sellers.

The July/August Issue of Bend Living is on the newstands now. You can find the article, "Built To Last" on page H41.
About Pillar to Post of Central OregonPillar To Post of Central Oregon is a full service, multi-inspector Home Inspection company serving all of Central Oregon since 2003.

Why this Business?
Pillar To Post franchises have one thing in common – they love what they do. As home inspectors, they make a legitimate difference in the lives of the people they work with, bringing clarity and confidence to a life-changing event, the decision to purchase a home. As independent franchise owners, they work flexible hours, facing new challenges and meeting new people everyday. They are driven by their own ambition, while confident they are supported by a nationally recognized brand and a franchise network ranked #1 in the industry.
Why Pillar To Post?
When investing in a business, one wants a program that works, and our record of success speaks for itself. Pillar To Post was founded in 1994 and today Pillar To Post boasts a strong and recognizable presence throughout North America...