1-800-WATER DAMAGE Opens another Franchise in Florida.

September 17, 2007 // Franchising.com // Seattle, Wash. – 1-800-WATER DAMAGE, the nation's leading franchise specializing in water damage restoration for homes and businesses, announced today the opening of 1-800-WATER DAMAGE location serving the Fort Myers and Naples area of Florida, owned by Luis and Amber Rodriguez.

"We are pleased to have Luis and Amber Rodriguez as our newest Franchisees on the west coast of Florida in the Fort Myers and Naples area", said Bob Sessler Director of Franchise Operations. "They are the second franchise in Florida along with Alex Brancati in West Palm Beach."

Luis comments about his new venture, "My wife and I looked into many different franchise opportunities, 1-800 Water Damage seemed to fit our backgrounds the best. Our combined customer service experience of 40 plus years and my trouble shooting experience as a engineering technician, made this franchise the perfect fit for us. We really like the way the company is structured and how they manage the corporation. After living in New York all of our lives, we decided to give our kids and us a brighter future. Fort Myers is the place for our family to thrive and begin our new future as 1-800 Water Damage franchise owners."

1-800-WATER DAMAGE has approximately 45 locations operating across the United States servicing homes and businesses. Responding to customers within 90 minutes, 1-800-Water Damage technicians provide emergency services including water extraction, basement, crawl space and structural drying; dehumidifying; odor removal and disinfecting.

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