Another successful year was celebrated at PuroClean’s annual international convention, held in June at South Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. With more than 400 in attendance, of which 225 represented 122 PuroClean franchises, honors and awards were given to celebrate successes despite a challenging 2020. By Cindy Charette
Another successful year was celebrated at PuroClean’s annual international convention, held in June at South Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. With more than 400 in attendance, of which 225 represented 122 PuroClean franchises, honors and awards were given to celebrate successes despite a challenging 2020. Additionally, Vice Mayor Michael Udine of Broward County proclaimed June 9 as “PuroClean Appreciation Day” to recognize all the brand has done for the community.
Highlights of the convention included a charity golf tournament, training and continuing education sessions, a strategic partner expo, motivational and industry speakers, and dinner/cocktail networking receptions. Mark W. Davis, chairman and CEO of PuroClean, stated: “It is always a privilege to spend time during the convention alongside our franchise owners, but this year was even more inspiring to see such outstanding attendance coming out of such challenging times. Each of our owners and team members play a vital role in continuing PuroClean’s reputation as a world-class brand, and we are so proud to host them again to celebrate in person.”
PuroClean also raised and donated over $15,000 to Feeding South Florida (a subset of Feeding America), which will go directly toward feeding veterans and their families in the South Florida region.
The following franchise owners were honored in eight different categories at the awards gala:
Franchise of the Year: Ivan and Karina Oliver, San Antonio, Texas
Rookie of the Year: Sadiq Isu, Columbus, Ohio
Hot Shot Award: Ricardo Herdan and David Shiffman, North Miami Beach, Florida
Rainmakers: Chris Tucker, Fort Worth, Texas; Keegan Trudgen, Chicago, Illinois; Russell Benes, St. Augustine, Florida; Dennis O’Brien and Brett Dalrymple, Warrenton, Virginia; Britni Hurst (Becky Edgren), Moraine, Ohio; Tomas Mejia, Denver, Colorado; Jeff Disher, Barrie, Ontario, Canada; Dan Joksimovic, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Brand Promise Award: Keegan Trudgen and Tim Lohse, Chicago, Illinois
National Technician of the Year: Steve Fernandes (Jeff Uddo), Hackensack, New Jersey
PuroClean Cares Award: Nelson Rivera, Parsippany, New Jersey
Continuing Education Award: Ben Doebler, Hillsboro, Oregon
Additionally, PuroClean’s PuroVet Coin was presented to Tom Lanyon’s family, honoring him posthumously for his military service. Lanyon was PuroClean’s longest-running franchise owner.
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– Cindy Charette