Jani-King believes that an aggressive and proactive approach to terrorism prevention is critical and of benefit to everyone. "The key word here is prevention," says Jani-King President Jerry Crawford. "We want to create a security force multiplier to help reduce the risk of terror threats."

"Jani-King is one of the only businesses where banking institutions, major corporations, educational facilities, nuclear power plants and utilities literally hand over the keys to their buildings and provide access to secure areas," says Crawford. "We feel an obligation to put into action additional measures to help keep these buildings safe."

Crawford explained that Jani-King's new training program would specifically educate employees and franchisees on three key areas that are important to terror prevention: awareness, identification and reporting. "The training will consist of awareness of potential security threats, recognition skills, and proper reporting channels," says Crawford. "Franchise owners will not be trained to confront suspicious persons."

Crawford gave an example. "Our crews clean the same buildings night after night. We see the normal activity. We want our employees to understand how to spot suspicious activity and then how to report it." The security initiative will include input from Andy Bermudez, a former manager with the Department of Homeland Security and current Jani-King franchise owner in the Tampa Bay area. Bermudez has developed training programs for the U.S. Navy and local law enforcement in addition to his role as a security trainer with the Department of Homeland Security. "Implementing an awareness training initiative is a forward thinking plan that will benefit our customers, our employees and the general public," say Bermudez.

Jani-King is a company with more than 100 regional offices worldwide and annual revenues approaching a half billion dollars. Founded in 1969, Jani-King now boasts more than 10,500 franchisees in 37 states and 17 countries. Jani-King has set the standard in commercial cleaning for 35 years. Jani-King's expertise in commercial cleaning covers a vast array of industries and facilities including single tenant offices and multi-tenant complexes, hotels, resorts, casinos, hospitals, long-term care facilities, schools and universities, stadiums, concert and sporting venues, and theatres. Organizations such as PepsiCo, Nabisco, Xerox, OfficeMax, Coca-Cola, Verizon Wireless, Marriott Hotels, American Airlines Center, Texas Motor Speedway, Xavier University, and the 2002 Winter Olympics are all satisfied Jani-King clients.

About Jani-King

Jani-King is the world's largest commercial cleaning franchisor with over 10,500 franchise owners worldwide. Founded in 1969 by entrepreneur Jim Cavanaugh, the company has 100 regional offices in 37 states and franchises over 17 countries. Each franchise owner operates independently and has a full stake in the success of his or her company. Through a network of more than 100 regional offices, Jani-King contracts commercial cleaning services for many different facilities including office, hotel/resort, manufacturing, restaurant, and sporting venues. Franchise owners on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis then perform the work. The company has consistently ranked as the top performer among commercial cleaning franchise businesses.

Most recently, Jani-King has been ranked the #9 Best Performing Franchisor of All Time by Entrepreneur magazine. For 2004, Jani-King has also been ranked:

• #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise (17 out of last 18 years)
• #1 Homebased Franchise among all franchise companies
• #4 Low-Investment Franchise among all franchise companies
• #7 Fastest Growing Franchise among all franchise companies
• #8 Overall Franchise among all franchise companies

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