AmeriSpec® Celebrates 25 Years as an Industry Leader in Home Inspections

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (June 25, 2012) – Recognized as the number one home inspection company by Entrepreneur Magazine, AmeriSpec, one of the nation’s leading home inspection companies, celebrates 25 years of delivering professional and quality home inspections to buyers and real estate agents.

“Over the last 25 years, AmeriSpec has provided buyers and real estate agents with a professional, comprehensive 400-point general home inspection,” said Kathy Thiessen, vice president and general manager. “Buying or selling a home is a large investment of time and resources. We’re proud to provide the confidence buyers and agents need, and to help reduce the risk of unwanted surprises.”

Recommending a professional home inspector with the proper qualifications could mean the difference between a smooth real estate transaction and unfortunate roadblocks. Through state-of-the-art training and the AmeriSpec Report Binder, AmeriSpec home inspectors can help reduce the risks involved in buying a home.

For real estate agents, a professional inspection can help improve sales, help provide fewer objections in price listing and help reduce the overall listing time for a client.

For a home buyer, a professional home inspection helps provide assurance in making a sound buying decision, can help reduce the risk of unwanted surprises after move in and provides valuable details about a home.

“AmeriSpec provides our sales professionals and customers the confidence of knowing the property is being inspected by one of the nation’s leading home inspection companies,” said Rei L. Mesa, president and chief executive officer of Prudential Real Estate Services in Florida. “AmeriSpec inspectors are trained with the highest industry standards, which translates into exceeding our customer’s expectations. We could not be more pleased with our professional preferred service partnership with AmeriSpec and look forward to the next 25 years of continued exceptional service for our customers.”

In addition to general home inspections, AmeriSpec also offers relocation inspections, energy assessments, commercial property inspections, radon gas testing, mold testing, water analysis, septic testing, pool and spa inspections and many more. For a full list of services, please visit www.amerispec.com.

About AmeriSpec

AmeriSpec has more than 150 independently-owned and operated franchises located throughout the United States and Canada. AmeriSpec has performed more than 1.5 million quality home inspections. The company, which has been in operation since 1987, is one of seven companies in the ServiceMaster family of brands. The other companies include TruGreen, Terminix, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids and Furniture Medic. For more information, call 1-800-426-2270 or visit www.amerispec.com.

About ServiceMaster

With a global network of more than 6,900 company-owned, franchise and licensed locations, Memphis-based ServiceMaster is one of the world’s largest residential and commercial service networks. The company’s high profile brands are TruGreen, Terminix, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec. Through approximately 21,000 corporate associates and a franchise network that independently employs over 31,000 additional people, the ServiceMaster family of brands serves more than 8.2 million customers every year.  Our brands hold market-leading positions in residential and commercial lawn, tree and shrub care, termite and pest control, home warranties, furniture repair, home inspections, residential and commercial cleaning and disaster restoration. Go to www.servicemaster.com for more information about ServiceMaster or follow us at twitter.com/ServiceMaster or facebook.com/TheServiceMasterCo.

Alison Boyle

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