At its annual corporate banquet in January, Turf Holdings honored several outstanding United States franchises with Weedy Awards. The awards recognize exceptional service in a variety of areas including customer service, efficiency and innovation.
The 2007 Weedy Awards for American franchises were:
Award of Excellence
Madison, Wis.
Most Improved
Rexburg, Idaho
Prospecting Award
East Buffalo, N.Y.
Leadership Award
Louisville, Ky.
Community Service
Bloomington, Ill.
Judy Praskavich of Lake County, Ohio Weed Man received the Desi Award. This honor is in recognition of exemplary support services in a Weed Man franchise.
Weed Man of Columbus, Ohio won the Green and Yellow Award. This award is for enthusiastically embracing the Weed Man business.
Turf Holdings CEO Roger Mongeon received the Phil Cowan Innovation Award. This honor is given to one person who has contributed many ideas that have been successfully implemented within the franchise system.
Service awards were given to franchises that have been successfully operating for five and ten years. Only one United States franchise has been open for ten years, which is in Denver, Colo.
Five Year Service Awards
Akron, Ohio
Bergen County, N.J.
Coweta-Fayette County, Ga.
Defiance, Ohio
Des Moines, Neb.
Evansville, Ind.
Florence, Ky.
Genesee, Mich.
Green Bay, Wis.
Jersey Shore, N.J.
Leesburg, Va.
Main Line, Pa.
Merced, Calif.
Michiana, Ind.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Muskegon, Mich.
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Buffalo East, N.Y.
Owensboro, Ky.
Toledo West, Ohio
Traverse City, Mich.
Warner Robbins/Macon, Ga.
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