THE U.S. COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL CLEANING

SERVICES INDUSTRY

 

(7th Edition – September 2007)

 

                                         Table of Contents                                               

 

 

Introduction - Study Scope, Sources Used, Methodology                                         1-5

 

* Industry Nature & Definition: Description of the industry's major segments, services

   provided, NAICS codes                       

 

Executive Overview of Major Findings    ($300)                                                        6-29

 

* Highlights & key findings of all report chapters: industry nature, analysis of major trends/issues affecting the industry (worker pay/turnover, outsourcing, commercial office vacancy rates, franchising, etc.), profits, green cleaning, industry size/growth -1989-2012 Forecast, 2006-2007 performance, franchising’s importance, 2004-2007 sales of  top competitors (franchises, non-franchise firms). Analysis of educational, healthcare, other key end-user segments, industry structure, 2002 Census key operating ratios (no. of services in U.S., single/multi-unit firms, top 50 mkt. share, etc.), 1998-2006 customer mix.

 

The Outlook For Office Space and Commercial Construction   ($200)                       30-43

 

* Status report of commercial & office construction activity and indicators: value of

   non-residential construction, 2006-2007 commercial office vacancy rates in major    

   metro areas & nationwide, amount of existing commercial floor space by U.S. and by region

   (1986-2003), share of space by type activity (retail, education, healthcare)

* Commercial vacancy rates, by top cities, urban vs. suburban markets

* Discussion of absorption rates, “shadow space”.

               

Tables:                  

-         National office vacancy rates by: downtown, suburban, metropolitan (2006-2007)

-         Top office space markets, by million sq. ft.

-         Value of new construction of non-residential buildings: 1993-2Q 2007

-         Markets (cities) with highest & lowest vacancy rates: 2Q 2007       

-         Distribution of floor space, by main building activity: 1992-2003

-         No. of buildings and % of total floor space by type activity (education, health care, lodging, retail, offices, warehouses, etc.), by region (1986, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003)

-         Distribution of commercial floor space, no. of buildings, by Census region.

 

Industry Size, Growth, Market Segments     ($250)                                               44-56

 

* Discussion/analysis of 2-tiered mkt. structure (large contractors vs. small independents, and

   franchise organizations vs. non-franchise cleaners), estd. share by top 11 firms

* Industry size estimates; rationale for estimates by varying sources, historical values –

   Marketdata's 1992-2012 estimates/forecasts, factors affecting recent growth

* Discussion of market size, based on commercial floor space vs. Census survey receipts

* 2005, 2006, 2007 actual and estimated industry performance/receipts

* Sales growth of the leaders, composite average - 2006                     

* 2007 & 2012 forecasts & outlook: Marketdata projections, key factors affecting growth  

* Discussion of why the industry is recession-resistant, historical performance

                  

Tables:

- Total industry potential, $ value and % change (1992-2012 F)          

- Share of total receipts by exterminating/pest control, janitorial, carpet cleaning, "all other"    

  building cleaning &  maintenance services (1983-1998) - Census Bureau data

 

Industry Size - Continued:

         

- Total industry receipts, by major segments, annual % change (1998-2005; Census Bureau):

    total Industry, pest control, janitorial, carpet cleaning, other services to buildings

- Annual percent change in receipts: 1999-2005

- Historical share of industry sales by pest control vs. janitorial/all other services: 1985-2002

 

Status Report of The Carpet Cleaning Industry   ($300)                                         57-72

 

* Nature of the business, evolution of the industry, how carpet cleaning services operate,

     services performed, franchises vs. independents

* Major mkt. trends/developments of past several years: discussion

* Discussion of impact of alternative floor coverings, impact on carpet sales/usage

* Discussion of attempts by mills and retailers to enter carpet cleaning - why it failed.

* Historical size of the industry: Marketdata estimates of true size of the segment (1986- 2010 F)

* Discussion of how market potential derived, avg. annual sales per service, 2007 forecast

    and outlook for the sector, effect of recessions/gas prices/housing starts, other indicators.

* Estimates of commercial vs. residential, disaster recovery segments, $ values.

* Industry outlooks by: ServiceMaster, Chem-Dry, Servpro, Mohawk, Duraclean, IICRC, 

    ASCR, Stanley Steemer, consultants.

* Franchising: analysis of no. of outlets, start-up costs, the top 7 carpet cleaning franchisers,

    estd. systemwide revenues (1999, 2002, 2005), franchises by no. of units, franchise fees,

    royalty rates, start-up costs

* Carpet cleaner contractor operating ratios: highlights of 2002 Census… sources of receipts,

    multi-unit firms, legal form of firm, 2006, top 50 mkt. share, carpets cleaners’ major sources

    of receipts

 

The Residential Maid Services Market  ($200)                                               73-82

 

* Summary: nature & estd. 2006 size of the market, estd. $ sales per franchise vs. commercial

    cleaning services, list of top franchise companies in the business, franchises vs. independent

    maids, reasons why demand is booming (tax laws, 2-worker households, etc.)

* End-user household demographics: findings of Mediamark Research survey: major target age

    groups and usage of professional cleaning services                                                          

* List of residential cleaning services franchises: (The Maids Intl., Maid Brigade; Merry Maids,

   Molly Maid, Cottage  Care, Swisher Maids, Mini Maid,  Home Cleaning Centers of America) -

   addresses.

 

 Tables:

- Projected no. of  U.S. households using a maid or housekeep, by age group: 2000 & 2006 F

- Residential cleaning franchises: no. of units 2003-2006

- Residential cleaning franchises: start-up costs, franchise fee, royalty rates: 2004-2006

 

Commercial Cleaning Contractor Operating Ratios (CMM Surveys)   ($150)          83-90

 

* Discussion of data collected via Cleaning & Maintenance Management magazine’s

     “Benchmarking Survey”, survey highlights and major findings

 

Tables & analysis covers following topics:

-         Profile of janitorial services (yrs. in business, avg. gross sales, no. of employees, etc.)

-         2006 sales volume mix, % of respondents

-         Customer mix: % of contractors servicing offices, industrial accts., hospitals, etc. 1998-2006

-         Surfaces cleaned/areas that contractors clean by type: 1998-2006

-         Most frequent customer complaints (restrooms, dusting, etc. – by area): 1996-2006

-         Worker productivity measures: square footage cleaned per hr., avg. labor costs: 1998-2006

-         Cleaning worker wages, by region: starting worker wages & average wages (1998-2007)

-         Owner’s yearly compensation (janitorial, specialty cleaning, maid service): 2005-2006

                                                                                               

 

 

                  

Industry Structure & Operating Ratios of the Industry   ($400)                              91-163

 

Total Industry Analysis - Discussion/Text                                                      91-106

 

* Explanation of how to interpret Census data, how the data is arranged/classified by

    NAICS codes, and major market segments, 2002 Census

* 2000-2005 Service Annual Survey: Industry receipts and % changes

* Non-employer receipts of 427,000 sole proprietorships without payrolls, IRS data

* Summary & analysis: no. of cleaning establishments in U.S. and for leading states; no. of

    firms; industry size; avg. receipts per office by top states; mkt. share top 50 firms ratios;

    summary findings of 2002 Census & comparison to 1997 data… re: legal form of

    organization, firms &  estabs. by sales size (in receipts & employment); single/multi-unit

    operations.

* Summary statistics: 1997 vs. 2002 - no. of estabs; total industry vs. disinfecting/pest

control, other services; annual receipts; payroll costs; no. of workers; payroll per employee; receipts per  employee, receipts per  establishment.

* Geographic analysis - share of national receipts, avg. receipts per estab., by state, top states'

    ranking: 1992-2002

* Industry Financial health: composite income statement & balance sheet ratios, profitability

    trends, by size of cleaning contractor (janitorial services, pest control: 2002-2006

 

Statistical Tables:   p. 107-163

 

Total Industry- All Types of Commercial Cleaning Contractors Aggregated

- Total cleaning industry firms, by legal form of organization -corporations, sole

   proprietorships, partnerships: 1997 & 2002, (no. of firms, receipts, payroll as % receipts,  

   no. of employees).

- Single vs. multi-unit operations, by size (statistics as above) 1997 & 2002.   

- Concentration Ratios: ratios for top 4, 8, 20, 50 largest firms 1997 & 2002                       

- Total Commercial Cleaning Firms, by receipts size  (under $100,000 to $100 + mill.);

   (no. of firms, estabs., receipts, payroll, avg. receipts per firm) 1997 & 2002 

- Receipts & avg. receipts per establishment, by state - 1997.                               

- Receipts & avg. receipts per establishment, by state - 2002             

- All cleaning contractors’ receipts and no. of estabs., by major city: 1997                                  

Janitorial-Building Cleaning & Maint. Services

- Janitorial service firms, by legal form of organization - corporate, sole  proprietorships,

    partnerships: 1997 & 2002, (no. of firms, receipts, payroll as % receipts, no. of employees)

- Single vs. multi-unit operations, by size (statistics as above) 1997 & 2002.   

- Concentration Ratios : ratios by top 4, 8, 20, 50 largest firms 1997 & 2002             

- Janitorial service firms, by receipts size (under $100,000 to $100+ mill.) (no. of firms,

    estabs., receipts, payroll, avg. receipts per firm), 1997 & 2002.                                    

- Receipts & avg. receipts per establishment, by state - 1997                                          

- Receipts & avg. receipts per establishment, by state - 2002                      

- Janitorial service contractors’ receipts and no. of establishments, by major city: 1997                                     

Exterminating & Pest Control Services

- Exterminating & pest control firms, by legal form of organization - corporate, sole  proprietor-

   ships, partnerships: 1997 & 2002, (no. of firms, receipts, payroll as % receipts, no. of

   employees) - 

  Single vs. multi-unit operations, by size (statistics as above) 1997 & 2002.   

- Concentration Ratios : ratios by top 4, 8, 20, 50 largest firms 1997 & 2002             

- Disinfecting & pest control firms, by receipts size (under $100,000 to $100+ mill.) (no. of  

   firms, estabs., receipts, payroll, avg. receipts per firm), 1997 & 2002.                   

- Receipts & avg. receipts per establishment, by state - 1997                                          

- Receipts & avg. receipts per establishment, by state - 2002                      

- Composite balance sheet & income statement: 2002-2006 disinfecting & pest control

   services.

 

Landscaping Services

- (all tables , as above) – 2002 & 1997

 

Miscellaneous Building Maintenance Services

- (all tables , as above) – 2002 & 1997

 

Competitor Profiles: Major Cleaning Franchise Organizations  ($350)                 164-212

 

* Summary - how many exist? - Entrepreneur magazine’s 2007 Franchise 500 ranking,

   Discussion: how cleaning franchises  work and differ, services typically provided by parent,

   master franchises,

* Analysis of avg. initial franchise fees/royalty rates/start-up costs in 2003 vs. 2006   

* The industry's leading franchisers: parent co. vs. systemwide revenues, 2000, 2003, 2006

    avg. estimated annual receipts, difficulties estimating revenues due to full-time vs. part-time

    workers; franchise investment pkgs. sold.

* Estimated or actual revenues of the largest non-franchise contractors (2000, 2003, 2006

    sales: ABM, OneSource, Unicco, Temco)

 

Tables:

- Top janitorial franchises (no. of units 2004-2006, franchise. fee, royalty %, start-up $)

- Top residential franchises (no. of units 2004-2006, franchise fee, royalty %, start-up $)

- Top pest control franchises (no. of units 2004-2006, franchise fee, royalty  %,  start-up $)

- Top restroom franchises (no. of units 2004-2006, franchise fee, royalty %, start-up $)

- Top window washing franchises (no. of units 2004-2006, franchise fee, royalty %, start-up $)

                                                              

Profiles of The Leading Commercial Cleaning Franchises & Non-Franchise Firms

(For each company below: discussion & analysis of services offered, divisions, franchise packages offered/cost, performance; markets served; strategies, UFOC financials; history & recent developments; acquisitions, number  of franchises; marketing strategies)

 

* ABM Industries                      

* Anago Franchising          

* Clean net USA

* Coverall Cleaning Concepts     

* Jan-Pro             

* Jani-King Intl.

* OneSource                 

* O.P.E.N. America  

* Servpro

* ServiceMaster   

* Swisher Intl. 

* Tower Cleaning Systems

* UNICCO Service Co.  

* Vanguard Cleaning Systems                                                                 

                                                         

Reference Directory of Industry Information Sources                                        213-220

 

* Addresses, phones, contacts at major industry trade associations, trade journals,   

   consulting firms: commercial cleaning and carpet cleaning segments.