please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . february 2013 this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message merry maids type subsidiary industry service founded 1979 headquarters memphis tennessee usa key people thomas j. coba president randal isaacson president brent armstrong chief operating officer parent servicemaster website www.merrymaids.com merry maids is a franchisor which sells and supports residential cleaning services franchisees throughout the united states and the united kingdom using the merry maids trademarks . company history and key dates edit 1979 merry maids was founded in omaha nebraska by dallen peterson . dallen worked with his family to create the merry maids system and franchise the company . 1980 to 2000 further expansion of the servicemaster company s consumer services business formed a network of service companies headquartered in memphis tennessee including servicemaster clean terminix trugreen merry maids furniture medic and amerispec . 1988 servicemaster brands purchases merry maids . 2007 clayton dubilier & rice inc. cd & r based in new york city new york acquired the servicemaster company . 2011 hank mullany a former wal mart stores inc. executive appointed as ceo for all servicemaster brands . and thomas j. coba former coo of subway named president of servicemaster franchise brands including servicemaster clean merry maids furniture medic and amerispec . merry maids organizational structure edit merry maids has 1 400 independently owned and operated franchises worldwide . merry maids is a subsidiary of the servicemaster company one of the world s largest service networks with locations in the u.s. and canada as well as 10 countries around the globe . source http www.entrepreneur.com franchises merrymaids 282578 0.html retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title merry maids & oldid 700921508 categories cleaninghidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2013all articles needing additional referencesarticles needing cleanup from february 2013all pages needing cleanuparticles with sections that need to be turned into prose from february 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 january 2016 at 12 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view