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AARENE CONTRACTING, LLC

(678) 566-0609

(678) 566-0804 FAX

3070 Windward Plaza, Suite 265E Alpharetta, GA 30004

Email: diloughlin@aarenecontracting.com

Internet: http://www.aarenecontracting.com

CONTACT: Diana Loughlin, Marketing Director

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Restaurant Construction/Management.

COMMERCIAL LIGHTING INDUSTRIES

(800) 755-0155

(760) 343-2704

(760) 343-5361

(760) 262-3041 FAX

30643 Front Street, Thousand Palms, CA 92276

Email: info@commercial-lighting.net

Internet: http://www.commercial-lighting.net

CONTACT: Frank Halcovich, President; John Jackiewicz, Operations Manager

TYPE OF BUSINESS: National supplier of lighting products--Site Lighting, Track Lighting, Pendant Lighting, Recessed Cans, Troffers, Emergency Lights, Ceiling Fans, Custom MFG--Deep inventory levels and strong Delivery logistics. Dedicated experienced project managers to ensure lighting concepts are consistent, sustain value engineering, assure orders arrive on time as specified and provide lamp ordering guides specialized for each concept.

CPBID TECHNOLOGIES

(561) 838-4489

(561) 838-4266 FAX

100 South Dixie Highway, Suite 300, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Email: info@contractpower.com

Internet: http://www.contractpower.com

CONTACT: Blake Burns, President and COO

TYPE OF BUSINESS: The web enabled construction Bid Automation solution for corporate owners and franchisees. Bid Automation integrates into your existing process and offers instantaneous line item analysis of all bidders at bid closing. The Corporate Portal allows you to view and manage multiple locations, project managers and prototypes. Multistage Bidding is a proven option for cost reduction in the pre-construction phase. This patent pending technology uses advanced reporting methods to insure responsible bidding. Save time, save money, and gain more control over the bidding process with CPBid.

DWYER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

(254) 745-2403

(254) 745-2566 FAX

P.O. Box 3146, Waco, TX 76707-0146

CONTACT: George Dillner, Vice President, National Accounts

F.C. DADSON, INC.

(800) 728-0338

(920) 757-1486 Ext. 145

(920) 757-1492 FAX

N1043 Craftsman Drive, Suite 2, Greenville, WI 54942

Email: info@fcdadson.com

Internet: http://www.fcdadson.com

CONTACT: Angie Borchardt, Marketing Manager

TYPE OF BUSINESS: F.C. Dadson, Inc. is a national designer, manufacturer and supplier of custom store fixtures and casework. We work with customers to build a custom Store in a Box program. This program revolves around a system that can create functional floor planning, fixture design, installation, and the manufacturing of fixtures to exact specifications.

LK INDUSTRIES

(800) 531-4975

(904) 354-8882

(904) 360-6251 FAX

1357 West Beaver Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209-7632

Email: sales@loadking.com

Internet: http://www.LK-Industries.com

CONTACT: John Forrester, Chief Commercial Officer; Craig Henderson, Director of Business Development

TYPE OF BUSINESS: We take the headaches out of your store opening process. We deliver a store in a box. We make it simple. Once your floor, walls, and ceiling are in, we do the rest. We successfully help clients like Starbucks, Cold Stone Creamery, Target, Borders, Smoothie King, and Einstein Brothers (to name a few) open hundreds of new locations. Our products and services include: Millwork (Stained woods, Laminates, Solid surfaces, and Stainless steel); Graphics; Equipment and small-wares consolidation; Installation; Project Management.

OFFICEREDI

W.M. Putnam Company

(800) 445-5236

(309) 662-6272

(630) 235-2714 Cell

(309) 662-1206 FAX

1625 Commerce Parkway, Bloomington, IL 61704

Email: bneilson@officeredi.com

Internet: http://www.officeredi.com

CONTACT: Brent D. Neilson, VP, Business Development; W. Ronald Dietz, President/CEO

TYPE OF BUSINESS: OfficeRedi helps clients establish new stores and offices throughout the U.S. With over 5,000 successful installations, we have demonstrated our ability to improve time to market, reduce costs and take the hassle out of the many details of opening new facilities. We provide a range of services as your outsourced partner or as an augmentation to your present staff including: 1) site location analysis; 2) assistance in leasing space; 3) development of necessary plans and budgets; 4) drawings, space layouts, and design advice; 5) build-out management; 6) procurement, delivery and installation of all interior items; and 7) overall project management. Our clients focus on strategic issues while we take on operational details. We deliver highly reliable openings, lower costs--often through finding ways to innovate on current practice--and a wide range of expertise that can be helpful to franchisors and franchisees alike. We work with franchisors to establish the best possible programs for their owners in terms of performance, cost and convenience. We then provide a high level of service to individual operators, starting with a range of planning and design capabilities and extending to all of the factors necessary to be ready for business, on time and on budget. We bring high levels of accountability and control to our clients, while our ability to keep owners happy reflects well on clients' reputations. We look forward to an opportunity to show how our capabilities can be adapted to your company and what specific benefits we can bring you.

ONE SOURCE RETAIL

(314) 773-7775

(636) 262-4022

(314) 773-8135 FAX

2101 S. Vandeventer Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110

Email: michael.hojnacki@onesourceretail.com

Internet: http://www.onesourceretail.com

CONTACT: Michael Hojnacki, CEO

TYPE OF BUSINESS: One Source For Franchise Fixtures Needs--Site Selection, Floor Plans, Fixtures, Lighting, Flooring, Project Management and More!

PERMA-GLAZE, INC.

(800) 332-7397

(520) 722-9718

(520) 296-4393 FAX

1638 S. Research Loop Road, Suite 160, Tucson, AZ 85710

Email: permaglaze@theriver.com

Internet: http://www.permaglaze.com

CONTACT: Dale R. Young, President; Laura Tremaine, V.P. International Development

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Perma-Glaze specializes in the multi-surface restoration of bathroom/kitchen fixtures, wall tile, appliances, etc. Refinishable surfaces include porcelain, fiberglass, acrylic, cultured marble, formica, ceramic and most building materials. We specialize in commercial work for the hotel and restaurant business.

PIN, INC,

(800) 647-6PIN

(972) 621-0316

(972) 621-2543 FAX

9015 Sterling Street, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063

Email: jscalise@pinsolutions.net

Internet: http://www.pinsolutions.net

CONTACT: Jay Scalise, Vice President of Business Development; Jeff Pray, President

TYPE OF BUSINESS: PIN QuickStore program provides complete turnkey store interiors in just 15 days from order to delivery! Industry leader for over 13 years, PIN services all franchise markets and has provided over 4,000 turnkey franchise interiors worldwide to a client list that includes Mail Boxes Etc. / The UPS Store, Cartridge World, Sona Med Spa, and QuikDrop to name a few. Products and services include retail store design and planning, cabinet/fixture/display manufacturing, customer product consolidation.

RCS RETAIL INTERIORS

(414) 354-6900

(414) 354-6930 FAX

7075 West Parkland Court, Milwaukee, WI 53233

Email: mike@rcsretail.com

Internet: http://www.rcsretail.com

CONTACT: Mike Werner, Sales Manager

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Retail Fixture Manufacturer.

STOREFLOORS

(770) 512-0021

(678) 638-1611

(770) 512-0121 FAX

9000 Central Park West, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30328

Email: ewass@storefloors.com

Internet: http://www.storefloors.com

CONTACT: Earl Wasserman, Founder/Chief Innovation Officer; Elizabeth Miller, Marketing Manager

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Floor covering consultancy including ideation, brand reinforcement, specification and design, estimating, procurement, logistics, inventory management. A "One-Stop Shop" for the entire flooring program. Fixed national pricing. Franchise Friendly Programs "Where Stores Buy Floors".

TOTAL RESOURCE GROUP

(847) 329-7900

(847) 329-7955 FAX

7085 North Ridgeway Avenue, Lincolnwood, IL 60712

Email: bruce.olans@totalresourcegroup.com

Internet: http://www.totalresourcegroup.com

CONTACT: Bruce Olans, Principal

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Total Resource Group Store in a Box.

WALLS+FORMS, INC.

(972) 745-0800

(972) 304-8402 FAX

204 Airline Drive, Building 200, Coppell, TX 75019

Email: info@wallsforms.com

Internet: http://www.wallsforms.com

CONTACT: Dan South, President; Dennis Tortes, Design

Dallas Office

P.O. Box 741112, Dallas, TX 75374-1112

TYPE OF BUSINESS: Walls+Forms, Inc., whose headquarters is in Coppell, TX, manufactures display and merchandising solutions for franchise companies and display manufacturers nationwide. We extrude plastic and aluminum profiles and utilize them in the construction of various display products. Our diverse line of products include store fixture systems, floor and countertop displays, sign and poster frame systems, panel fastening systems, plastic slatwall, plastic pegboard, point of purchase displays, fitting rooms, perimeter wall merchandising systems, counters, production tables, desks, and kiosks systems. Services include design and manufacturing of the store in a box concept. We feature modular construction, superior packaging, comprehensive instructions for assembly, and offer multiple delivery options to fit a diverse set of customer's requirements.

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