About Us
We're a family-owned company providing carpet & upholstery cleaning and carpet repair services in the Washington DC/Montgomery County, Maryland areas. We have been in service for over 11 years and appreciate our many happy customers!
How We Got Started
Having experience working in hospital environmental management and directing an environmental grant at University of MD School of Nursing, I wanted to provide "green cleaning" services while being able to teach my son about business.
We started out as a Father and Son Carpet Cleaning team with a mission. We knew that for all of the nationally franchised and colorful carpet cleaning vans you see on the road, not many were driven by technicians who actually put their family name on the line with every job, but we sure did!
We arrive at your home knowing that if we impress you enough you’ll invite us back again and again in the years to come. In fact, we’re so good at this we rely on it! More than half of our business is past clients calling for a fresh clean to start their year.
The products and services we offer
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"Professional team! Super knowledgeable and prompt services."
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Father and Son Companies is a family-owned business in the Germantown, MD area for over 11 years. We are committed to helping everyone in this diff...
Father and Son Companies is a local family-owned business since 2008. We are here for our customers and provide sanitizing of carpets, floors and ...
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"Terrence is a person of high integrity and is always willing to help."
"Marc and his team really care about their clients. He provides a very effective resource and..."
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Hi everyone. As many of you may know, my business provides carpet & upholstery care. Due to our current situation, I have added full carpet & upholstery sanitizing treatment at no additional fee. I don't know if COVID-19 can be contracted through carpets or upholstery, but my customers have...
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Hi everyone. As many of you may know, my business provides carpet & upholstery care. Due to our current situation, I have added full carpet & upholstery sanitizing treatment at no additional fee. I don't know if COVID-19 can be contracted through carpets or upholstery, but my customers have commented how it gives them "peace of mind" to know that sanitizing was performed.
I am also a member of BNI and have been in the same group for over 10 years. I left the group for a year due to a job schedule change. Even when I was out for that year, my team still referred to me (and I referred to them also). I find that the local Chambers of Commerce are great ways to...
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I am also a member of BNI and have been in the same group for over 10 years. I left the group for a year due to a job schedule change. Even when I was out for that year, my team still referred to me (and I referred to them also). I find that the local Chambers of Commerce are great ways to increase my referrals. Many of the members are in networking organizations also, in addition to being loyal to doing business with the local community businesses. I attend about 1-2 Chamber activities each month.
I have been a member of the Gaithersburg/Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) and a Business Networking International chapter. It takes time, but I have been able to secure a lot of business through developing relationships with my business colleagues. It isn't easy, and it takes time (at...
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I have been a member of the Gaithersburg/Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) and a Business Networking International chapter. It takes time, but I have been able to secure a lot of business through developing relationships with my business colleagues. It isn't easy, and it takes time (at least a year to develop a good "foothold"), but now I know that I can ask anyone in my groups for referrals and introductions to people I may want to meet to do business with. For example, I asked a colleague in the GGCC for a introduction into a large property management firm and am now doing business with the firm.
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I agree with most of the replies so far, but I have an additional suggestion on how to motivate your employees. I would ASK them what they want out of their position with the company. I asked each of my employees in a friendly, non-threatening setting and found that each had a different...
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I agree with most of the replies so far, but I have an additional suggestion on how to motivate your employees. I would ASK them what they want out of their position with the company. I asked each of my employees in a friendly, non-threatening setting and found that each had a different motivator. Sure, money was part of them, but the most frequent response was "flexibility." That means a lot of things, but my techs told me that they like to be able to sometimes take off work early, or start later, or have a day off here and there (non paid). I agreed to make this happen AS LONG AS they give me at least 1-week notice and are able to work if there's an emergency. Our work environment has thrived since we started this in January.
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