April 15, 2009 - St. Louis, Missouri, USA…Stratus Building Solutions, the national franchisor of building service and maintenance franchises, has strengthened the company’s presence in New Jersey by awarding a new Master Franchise in Saddle Brook called Stratus Building Solutions of Northern New Jersey, Inc.

Don Gartner is President of Stratus Building Solutions of Northern New Jersey, headquartered at Park 80 East, 160 Pehle Avenue, Suite 304, in Saddle Brook, which is in Bergen County. Telephone: 973.771.5265.

Previously, Don served as an executive in the international container shipping industry with senior positions in computer programming, software development and project management, before becoming a Stratus Building Solutions Master Franchisor. He resides with his wife Pam in Morris County, New Jersey with their two young children.

Dennis Jarrett, CEO of Stratus Building Solutions, said, “Don Gartner is an experienced executive and project manager with an aggressive business plan to offer Stratus Building Solutions sub-franchise units for sale and create jobs. His expertise includes overseeing large development and management teams involving cross operational partnering. We welcome Don to the Stratus Building Solutions family.”

Pete Frese, President of Stratus Building Solutions, said, “As a new Master Franchisor, Don Gartner expands our company’s presence in the New Jersey market, which began in 2007 with the opening of Stratus Building Solutions of Central New Jersey in South New Brunswick, New Jersey, which has become a very successful operation.

“Don and Stratus Building Solutions of Northern New Jersey complement Stratus Building Solutions’ expansion into 18 states since our company was founded in 2004,” Frese added

Financial terms of the agreement with Stratus Building Solutions of Northern, New Jersey, Inc. were not disclosed.

Stratus Building Solutions offers 16 different building service franchise plans providing state-of-the-art “environmentally green” cleaning systems, products, services and marketing support. These include the “Stratus GreenClean” program which uses environmentally-friendly products and services to help sustain healthier, more productive facilities. Also, the firm offers an exclusive “Stratus Sani-Proof” program that kills bacteria, including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), and other germs found in schools, health clubs, daycare centers, gyms, dormitories, medical offices and hospitals.

Stratus Affiliated Services, LLC, a division of Stratus Building Solutions, provides landscaping, energy audits, recycling, pest control, hard-surface cleaning, and related services to complement the company’s successful building service franchise programs.

Stratus Building Solutions currently offers franchises in Connecticut, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Mexico and South Carolina, with plans to expand internationally starting this year.

Jarrett and Frese founded Stratus Building Solutions after each worked as top corporate executives for more than ten years in commercial cleaning franchise industries.

Stratus Building Solutions franchise benefits include orientation and training; customer referrals; administrative and accounting support; pre-arranged credit lines; access to insurance and surety bonds, financing options, business reviews; promotional support; and other turn-key advantages. The firm’s headquarters are at 1976 Innerbelt Business Center Drive in suburban St. Louis, Missouri.

For more information, please see the website www.stratusclean.com or call Stratus Building Solutions at 314.731.2000 or toll-free at 877.731.2020. Media contact: Jeff Dunlap @ PowerlinePR 314.993.6925.

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