August 26, 2009 - The Glass Doctor® of Moore & Montgomery Counties franchise owned by Tim and Kim Hargrave is now open and ready to “fix your panes!” despite the nationwide recession.

As a full-service glass shop Glass Doctor of Moore & Montgomery Counties offers mobile residential, automotive, and commercial glass services. The showroom and shop is open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturday by appointment. 24-hour emergency service for businesses is available.

“We’re pleased to be a part of Glass Doctor, we know it will help us expand our business even in these tough times,” Tim Hargrave said. “Now we can offer shower enclosures, replacement windows, and entry door glass as well as windshield replacement.”

Upon purchasing the franchise, Tim and Kim attended the most in-depth training in the glass services industry, a 10-day training course on the latest glass repair technology, customer service techniques and marketing methods held at the Glass Doctor University Training Center in Waco, Texas.

“Glass Doctor is a premier choice for glass repair and replacement,” said Mark Dawson, president of Glass Doctor. “We’re delighted Tim and Kim and their team have joined our franchise team, and we believe their business will be successful because we all operate under the same core values.”

The Glass Doctor of Moore & Montgomery Counties shop is located at 295 Pinehurst Ave., Suite 3C, in Southern Pines. To request service call (910) 944-2924 or visit www.glassdoctor.com/southernpines.

About Glass Doctor®:

Glass Doctor is the nation’s largest chain of full-service glass franchises. In addition to replacement services for home, auto and business, Glass Doctor also offers custom glass services, such as tub and shower enclosures, entry door glass and mirrors. Established in 1962 with one shop in Seattle, Wash., today Glass Doctor offers complete glass repair, replacement and services to the residential, automotive, and commercial markets at more than 375 locations in the United States. Glass Doctor began franchising in 1977 and joined The Dwyer Group, Inc., an international franchisor of service industry companies, in 1998. At that time the company’s corporate headquarters relocated to Waco, Texas. Today there are more than 165 Glass Doctor franchise owners across the United States and Canada. For further information or to find the location nearest you, visit www.glassdoctor.com.

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