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Jacksonville Home To First-Ever 'Just Junk' Franchise In The United States

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Special to Highlands Today

Published: November 16, 2008

JACKSONVILLE - Just Junk Franchising Corp. has announced that Jacksonville will be home to the first Just Junk franchise in the United States.

The junk removal company has been and continues to be, flooded by requests from U.S. entrepreneurs over the past year and decided in mid-summer 2008 to expand into the United States.

"From the start we've had a vision to build one of North America's most reputable services, while focusing on recycling as much re-usable junk as possible" said Mike Thorne, founder of Just Junk. "We have had requests from almost every major market and state across the U.S., and we're really excited to finally get our first franchise up and running in a major Florida market like Jacksonville."

Five years ago, Mike Thorne was working with one of Canada's largest corporations in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sitting at his desk in a sea of cubicles, he was asked to remove old office equipment from the 7th floor of his building.

After searching unsuccessfully for a junk removal company, it hit him - he realized everything in this world would one day need to be removed and disposed of. The rest is history. Thorne's success is largely attributed to a focus on conservation and recycling, which has helped Thorne win Entrepreneur of the Year, New Business and Top 40 under 40 awards.
Thorne went on to say, "We find that many communities embrace us and appreciate our environmentally-conscious approach. 60 per cent of the material Just Junk removes from homes and businesses is either recycled or donated to local charities; helping protect and conserve community's watersheds and green space. Just Junk has partnered with many notable organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill and the Salvation Army, providing reusable building supplies, household products, toys, furniture and clothing."

Rick Dixon, director of international franchise for Just Junk explains that, "Florida's Just Junk franchise will benefit the environment while capitalizing on the booming need for professional junk removal services. One factor for success is the emergence of the do-it-yourself renovation industry. Many homeowners undertake projects that result in large amounts of junk and clutter that can be a burden."

"Renting a disposal bin or personally taking junk to a landfill is often not a simple, practical or cost-effective solution. We help our customers remove their clutter, create space and get organized" added Dixon.

Industry analysts predict that the need for removal services will keep growing as consumers pile up junk and unwanted items with little time to handle their cleanup. Just Junk is aiming to have 100 franchises in the next five years.

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