WACO, TX — The Dwyer Group, Inc., provider of residential and commercial service businesses, awarded its first international multiple-concept franchisee on July 14, 2000.

Co-owners Robert Rabaiotti and Paul Fulgooni, of the United Kingdom, have purchased Mr. Electric and Aire Serv Heating & Air-Conditioning, making them the first international franchisee to own more than one Dwyer Group franchise concept.

Rabaiotti, the managing director of the business, and Fulgoni, the technical director, purchased a Mr. Electric in Penarth, Wales, and grew the business to four trucks in three months.