Franklin, president of franchise developments for the Daflure Corp., New Cumberland, Pa., and Justin McClure, president of Daflure, spoke about the reasons for buying an HVAC franchise. Daflure recently announced its first franchise location in New Cumberland and plans to expand its operations.
Franklin noted that at the beginning of time, Adam was created and instructed to go out and multiply, the same concept behind growing a franchise - going out and multiplying by signing up franchisees. He said, "The Singer Sewing Machine Co. was the first franchisor on record, beginning around the time of the Civil War. Franchising really took off in the time period after World War II."