Pop-a-Lock
Pop-A-Lock is a franchise locksmith company in the United States and Canada, based in Lafayette, Louisiana.
History
Pop-A-Lock was founded [when?] in Lafayette, Louisiana, by former law enforcement officers Carl Vincent and Steve Gremillion.[citation needed] The company began granting franchises in 1994. Since that time, the company and brand have grown to over 482 franchise areas[clarification needed] within the United States, 13 in Canada, and 16 internationally.
Pop-A-Lock Canada was formed in February 2011. Pete Crouse is the Master Franchisee for Canada and acquired the rights to grant franchises in Canada. Since 2011, Pop-A-Lock has 20 operating franchise locations across the country. These areas included Lower Mainland British Columbia, Edmonton, Alberta, Toronto, Halton Region, Hamilton, Southwestern Ontario, Central Ontario, Durham Region, Brampton-Caledon, Mississauga, Ottawa and the Maritimes including Nova Scotia, PEI, and New Brunswick. The cumulative territories in Canada served more than 11 million Canadian Households, Businesses, and Vehicles.
Management team
The current CEO of Pop-A-Lock is Donald Marks
Strategy Consultant for Marketing & Media - Paul Fischer, The MediaCo Consulting Group
Director of Operations - Robert Reynolds CPL, CPS
Director of Franchise Development - Michael Kleimeyer.
Related news
The Wall Street Journal reports[1] that franchisees can be on call 24 hours per day, with the telephone ringing "as often at 3 a.m. as [it would] at three in the afternoon," according to one franchisee, who explains that "People work night shifts, or have to leave their suburbs at 5 a.m. for jobs that start at 7 a.m., and need their cars opened then."
The Wall Street Journal also reports[2] the franchisor and franchisees[3] negotiating a new franchise agreement out of court in 2004, with the company promising to train interns to become master locksmiths, then to turn them over to franchisees, at no cost, to help them expand the services they can offer.
Also in 2004, Garan Wilson, Chief Master Instructor for Pop-A-Lock, had to unlock between 20 and 30 stores in Lafayette, Louisiana at 05:00am, when a vandal had filled them with glue overnight.[4]
Entrepreneur Magazine has consistently ranked the franchise in the "Top 500 Franchises"[5] and chose Pop-a-Lock as a top franchise in 2014.[6]
In 2012, Pop-A-Lock was named by G.I. Jobs Magazine a top military friendly franchise[7] for Pop-A-Lock's recognition of military service. It is part of Pop-A-Lock's franchising policy to give 10% discounts on franchising fees to active and veteran military persons.
References
- ↑ Bennett, Julie (2002-10-22). "Rude Awakenings May Await New Franchisees". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Gibson, Richard (2004-01-29). "Franchise Head Prefers Avoiding the Courtroom". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Sam Landers. "POP-A-LOCK NEWS". American Franchisee Association news. Retrieved October 27, 2005. — news of the negotiated franchise agreement from the president of the Pop-A-Lock Franchise Owners Association
- ↑ "Glued Store Locks Investigated". KLFY. 2004-11-26.
- ↑ http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/popalockfranchisesystem/297692-0.html
- ↑ http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/233189
- ↑ http://mydigimag.rrd.com/article/2012_Military_Friendly_Franchises/1057599/110869/article.html
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