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title: "Top Rail Fence Richmond Owner Wins CARES Award at Franchisor Convention"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/119e35bf-c72a-43a8-91f4-1ace68c6f8f9
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20231206_top_rail_fence_richmond_owner_wins_cares_award_at_franchisor_convention.html
category: "Remodel & surfaces"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Remodel & surfaces"
published: 2023-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:07:07.554Z
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# Top Rail Fence Richmond Owner Wins CARES Award at Franchisor Convention

**TL;DR:** Bob Stewart, owner of Top Rail Fence Richmond, won the CARES Award at HomeFront Brand's franchisee convention for his dedication to the company's values. The award is determined by a vote of the franchisee community and recognizes excellence in community engagement, respect, and service.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-12-06. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20231206_top_rail_fence_richmond_owner_wins_cares_award_at_franchisor_convention.html).*

## Story

The CARES Award, named for the company’s core values of community, accountability, respect, excellence and service, is bestowed upon a HomeFront Brand’s franchisee that has captured the admiration of the company’s other franchisees. The award winner is determined by a vote of the franchisee community at the company’s Homecoming Convention held at its headquarters in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.

“Bob consistently surpasses expectations for his dedication to community engagement, respect for others and his devotion to superior service,” said HomeFront Brands Chairman and CEO Jeff Dudan.

HomeFront Brands presented a CARES Award to a franchise owner from four of its most prolific brands. Stewart won the award for Top Rail Fence, the on-time professionals in fence design, quality, installation, and service.

“I’m humbled to be chosen as the CARES Award recipient by a vote of my peers,” Stewart said. “It’s always been my goal to provide great service and a high-quality product to my community. I’m grateful to the other franchisees for their confidence in my abilities to meet these goals.”

Stewart worked as an investment banker for 18 years before entering the building trades, where he has remained for the past 13 years. He is originally from Rochester, New York, but moved to Richmond with his wife Stacy 25 years ago.

He and his wife opened their Top Rail Fence location earlier this year. Together, they serve the communities of Ashland, Bon Air, Chester, Chesterfield, Goochland, Henrico, Hopewell, Mechanicsville, Midlothian, Moseley, New Kent, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond, West Point and Williamsburg, Virginia.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- community service (topic)
- franchise award (topic)
- franchisee recognition (topic)
- Richmond (location)
- HomeFront Brands (company)
- Jeff Dudan (person)
- Top Rail Fence (company)
- Bob Stewart (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20231206_top_rail_fence_richmond_owner_wins_cares_award_at_franchisor_convention.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/119e35bf-c72a-43a8-91f4-1ace68c6f8f9).