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title: "Despite COVID-19 Challenges, Premium Service Brands is Hiring"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1919e30c-1b67-4dd8-ba8f-0eac4a0f5a43
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/despite-covid-19-challenges-premium-service-brands-is-hiring-2714673
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
published: 2021-01-08T16:11:58.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:48:24.288Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/07ce6928c1d69e9663db97278b82cf4f109.jpg
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# Despite COVID-19 Challenges, Premium Service Brands is Hiring

**TL;DR:** Premium Service Brands, a home service industry company, is hiring despite COVID-19 challenges, with its franchises seeing a 25% increase in sales since the pandemic started. The company, which owns brands such as Maid Right and 360° Painting, is investing in new employees, including those who lost jobs in the housekeeping department at hotels or other service businesses.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2021-01-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/despite-covid-19-challenges-premium-service-brands-is-hiring-2714673).*

## Story

The Labor Department recently reported that the unemployment rate dropped to 6.9% while employers added 638,0000 jobs, showing a promising turnaround for those who were without work due to the pandemic.

The Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported that 100,000 jobs were also added, but for temporary workers, as employers aren’t sure how long they’d be able to sustain new employees. While many industries have been negatively impacted, a few are still thriving.

Charlottesville, Virginia-based Premium Service Brands , which owns a total of seven brands in the home service industry including Maid Right , Handyman Pro and 360° Painting , has been exceptionally busy despite the circumstances.

“As far as hiring goes, we’re in full swing,” Paul Flick , founder and CEO, told Twin Cities Pioneer Press. “People are investing more money in the place they’re spending their time in.”

According to Flick, PSB’s franchises are up 25% in sales since the pandemic started. Several of their new hires are those who lost their jobs working in the housekeeping department at hotels or other service businesses.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- sales growth (topic)
- Premium Service Brands (company)
- Maid Right (company)
- Paul Flick (person)
- 360 Painting (company)
- hiring (topic)
- home service industry (topic)
- covid-19 challenges (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/despite-covid-19-challenges-premium-service-brands-is-hiring-2714673). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1919e30c-1b67-4dd8-ba8f-0eac4a0f5a43).