ProLift Garage Doors Continues to See Success with a 10% Increase in Year-Over-Year Sales

As more and more homeowners are choosing to invest their vacation savings into home improvement projects amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the home services industry is seeing an increasing boom — and garage repair and maintenance franchise ProLift Garage Doors is no exception. Across its 20-plus locations throughout the U.S., ProLift Garage Doors has seen an overall increase of 10% in year-over-year sales.

“We’ve been fortunate to experience this kind of success during such a stressful time,” said David Raymond, vice president of operations with ProLift Garage Doors. “While we recognize that the homeowners who are taking advantage of the time to attend to their lists of improvements have been a huge bolster for business, it’s really been the success of our core model and the strength of our franchisees behind it that have helped ProLift see the success this year has brought on.”

Much of the credit for the success of ProLift Garage Doors — an entity of Premium Service Brands — can be attributed to its franchisees. Kevin Dewald of ProLift Garage Doors in Grand Rapids, Michigan has seen an increase in year-over-year sales of 73.98% as of August. He notes that the pandemic has fueled the growth of his business.

“I’ve really seen no negative impact, only growth,” said Dewald. “We’ve been an essential service, working the whole time, and over the past few months we have seen increasing orders for new doors.”

Dewald has attributed his success to his pride in the business and the effective, affordable quality service he’s able to provide to his customers during a time when they need him most.

“Our service is No.1, and we really pride ourselves on that,” Dewald said. “We inform our customers about exactly what it is we’re doing and why our pricing is the way it is. With our competitors, we’re seeing a lot of people getting overcharged for services.”

Christopher Tillman, who owns a ProLift Garage Doors location in Charlotte, North Carolina, has also enjoyed increased success during the pandemic — with an increase in sales of 29.52% over 2019.

Throughout this time of increased business amid an uncertain economy, Tillman and Dewald have both praised the support they’ve received from ProLift Garage Doors at the corporate level, saying it’s made the whole process that much smoother.

“ProLift [and Premium Service Brands] have offered some great coaching, especially when the whole pandemic began,” said Dewald. “They’ve helped us etch out necessary high-level safety precautions that have involved mask-wearing and proper sanitizing. They’ve been thoughtful about respecting customers’ wishes for as little contact as possible, including distanced estimates.”

Looking forward, Raymond is confident that the brand will continue on this upward trend as more and more homeowners seek out its services.

“The home improvement trend isn’t going anywhere,” Raymond said. “There’s always going to be a need for garage door installation and repairs, and as more people learn about our services and how great our franchises are, we’re going to continue to see great success.”

The startup costs for a ProLift Garage Doors franchise ranges from $101,375 to $142,000. This includes $60,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate. To learn more about franchising with ProLift Garage Doors, visit: ***