ST. LOUIS, MO -- (Marketwire) -- 02/13/13 -- Vanguard Cleaning Systems®, Inc., a leading franchisor of commercial cleaning services, today announced the opening of the regional office in St. Louis, Missouri. The Master Franchise will be owned and operated by Scott Hoffmann, and serve the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area including the communities of Chesterfield, Clayton, Florissant, Mehlville and St. Charles among others.

"Scott brings tremendous business expertise and deep local knowledge to the Vanguard Cleaning Systems brand in St. Louis," said Mark Heisten, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc. "Additionally, he shares Vanguard's philosophy of long-term commitment to franchisees, customers, suppliers and employees. Scott's customer- and franchise-centric approach will be a big plus to the St. Louis market over the years to come."

Scott is a senior executive with significant expertise in accounting, financial management, business operations and administration. He joins Vanguard from Inflexion LLC, a strategic business management consultancy. Previously, Scott spent eight years with Opaa! Food Management, Inc. where he was the firm's COO/SVP of Finance & Administration. Additionally, he has held executive-level positions in management, operations and finance with Sheffield Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Zeigler Coal Holding Company and Zam's, Inc. over the past 20 years.

Vanguard Cleaning Systems of St. Louis is located at 1801 Craig Road, Suite 109, Maryland Heights, MO 63146. For information about Vanguard's office cleaning franchise opportunities in the greater St. Louis market, contact Scott Hoffmann at 314-485-8310 or email at shoffmann@vanguardcleaning.com.

About Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Founded in 1984, Vanguard Cleaning Systems is a franchisor with 65 regional offices and 2,500 franchisees across 38 states and provinces in the U.S. and Canada. Franchisees provide commercial cleaning services for more than 10,000 corporate customers.

Vanguard has been consistently ranked among the top franchises in North America, achieving a rank of #7 and #25 in the Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 in 2011 and 2013, respectively. The company has achieved a Top 20 ranking in the D&B AllBusiness AllStar franchises over the past four years. Additionally, Vanguard was selected as one of USA Today's 50 Top Franchises for Minorities, PODER Magazine's Top 25 Franchises for Hispanics and Black Enterprise Magazine's Top 40 for African-Americans.

More information on Vanguard Cleaning Systems can be found at www.vanguardcleaning.com.

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