Floods, Fires, Mold & More: Local Entrepreneurs Open New Business to Help Home and Business Owners with Property Damage

Staff Report

Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

Georgia residents, Richard Sasnett III and Ret. Lt. Col Allen D. Grinalds have answered the call to serve their local community, becoming the designated local “Paramedics of Property Damage” with the opening of their new PuroClean franchise located in Augusta, Georgia. Sasnett and Grinalds will lead a team of highly trained technicians to help home and business owners with water, fire, mold, and other property damage, 24/7. PuroClean of Augusta will serve the Augusta, Martinez, Evans, Grovetown, Harlem, Hephzibah, Thomson, and Waynesboro areas of Georgia.

“We are thrilled to represent one of the leading restoration franchises in Augusta and excited to help PuroClean expand into new markets across the country,” said Sasnett. “We look forward to using the tools we’ve received during our training, along with the resources PuroClean provides and will ensure the customers in the communities we serve receive relentless customer service during their times of need.”

Sasnett will lead the day to day operations for this location and has spent his career building success in sales and marketing in the healthcare and IT industries. Grinalds will oversee co-ownership management of the franchise after having spent 20 years in the United States Marine Corps, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel. Throughout his military career, Grinalds has been awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross and a Bronze Star for his service while being deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The duo will be joined by Bill Welsh, who will serve as their general manager, having 25 years of experience in the restoration and remediation industry and holding numerous industry certifications. The franchise owners are also slated to purchase two other PuroClean locations for future development to expand into a multi-unit franchise system.

“With PuroClean now located in Augusta, property owners in the area can count on Richard and Allen to provide quality restoration and remediation services,” said Steve White, President and COO of PuroClean. “Richard, Allen, and their team have been equipped to restore and rescue properties in the community with compassion and respect, and we are happy to have them serve the area.”

PuroClean has been coming to the aid of homeowners and businesses in the United States and Canada for over 20 years with its franchise network of more than 300 offices.

For more information about PuroClean of Augusta, please call 706-723-8989, email [email protected] or visit www.puroclean.com/pa-ga. PuroClean of Augusta will serve the Augusta, Martinez, Evans, Grovetown, Harlem, Hephzibah, Thomson, and Waynesboro areas of Georgia.