MALVERN, Pa. – Jan. 11, 2022 – Fitness Machine Technicians, specialists in the maintenance and repair of exercise equipment for commercial and residential customers, today announces it has ranked #291 on Entrepreneur magazine’s list of top 500 franchises.
This highly competitive list recognizes the top 500 franchise brands that continued to grow and evolve in 2021. Entrepreneur evaluates franchises based on five pillars:
- Costs and fees
- Size and growth
- Support (i.e., training times, marketing support, operational support)
- Brand strength (i.e., social media, years in business)
- Financial strength and stability
“We value every one of our Fitness Machine Technicians franchisees and recognize their resiliency through the extraordinary challenges our industry faced this year,” said Don Powers, CEO and Founder of Fitness Machine Technicians. “It’s an honor to be recognized nationally for our success as a franchise brand for the second year in a row, and we’re excited to continue our growth in the next few years!”
Fitness Machine Technicians sold its first franchise in 2012 before rolling out a national franchise campaign in 2018. The brand now has a total of 50 franchises in the U.S. and Canada, with over 100 territories in operation in 30 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.
For 43 years, Entrepreneur has recognized franchise brands in their Franchise 500® ranking and calls itself “the world’s first, best, and most comprehensive franchise ranking.” Fitness Machine Technicians made the publication’s list of Fastest Growing Franchises in 2020 and was ranked in the Franchise 500® in 2021.
Fitness Machine Technicians offers service/repair and maintenance on a variety of exercise equipment on a contract and non-contract basis. The company is headquartered outside of Philadelphia and offers franchise opportunities in multiple markets across the nation and Canada.