One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating is Recognized for Its “Breakthrough Potential” by Entrepreneur

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clockwork Home Services, Inc. (Clockwork) today announced that its One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating unit (One Hour) has been ranked 14^th among US companies with breakthrough potential in Entrepreneur’s recently-published 2007 list of “Top New Franchises.”

“We are very pleased that One Hour Air has been recognized by one of the nation’s leading business publications – Entrepreneur – for our performance and growth, which reflects the strength of our loyal customer base,” said Tab Hunter, president of Franchise Operations for Clockwork Home Services, Inc. “This recognition underscores our leadership in the home services industry, and the quality of contractors who continue to join our organization.”

Entrepreneur compiles its Top New Franchises list based on companies’ financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the franchise system. Other considerations include the number of years in business and length of time franchising, startup costs, low employee turnover and whether the company provided financing. The Top New Franchises list is comprised of 50 franchises that Entrepreneur identified as “rising stars” among companies which began franchising since 2002 and were also on Entrepreneur’s 2007 Franchise 500, which was published in the magazine’s January 2007 issue.

Entrepreneur initially published its Franchise 500 in 1980. That comprehensive list is published annually and ranks companies in several categories:

• Top new franchises
• Fastest-growing franchises
• Top US franchisors seeking franchisees outside the United States
• Top franchise opportunities you can run from home
• Top franchises you can start for less than $50,000

As of January 1, 2007, One Hour had a total of 148 franchisees and company-owned operations in more than 185 territories in the US and Canada.

One Hour provides air conditioning and heating contractors with management consulting services, increased purchasing power, front line and technician training schools, and the benefits of a national brand.

Clockwork currently operates electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning franchises within its portfolio of home services franchises. In only eight years, the organization, originally formed as VenVest, Inc., has exceeded $500 million in system-wide sales as of December 2006.

About One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating

One Hour is among the fastest growing HVAC franchises in the United States. A customer’s time is the No. 1 priority for One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating. The franchise offers customers on-time service & replacement and repairs done right the first time with courtesy, convenience, cleanliness, competence and character. The company is owned by Clockwork Home Services, Inc., Sarasota, FL. For more information about One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating franchising or to locate a franchise in your area, visit www.onehourair.com or call 800-746-0458.

About Clockwork Home Services, Inc.

Clockwork Home Services, Inc. is dedicated to improving the operations, efficiency, customer service and profitability of contractors in the home services industry in North America through affinity group membership and nationally branded franchises. Its companies include Mister Sparky® Electrical Franchising, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing® Franchising, Plumbers’ Success International®, BuyMax®, Electricians’ Success International™, AirTime 500™, One Hour Air Conditioning & Heating® Franchising, Roofers’ Success International™, Success Academy™, AirTime Canada™ ULC, and company-owned One Hour operations in Las Vegas, Florida, California, Indiana, Tennessee, Minnesota and throughout Canada; company-owned Benjamin Franklin Plumbing operations in Minnesota, Indiana, Tennessee and California; and a company-owned Mister Sparky operation in Georgia. For more information, visit www.clockworkhomeservices.com.