RED COATS, INC . was founded in 1960 by current Vice Chairman William F. Peel, and President Barbara K. Peel. Corporate headquarters are in our own mid-rise office building in Bethesda, Maryland, with regional branch offices in Baltimore, Florida, Southern Virginia and Durham/Raleigh under the leadership of the Executive Vice President, W. Mack Wells, Red Coats, Inc. consistently maintains the leadership of the custodial service industry throughout the markets we service. From our beginning in 1960, with several small accounts and a staff of only twelve employees, Red Coats, Inc. has grown to now provide professional custodial services to approximately 87 million square feet of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional space on a daily basis. To accomplish the services required by our extensive and varied portfolio of customers, our staff has now grown in excess of 5,000 well-trained, personnel. The corporation also maintains affiliate companies providing security and other property management related services. Our professional services have assisted our customers in areas such as maintaining institutional accreditation and achieving numerous quality awards, including several Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) Building of the Year awards. Red Coats is committed to increasing levels of professional quality in our industry, and is active in many trade organizations toward this purpose.