We Do Lines was recently featured in the Birmingham Business Journal!

Companies on the Move
June 30, 2010

We Do Lines, a parking lot striping business, is looking for a franchisee to open a location in Birmingham. Start up costs are estimated to range between $77,000-134,000. The company partnered with Sherwin Williams to provide supplies to their franchises. In the next year, they plan to open 25 franchises throughout the United States, with many locations in the East. (Read More)

We Do Lines was recently featured in the Montgomery Advertiser!

We Do Lines seeks franchise owners

A firm that paints lines on parking lots is looking for a business owner to open a franchise in Montgomery.

We Do Lines is expanding and seeks new operators in several locations.

Applications are available at www.wedolines.com.

We Do Lines was recently featured in the Painting & Wallcovering Contractor Magazine!

Striping-Painter Company Seek Franchisees

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

A painting company that applies striping to parking spaces nationwide is seeking contractor franchisees.

We Do Lines LLC, which bills itself as the first national parking-lot line-striping franchise, has four franchisees covering six territories and is seeking more.

The company, based in Ridgefield, Conn., was founded in February 2008 and added a fourth partner in April 2009. “With efficient systems in place, and a very strong first location, We Do Lines plans to expand nationally with a goal of reaching the 100-unit mark within the next three years,” the company said in a statement.

“There’s not one national parking lot striping company out there. The market is completely untapped,” said company president Chris Couri. “For a service with such high demand, we have created a concept that is efficient, reliable, eco-friendly (its Proprietary Stripe Green Initiative), and socially responsible (through its ‘Lines for Charity’ program).” (Read More)

We Do Lines Featured in the Paint Contractor

We Do Lines was recently featured in an article in the May 2010 issue of The Paint Contractor titled “The Big Picture”.

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We Do Lines was recently featured in Franchise Update!

We Do Lines Wants To Stripe Your Lot!

Outside of parking your vehicle, who thinks about the painted lines in parking lots? Chris Couri, Tom Darrow and Dan Rella that's who! Couri, Darrow, and Rella co-founded We Do Lines, a parking lot striping franchise, in February 2008; Lenahan joined in April 2009. After testing the concept up and down the East Coast, they're ready to pursue the approximately $1 billion striping niche of the $29 billion U.S. parking lot market. "There's not one national parking lot striping company out there. The market is completely untapped," says Couri, president of the Ridgefield, Conn.-based concept. The four have teamed with Skip Barrett, who co-founded GarageTek in 2000. "I have seen a lot of franchise concepts, but none with the potential of this one, especially given the landscape of this industry," says Barrett. Start-up costs range from $77,000 to $134,000, with the leasing of a truck and equipment making up the bulk of costs. The company also places a high priority on being eco-friendly and socially responsible. (Read More)

Franchisees Buy Entire State of Connecticut; Turning We Do Lines into the First National Parking Lot Line Striping Franchise

After Successfully Proving its Methodology with Service from Maine to Florida, Connecticut-based Company Expands Statewide

RIDGEFIELD, CT – (April 22, 2010) – With over 500 million parking spaces across America, it makes one wonder who is responsible for painting all of the lines. The men behind the mask for the State of Connecticut are Bob Russo, Tim Hastings and Leon St. Jean. For the first time, Connecticut businesses will have a go-to for all of their parking striping needs, as local entrepreneurs Russo, Hastings, and St. Jean have launched We Do Lines, the first national parking lot line striping franchise, across the state of Connecticut, turning We Do Lines LLC into a viable franchise.

With over 75-years of combined business and entrepreneurial experience in commercial construction, manufacturing and sales, Russo, Hastings and St. Jean have seen the We Do Lines proposition of an untapped market hold true across the state of Connecticut, as well as through Southwest Florida. Lifelong Connecticut residents, Russo, Hastings and St. Jean have taken over five territories, including the State of Connecticut and Southwest Florida, which includes Port Charlotte, Venice and Greater Orlando.

“There are hundreds of thousands of parking lots that need to be striped. Having your businesses parking lots properly and regularly striped gives customers the best first impression. The end result for a business striping its parking lots on an annual basis reduces its liability risk,” says Russo.

We Do Lines is known for their personalized expert service, and this new expansion is no exception. Russo said that the comprehensive training and support the franchise provides has fully prepared his team for a successful launch.

Parking lot striping is one of a business’s top priorities as many establishments are required by contract and/or lease to re-stripe their parking lots every year. For the first time, Connecticut businesses from Hartford to New Haven to Fairfield can properly lay down a corporate welcome mat, clean and striped to code, which will have a multitude of advantages aside from carrying a high return on investment.

“Bob, Tim and Leon exemplify all of these characteristics,” said Chris Couri, co-founder of We Do Lines. “This team is a perfect fit for We Do Lines and we are confident that they will prove to be an asset to We Do Lines. Together they will become completely ingrained in the community, while playing a significant role in the continuous development and growth of the We Do Lines brand.”

We Do Lines Revolutionizes Parking Lot Striping Industry; Selects Cleveland for Newest Opening

After Successfully Proving its Methodology with Service from Maine to Florida, Connecticut Company Expands to Cleveland

RIDGEFIELD, CT – (April 19, 2010) – With over 500 million parking spaces across America, it makes one wonder exactly who is responsible for painting all of the lines in parking lots. We Do Lines, USA Inc. is the first national parking lot line striping company and Cleveland entrepreneur, Tim Janasek, has launched a We Do Lines franchise servicing the Greater Cleveland area.

Northeast Ohio, like all major metropolitan markets, has a significant quantity of parking lots that require annual line striping to maintain safety and functionality. The We Do Lines brand and business model provides Janasek, a 25-year sales and marketing management professional, with the perfect independent business opportunity to provide a valuable service to an industry that requires professionalism, reliability, quality work and a customer first mentality.

“A business owner knows that the parking lot is their welcome mat. It is the first and last impression of their business to visitors, customers and employees,” said Janasek. “Business owners also realize their parking lot is a high insurance liability risk. Worn or faded pavement markings reduce the safety of their lot and increase their liability risk. Line striping on an annual basis is a economical way to maintain a clean, safe and functional parking lot that yields a high return on their investment.”

We Do Lines is known for their professionalism, reliability and quality of parking lot striping and seeks franchisees who are able to operate the machinery, and additionally a businessperson who understands scalability, networking, and growing a business for themselves.

“Tim Janasek exemplifies all of these characteristics,” said Chris Couri, co-founder of We Do Lines. “Janasek is a perfect fit for We Do Lines and we are confident that he will prove to be an asset to We Do Lines. Janasek will become completely ingrained in the community, while playing a significant role in the continuous development and growth of the We Do Lines brand.”