Ron Carrier has
served as president of his family-owned windows business since 1987. Due to
problems caused by the economy, Ron recently began expanding his product and
service offerings to reach a wider range of customers. After hearing about the
great opportunities bathroom remodeling offered from other dealers within the
home improvement industry, he began looking for a way to add it to his
services. Ron plans to formally open his Bath Planet location January 1, 2013.
How did you learn
about the brand?
In the economic downturn, generating leads is a difficult
task. We diversified our product line lately to include roofing, window film
and garage doors, but we were still looking for a hot home improvement item.
Bathroom remodeling in particular was something we knew was hot by talking to
dealers across the US. Bath Planet gave us the opportunity to add that to our
services.
What was appealing
to you about joining Bath Planet?
We feel the Bath Planet name is going to be exclusive –in
addition to Good Housekeeping seal which is also exclusive to Bath Planet. I
also like the idea of installations being done in one day, which matches the specialty-type
products that we always look for.
Our average sale wasn’t too high at the moment because of
financing difficulties, so Bath Planet fits right in with our business.
How do you connect
with the local community through your business?
We give money to a charity called Giving Hearts with
every appointment that we set. We also do things with the local schools’
football and basketball teams.
What are your
expansion or development plans?
Right now we’re involved with 9 counties. I’d love to see
this take off to where we could gather more territory and more counties.
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