Automotive, Maintenance & Repair
Fibrenew West Los Angeles background and description from the owner, Larry Glass:
At 50 years of age and after 30 years in the automotive repair industry, it was time for a life change.
After college, I went to work for an independent auto repair and worked for 10 years honing my skills. I then opened my own automotive repair shop and ran it for 20 years until I burnt out! I sold the shop and started
looking online for a home-based business and found Fibrenew.
At that time, there was one franchisee in Northern California, Sacramento. I contacted the person and arranged to drive up from L.A. and spend a few days. He had booked a few jobs, but the first was an upper outer bolster repair on a Lincoln LSC. I watched the whole process, and when he was done, it looked great! While the repair was being done at the customer’s home, two or three people walked up asking if he could fix some other items. I was sold! I drove home and decided to buy a franchise and go to Calgary for training.
19 years later, I’m ready to scale back most of the different types of repairs I have done and focus on furniture. Fibrenew has made a comfortable lifestyle for me as I can arrange my schedule to suit my needs. I like what I do, and even more, I like to see my clients’ happy faces when I am done. I constantly hear “that’s amazing” after I complete the repair – that’s a great feeling!
With continuous growth in Los Angeles, this 19-year veteran of Fibrenew has had his single territory grow into three separate territories. This franchise now has more business than any one franchise could support and needs a growth-minded franchisee to develop each area further. The current franchise services automotive and residential clients and maintains a great relationship with its repeat customers.
Larry has three territories for sale:
Rancho Palos $89,000
==> population 460,455
==> businesses 12,375
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LAX $89,000
==> population 442,199
==> businesses 14,087
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Hawthorne / Gardena / Carson $89,000
==> population 429,525
==> businesses 14,359
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Visit Fibrenew West LA’s website: fibrenew.com/west_la
Learn more about Fibrenew’s system: www.fibrenew.com/franchising
What makes this franchise unique:
Fibrenew has a highly regarded reputation in our industry. With our large footprint across the country, our consistent product innovations throughout the years, to our gleaming reputation online, we are considered the leaders in our category. In fact, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked Fibrenew #1 in the leather, plastic, and vinyl restoration category and #185 for all franchises – which puts us in the top 15% of all franchises globally.
Fibrenew is a recession-resistant, mobile service franchise with 300+ locations today. With a rich history that dates back to 1985, we manufacture a highly specialized proprietary product line and have pioneered the repair techniques and exclusive color-matching technology that our technicians use every day. Our products, techniques, and color-matching technology are what sets us apart and keeps us growing as an organization.
