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Delbe Home Services In The News Good News –Home Business Connection June 2001 The days of struggling with home repairs are over. Delbe Home Services wants to help homeowners out by taking care of any electrical or plumbing problems. Company President David Burka likens the services to property management, ...Read More The Fix Is In –The Journal May 21, 2000 Burka and his son and fellow co-owner, Scott decided “there was a need for people living in their own home to have help taking care of their home. Sort of like having your own [superintendent],” he said. ...Read More Companies Take Over Busy Homeowners’ Chores – Washington Business Journal April 21-27, 2000 The innovative home services company has been so successful in the four years it has been in business, it now plans to go nationwide. Soon, clients across the country could be calling their local Delbe franchise to stop the chimney from smoking. ...Read More Other than a little training, said Burka, “All you need is a computer, maybe a copier and a cell phone, and you’re in business.” NEWCOMERS –Franchise Times - March 2001 There are two audiences that a Delbe Home Services franchise appeals to: contractors who want to “get out of the muscle and into the white collar” and women who want a home-based, low-investment opportunity. ...Read More Buying Peace of Mind –The Almanac November 23-30,1999 Nancy P., office manager for Chesapeake Finishing in Gaithersburg, said the painting/general contractor company has worked with the Burka’s for six years, beginning with commercial contracts. But most of their references have been for single-family residences. ...Read More Who You Gonna Call? Chore Busters –The Washington Post/Home/September 16, 1999 “People would call and say, ‘Do you know a good plumber?’ said David Burka, who owns Delbe with his son, Scott. “This is a real need for homeowners. When they have a problem, they don’t know who to call.”...Read More The following newspaper articles are no longer available in their entirety. Home Owner Headaches Hit the Road with DHS –Washington Women “Fresh Finds” An appliance in your home breaks down. A shingle falls off your roof. Who you gonna call? If you’re a member of Delbe Home Services (DHS), you only need one number. DHS is a unique membership based, home maintenance service that takes care of all your home needs-big or small… Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks –Northwest Side Story “From My Corner” …homeowners are frustrated by unprofessional subcontractors, who don’t keep appointments, fail to return telephone calls, or mysteriously disappear halfway through the job. But Delbe Home Services is attempting to change all that. Delbe assigns a homeowner a “personal service representative” who visits your home to inventory everything from air conditioning filter sizes to the model number of your dishwasher. When something breaks, a homeowner need only call his/her representatives at Delbe Home Services to see that the necessary repair is completed quickly and correctly. |
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