HOUGHTON RUST CONTROL

Houghton Rust Control was born in 1970, when Russell Houghton, then running a Tavistock garage selling Volkswagens and repairing cars, was presented with a business opportunity... When the Pittsburgh-based franchisor folded less than a year later, Houghton believed in the business enough to strike out on his own... Houghton doesn't have a website. It would be hard to handle appointments online when so much is dependent on the weather, Diane says. "We're a hands-on company," she says.

Also known as: Houghton Rust Control Inc.

Primary location: Kitchener