Maytag Appliance Repair now repairs all large home appliances?! I had no idea!

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From the military to Maytag
Former soldiers use background to land repair jobs

Maytag launched its repair business, serving all makes and models of appliances, last year. It since has expanded into more than 50 markets representing 64 percent of U.S. households, and is expected to reach about 71 percent of households in 2005, Learmonth said.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. is largest single company provider of home appliance repair, followed by General Electric Co. and Maytag. However, more than 75 percent of the market is served by independent appliance dealers and repair service operators, whose numbers are declining, Learmonth said.

“One of the problems that we have is, as my folks say, mamas don’t raise their kids to grow up to be service technicians,” Learmonth said. “We’ve developed a solution to that problem. We hire young folks coming right out of the service. Many of them coming right back from Iraq.”