Fashion Care joins Fabric Restoration Service Team FRSTeam is proud to announce that Fashion Care of Atlanta, Georgia is now a Fabric Restoration Service Team Licensee. “The fit is so easy, both our companies are founded on the same principles, we believe in the same thing - A commitment of service to all the lives we touch” said Ron Patrie, President of Fashion Care. A family business like FRSTeam, Fashion Care has been delivering "Gold Care" service to the Metropolitan Atlanta area for over 30 years. Ron Patrie (left) is presented with his FRSteam Certificate of License by Courtney Nicholas and Jim Nicholas of FRSteam Fashion Care was founded in 1973 by Jim Patrie as a retail dry cleaner and laundry. The business continued to grow and expand their services offering home delivery and pick-up and dry cleaning services to Atlanta area hotels. With their attention to detail, Fashion Care developed the Gold Care service for premium fabrics and their specific needs continuing their industry leadership in Metropolitan Atlanta. Fashion Care also became the only company to be awarded American Dry Cleaner Magazine’s most prestigious award, The Grand Prize for International Plant Design, twice! Upon Jim’s retirement in 1991, his son Ron took control of the business and continued the expansion of services, becoming the area’s Wedding Gown Specialist. Under Ron’s guidance, Fashion Care has been awarded The Consumer Choice Award for Business Excellence for the past 6 years in the Metro Atlanta area. Capitalizing on its own local brand success, Fashion Care is creating a whole new company as a FRSTeam Licensee. Now this new fabric restoration company, FRSTeam by Fashion Care, will be starting it’s own remarkable story as a separate operation from the retail dry cleaning business.“This is a great opportunity to use the Fashion Care name with a new company and expand in to new business markets”, commented Ron. “We see Ron and his restoration company perfect for our team!,” said Courtney Nicholas, CEO of FRSTeam. “FRSTeam by Fashion Care is highly positioned in their market, the combination of a national brand with their high quality local service, it’s a sure fire winner”, said Jim Nicholas, President of FRSTeam. After completing training in the California Corporate Office, Ron Patrie returned to Atlanta to get the FRSTeam operation started. “Ron has all of the drive, experience and support needed to do well in this business,” observed Courtney. FRSTeam licensees specialize in the restoration of clothing and other fabric related items damaged in a fire or water loss. Licensees are independent businesses that have chosen to operate under the FRSTeam brand using its unique operating model. As one of the leading brands in the industry, FRSTeam is moving towards its goal of national coverage to provide a quality resource for the restoration industry.