Gutter-Vac gutter clearing franchises awarded Social Responsibility Merit at annual franchising awards

Gutter-Vac has been recognised with a Social Responsibility Merit award at the annual Excellence in Franchising Awards, acknowledging efforts by the gutter clearing franchises to protect the environment.

Gutter-Vac was nominated for the Social Responsibility Award for its national involvement with the RSPCA, its efforts to reduce falls from heights, waterway pollution, tank contamination, the spread of bushfires and the spread of waterborne diseases.

In a national initiative with RSPCA Australia, each of Gutter-Vac’s gutter clearing franchises is responsible for cleaning an RSPCA shelter in their territory every year for free.

Usually located in rural or suburban areas, the RSPCA animal shelters are covered with trees that can cause blocked gutters, which are breeding grounds for heartworm carrying mosquitoes.

Managing Director of Gutter-Vac maintenance franchises, Mr Warren Ballantyne, explains that the company hopes “that by ensuring the RSPCA has regular professional gutter cleans we can help to reduce this epidemic affecting our family pets.”