Company Timeline

Company Timeline

Get A Grip leads the resurfacing industry with proven products and cutting-edge techniques, which makes it one of the most sought-after companies today. Whether the job calls for repairing and resurfacing a fiberglass bathtub, bringing new life to stained or scarred kitchen countertops, or turning tired, worn cabinets beautiful, Get A Grip continues to revolutionize the industry. We serve homeowners, property managers, apartments, hotels, motels, resorts, and government institutions. Our focus on ingenuity and safety is evident in the quality delivered to our clients.

2022 Get A Grip Resurfacing takes rank in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list for Top Low-Cost Franchise for 2022. 2021 Get A Grip was chosen as a 2021 TOP 500 remodeler by the Qualified Remodeler editorial staff for meeting a set of criteria including installed remodeling dollar volume, total years in business, industry association membership, industry certification, industry awards and community service. Get A Grip makes Entrepreneur magazine’s Start-Up Guides’ list of Hottest Franchises! Get A Grip moves up on the list with Entrepreneur® Magazine’s low-cost-to-enter ranking franchise business opportunities. 2020 Get A Grip makes Qualified Remodeler’s Top 500 list of remodeling firms again! Albuquerque The Magazine, voted “Best in the City” Top 5, Best Green-Living Services Voted #14 on the Fastest Growing Companies in New Mexico! ABQ Business First, Top Women-Owned Businesses for the 10th consecutive year! Get A Grip is honored to make the Top 500 on the Hottest Industries Today by Entrepreneur’s Startups Get A Grip ranks no. 101 on the 2020 Remodeling 550 list for companies that specialize in replacement and specialty services! Qualified Remodeler ranks Get A Grip No. 438 on the 2020 Franchise 500 list Get A Grip ranks in the Top 100 Private Companies with the Albuquerque Business First Albuquerque Business First honors Get A Grip as one of the Top 100 Largest Family-Owned Businesses in New Mexico. Get A Grip launches new and improved website 2019 Remodeling 550, ranked No. 179 on the 2019 Remodeling 550 list Creation of online store for franchisee product orders Get A Grip ranks in the Top 100 Private Company with the Albuquerque Business First Qualified Remodeler, ranked No. 438 on the 2019 Franchise 500 list New oval logo design launches 2018 Third National Sales Meeting at Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico on October 19th Get A Grip partners with Kohler® to become an Authorized Service Representative Introducing Diamond Cote™, an alternative clear base option, which gives your countertops a transparent look and feel New Diamond Cote™ logo debuts, reflecting the professional Get A Grip brand and image Article in the Albuquerque Journal, “Company Gets a Firm Grip on Success” – Published in the business section on July 6th Albuquerque The Magazine, voted “Best in the City” Top 5, Best Green-Living Services Get A Grip introduces new colors to the Get A Metallic® color collection New colors added to the Eurostone® color collection Get A Grip ranks in the Top 100 Private Companies with the Albuquerque Business First Get A Grip moves offices, allowing for future expansion in a larger warehouse and showroom. 2017 Albuquerque The Magazine, voted “Best in the City” Top 5, Best Green-Living Services Albuquerque The Magazine honors Sharon Dillard, Get A Grip’s CEO and Co-founder, as “The Badass” in October issue  Added individual franchises to the main Get A Grip Facebook page  2017 Remodeling 550 edition ranks Get A Grip as the 15th in the country for Franchisors in the remodeling industry Get A Grip makes Entrepreneur magazine’s Start-Up Guides’ list of Top 227 Low-Cost Franchise Opportunities!  Added Instagram to the Social Media mix  Get A Grip makes franchiseranking.com’s Best Home Maintenance and Service Franchises list 2016 Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico Top Private 100 Business Get A Grip debuts on Entrepreneur’s Startups magazine’s list of Top Budget Friendly Franchise Opportunities  Qualified Remodeler ranks Get A Grip in the top 500 CPA-audited remodeling firms again  Get A Grip debuts on American Registry’s America’s Most Honored Businesses list 2015  Get A Grip Introduces Get A Metallic® Solids™ color series  Get A Grip introduces Get A Metallic® Gun Metal™ color series  Second National Sales Meeting at Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 16th  Remodeling Magazine, Top 550 Franchises across the country  Qualified Remodeler Magazine, Nation’s Top 500 Franchises across the country  Makes franchiserankings.com list of Best Home Maintenance and Service Franchises in the country  Albuquerque The Journal, New Mexico Top 100 Business  ABQ Business First, Top women-owned businesses for the fourth year running  Google My Business accounts set-up for all franchises across the country, helping give us national presence 2014 Improved packaging for the Porcelain Kit to enhance resurfacing of tile and bathtubs New EUROSTONE® logo debuts that reflects the professional Get A Grip brand and image  Launch of our new site, www.getagripfranchise.com for those interested in franchise opportunities Created new OSHA forms 300 & 301 for better safety understanding and compliance

2013 Albuquerque Business First ranks Get A Grip No. 19 among 50 Women Owned Businesses Qualified Remodeler Magazine, ranks Get A Grip No. 430 on its industry franchise list Line of training videos debuts to enhance field training for technicians. These videos complement the hands-on training each franchise receives when they join Get A Grip Get A Metallic® registered with U.S. Patent and Trademark office on July 2 Grip Gear website for the Get A Grip clothing line, www.getgripgear.com launches. Get your own Get A Grip logoed caps and other merchandise. Get A Grip Franchising, LLC named a Military Friendly Franchise® for the fourth year in a row Get A Grip introduces four new products: Wipe-On Bonding Agent™, Wipe-On Clear™, Concrete Primer™, and Heavy Duty Primer™. These products allow Get A Grip techs to resurface countertops, bathroom and kitchen surfaces more quickly and with better results Franchisees now access their own exclusive site, full of proprietary information, ideas and insight into doing their business better First National Sales Meeting at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico on March 15th Purchased domain www.getagrip.com. Can you believe it took us this long to secure this domain name? Now customers have an easier time finding Get A Grip online 2012  Added Pinterest and Houzz to the social media mix  Google My Business was created to boost our presence online  Albuquerque The Journal, New Mexico Top 100 Business Qualified Remodeler Magazine, ranked No. 458 on Franchise 500 list  New Mexico Business Weekly, Healthiest Employers  Entrepreneur Magazine, ranked No.18 in Top New Franchises Entrepreneur Magazine, ranked No. 316 on Franchise 500 list 2011 New Mexico Business Weekly, Top-Performing CEO Judge Entrepreneur Magazine, ranked No. 33 in Top New Franchises Entrepreneur Magazine, ranked No. 393 on Franchise 500 list Attends National Apartment Association Education Expo as sole resurfacing company Introduces Porcelain Glaze, a new, acid-free porcelain-specific product Attends Franchise & Business Opportunities Expos across the country 2010 Launched a new blog site, www.sharonjustsayin.com CEO, Sharon Dillard columnist for the New Mexico Apartment News New Mexico Business Weekly, Best Places to Work Award New Mexico Business Weekly, Top-Performing CEO Award Receives the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, Duke City Dozen Innovate Award Remodeling Magazine Top 550, listed among the nation’s largest renovation companies in the franchising category New Mexico Business Weekly, Women-owned Businesses, ranked No. 20 among 50 companies Attends National Apartment Association Education Expo as sole resurfacing company Qualified Remodeler Magazine, highlights Get A Grip as a good franchise opportunity Entrepreneur Magazine, listed with Franchise 500 for the second year in a row 2009 Entrepreneur Magazine, Start Ups – Be Your Own Boss lists Get A Grip as one of only seven in the surface refinishing/restoration industry on franchise opportunities Joins the social media revolution with a fan page on Facebook, and begins telling the world about how Get A Grip can make a difference on Twitter Get A Metallic® modified high-performance coating system using real metal pigments debuts OTTESEY® registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 6 Entrepreneur Magazine, ranked No. 467 on Franchise 500 list 2008 Euroclear™ high-performance clear and matte finishes for surfaces introduced New Mexico Business Weekly, Fast-Trackers lists Get A Grip as one of the fastest-growing companies Bio-Inlay® registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on June 17 Eurostone® registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 15 2007 Franchise Programs – Get A Grip Franchising, LLC offers franchise opportunities across the county New Mexico Business Weekly, Fast-Trackers lists Get A Grip as one of the fastest-growing companies 2004 Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico, Showcase Winner for Most Creative 2003 The Better Business Bureau assigns Get A Grip with AAA rating GETAGRIP® registered with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on November 18 2002 Poly-Fil™ reconstruction polyester filler for repairs introduced 2001 Getagripinc.com goes live 2000 Grip-Cote™ for porcelain and tile resurfacing debuts Grip-Gear™ promotional material becomes available Dealership Programs become available in cities across the country 1999 Por-Etch™ etching compound introduced Grip-Guard™ micronized polymer for slip-resistant surfaces debuts Grip-Tex™ permanent clear vinyl surface bathtub mat debuts Bio-Inlay® proprietary fiberglass repair system that eliminates weak tub bottoms introduced OTTESEY® unique one-of-a-kind spray system debuts Eurostone® multi-color fleck design debuts