The Contract and Hospitality Services Group, Inc., A national leader in contract and hospitality interior renovation services since 1985, has announced Joane Franks as its vice president of sales and marketing.

Franks is responsible for developing and executing the CHS Group's national sales campaign, including seeking out new opportunities in both sectors across all major metropolitan markets. The CHS Group specializes in warehousing, distribution and installation services, with locations in New York City, Miami, and Las Vegas.

Franks works with top decision makers and facility managers around the country promoting the list of CHS Group services which include project management, warehousing, furniture installation and relocation, complete flooring services, as well as painting and wall covering installation. The CHS Group operates its own 30,000 square foot climate-controlled warehousing facility in New York City with a cutting-edge web-based management system, while maintaining an additional 8 million square feet of warehousing space throughout the U.S. In addition, the CHS Group owns and maintains its own fleet of trucks within a 100mile perimeter of New York City, and shares another 875 trucks and trailers across the country. The CHS Group has successfully completed thousands of projects with top hospitality brands and high-profile organizations over 25 years of providing world-class service.

"Joane (Franks) is a high-energy professional that we value greatly at CHS Group," said Jeff Caputo, president of CHS Group. "She has a great understanding of this business and came to us with a lot prior experience and invaluable contact in the industry. We believe in providing consistent care and personalized attention, which happen to be two areas that she truly excels in."

You may contact Joane Franks at jfranks@contractandhospitality, or call directly 888-473-5050 x 41.

For more than 25 years, the Contract and Hospitality Services Group, Inc. has been providing world-class service relative to virtually every phase of contract/commercial interior renovations. The CHS Group understands the dynamics of transporting, receiving, warehousing, distributing and installing furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E). In the last decade, CHS Group has added a myriad of other services including complete project management, liquidation of existing FF&E, purchase order management with its patented 24/7 Track, Trace and Transport SystemTM, carpentry services and millwork installation, painting and decorating, all types of flooring installation... and much, much more.

For more information, please contact Liza Mena at the CHS Group, Inc., 167 41 Street, Lower Level Brooklyn, New York 11232. Call 800-357-7474, email projects@contractandhospitality.com, or visit their website www.contractandhospitality.com.

Joane Franks, New Vice President of Sales and Marketing, The Contract and Hospitality Services Group, Inc.

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