Jani-King is one of the world's most inspiring companies and truly represents entrepreneurial spirit. With enormous dedication and passion, Jim Cavanaugh was the first to transform the franchise concept to fit the commercial cleaning industry. His belief that a business owner would perform to higher standards and deliver better service to the customer forever changed the cleaning industry.

On a Cleaning Mission for More Than 40 Years Jani-King is one of the world's most inspiring companies and truly represents entrepreneurial spirit. With enormous dedication and passion, Jim Cavanaugh was the first to transform the franchise concept to fit the commercial cleaning industry. His belief that a business owner would perform to higher standards and deliver better service to the customer forever changed the cleaning industry.

In the late 1960s while studying at the University of Oklahoma, Jim Cavanaugh started a small janitorial services business to help pay for his education. He soon established Jani-King and began pioneering the concept that continues to keep the company at the top of its industry more than 40 years later.