| Augusta businesses busy with Masters Tournament customers
The week leading up to the Masters Tournament can be a busy time of year for some Augusta-area businesses. Business triples at We Wash Windows for residential clients around Masters Week, owner Quincy Fuller said. Masters Week is the busiest time of year for Stars Discount Window Cleaning, "as far as having the most jobs in the shortest period of time," said registered agent Marilyn Marsh. His regular staff of 25 works additional hours and even Saturday and Sunday before the Masters to complete jobs, he said. "If we do one house a day typically, this time of year we're doing three or up to six houses a day," Fuller said. Ledford said his business doubles the week before the Masters. Andy Watson Landscaping Inc. Price brings in two to four seasonal workers to help his regular crew, he said. Allstar Rents Inc. The company started filling orders March 19 and plans to finish by Monday. Landscaping companies have been busy sprucing up yards for customers renting out their homes. Tents are also in high demand. Many clients are renting out their homes. "I'm going to do so much work during this month that it will cover certain expenses all through the year," he said. Fuller said that he hires three or four additional workers to meet the demand. "Just guaranteeing everything is in tip-top shape for their guests coming in," Price said. Despite the extra business, Ledford prefers not to hire extra workers for only a week. Twenty-five percent of his spring business comes from Masters clients. Calls started coming in at the beginning of February, he said. His company plants flowers and puts down pine straw and mulch. in Augusta has been busy setting up tents for mostly corporate customers, office manager Rachael Wolf said. |
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Augusta businesses busy with Masters Tournament customers
