MISSION VIEJO, Calif.,- Franchise Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that more than 200 franchise owners and salespeople from around the world received awards at the annual Sir Speedy, PIP and Signal Graphics International Convention and Vendor Show at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, July 28 - August 2.

Kathy Morgan of Irvine, California received the Sir Speedy Franchisee of the Year award and Tom Coughlin of St. Clair Shores, Michigan received the PIP Franchisee of the Year award. George Coriaty of Whittier, California received the Sir Speedy Top Volume award and Ganga Prasad of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia received the Sir Speedy International Top Volume Award. The Fulner Family of Indianapolis, Indiana and Nashville, Tennessee received the PIP Top Volume award.  Awards were also given to franchisees and salespeople in the following categories: Top 10, Top 25, Volume Increase Percentage, Century Club, Million Dollar Club, Sales Achievement Awards, and Application Innovation Awards.

"Being a top producer among our franchise network is a worthy accomplishment given today's competitive business environment. We honor all of our award winners for their professional and personal commitment to provide exceptional service to their customers to help them grow their businesses" said Richard Lowe, president and chief operating officer of Franchise Services, Inc.

Other highlights of the annual Convention included a keynote presentation by Vincent Lombardi, Jr., noted speaker and author, who delivered an inspiring message about the qualities of high-performance people and organizations. Attendees were also treated to an evening on the historic USS Midway aircraft carrier museum in downtown San Diego.

At the International Vendor Show, which is the largest trade show of any printing and marketing services franchise company, 100 leading companies in the printing, graphic arts and marketing services industries exhibited including, Canon U.S.A, Constant Contact, Heidelberg, Hewlett Packard, interlinkONE, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Mohawk Papers, and Xerox. This year's show featured a Promotional Products Pavilion sponsored by the Advertising Specialties Institute (ASI) to highlight this growing industry. The convention ended with an awards banquet to honor the top franchisees.