Full steam ahead for Stanley

FORT COLLINS — John Robinson has big plans for Stanley Steemer in 1999.

This month, the Fort Collins-based carpet-cleaning business will break ground for a new location that will more than double the size of its current space, and this fall, Stanley Steemer will offer air-duct cleaning as a new service. The company also plans to extend its services into Laramie this May.

Robinson purchased his carpet-cleaning franchise from Stanley Steemer International, an Ohio-based franchiser that licenses both carpet-cleaning and air-duct cleaning businesses. He now plans to buy a second franchise from the company and add residential and commercial air-duct cleaning to…