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Alpine Cleaning and Restoration has a long
company history. In 1979, company owner Rich
Brown was introduced to the cleaning business.
At 12 years old, Rich took a job with a friend
from church who owned a janitorial company that
cleaned commercial buildings. After a year and a
half, the owner relocated, Rich approached
the four doctors and assumed the existing
cleaning contract. The business also grew during
that time, adding several banks and loan
offices to the nightly cleaning route. Along
with a paper route, the cleaning business
continued until Rich graduated from high school
in 1985. After high school graduation, Rich
enlisted in the South Carolina National Guard on
the College Assistance Program and G.I. Bill to
create a way to pay for college. Four weeks
after High School graduation, he left for Fort Benning, Georgia for Basic
Training. During this time, Rich hired his
brother Gary to run the janitorial business and
paper route. Upon return, Rich attended
University of South Carolina at Spartanburg to
improve grades and earn enough transfer credits
to go to a major university.
In 1988, Rich moved to Boone, North Carolina and
started college at Appalachian State University,
majoring in Business Management. He resumed the
cleaning business by starting Alpine Carpet
Cleaning with a portable carpet cleaning machine,
purchased from his father, and a worn 1979
Chevrolet truck. Throughout college, he cleaned
carpets and established accounts with property
owners around the campus. He was also enrolled
in the Army ROTC officer candidate program that provided additional funds for college expenses.
He graduated in December 1991 with a major in
Business Management and a minor in Real Estate.
He was also commissioned as a second lieutenant
in the North Carolina National Guard.
Immediately following graduation, he left for
six months of officer training at Fort Leonard
Wood, Missouri to complete training requirements
of his Army ROTC obligation. In July of 1991, he
returned to Boone to pursue Alpine Cleaning as a
full time career. He bought a used truck mount
machine and started carpet cleaning out of the
basement of his rented house. In the ten years
since then,
Alpine has grown into a full service cleaning
and restoration service that provides all
services related to cleaning and restoration of
fire and water damaged structures. Rich and
Denise Brown are both licensed general
contractors and are determined to continue to
grow the company in years to come. They have two
children, Madison (7) and Allison (5).
If you have any questions or for more information please contact
us at
(828)265-3333, toll free at (800)264-1612,
Email Us,
Use Our Online Request Form,
or in case of emergency use our
Emergency Service Request
Form.
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