TOPSHAM — SERVPRO, a cleanup and restoration franchise company, has maintained its hold on the top ranking in the restoration services industry for the 13th consecutive year and has moved up to the number four spot overall in the 2016 Franchise 500 rankings from Entrepreneur magazine.

This is the seventh consecutive year SERVPRO has been included in the magazine’s Top 10 list, standing out in a group of more than 951 franchises that qualified for inclusion in the list.

Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 selection process uses “objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation” to help would-be entrepreneurs identify franchise investment opportunities.

“It’s exciting to be part of a dynamic organization that continues to grow and strives to always provide superior support for its franchisees, and by extension its customers,” said Shawn Cox, owner of SERVPRO of Bath/Brunswick. “The recognition that the company earns year after year in this prestigious list is confirmation of a commitment to excellence that starts at the top and is evident in the service that each franchisee provides.”