Compton’s began with a rented carpet cleaning machine, 500 door flyers, a pager, and one family’s determination to build something dependable.
Today, the company continues under second-generation family leadership with the same ownership, accountability, and care that shaped it from the beginning.
From Greg and Ginger Compton’s first customers to David Compton’s leadership today, every chapter has been shaped by hard work, professional growth, and service to the community the family calls home.
One rented machine. One pager. Five hundred flyers.
In 1991, Safeway supermarkets left Texas. Greg Compton Sr., who had worked his way from stocker to store manager over more than a decade, suddenly needed a new way to provide for his family.
Greg’s entrepreneurial drive led him to rent a portable carpet cleaning machine, print 500 door flyers, and buy a pager. He went door to door—often with his three young sons helping—and returned customer pages from pay phones. After each job, he went right back to handing out flyers.
Within three years, Greg had grown from one rented machine to two vans with truck-mounted steam cleaning units and a reputation built through dependable work.
Greg began knocking on doors, returning pager messages from pay phones, booking work, and building the business customer by customer.
Consistent work and local referrals helped Compton’s grow quickly from portable equipment to two professional truck-mounted cleaning systems.
The company expanded beyond carpet into tile and grout, furniture, rugs, air ducts, wood floors, water restoration, and commercial janitorial work.
David Compton is carrying forward the company his parents built, with a vision for continued service and a future third generation.
This is more than a slogan. It is the standard the Compton family has carried from the first rented machine to every service performed today.
Ownership • Care • Clear Communication • Professional Workmanship
As Compton’s grew, Greg’s wife, Ginger, joined the company as office manager and helped lead its day-to-day operations. Together, they created a business where family participation was not a slogan—it was the way the company worked.
All three of Greg and Ginger’s sons contributed from an early age. They learned the value of showing up, taking responsibility, caring for customers, and standing behind the work.
Nearly 35 years later, that family foundation remains central to Compton’s. The business has changed, the equipment has advanced, and the services have expanded, but the commitment to local relationships has stayed the same.
David Compton, the middle son of Greg and Ginger, grew up in the cleaning and restoration industry. He began helping his father around age 12 and was operating his own truck and route in the family business by 16.
David later partnered in and managed larger cleaning and restoration businesses, including managing Compton’s for three years before leaving the family company in 2016. Following his father’s passing, David returned and worked with his mother to continue the business as Ginger prepared for retirement.
David also served four years in the United States Army as a member of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal community. He completed two Iraq tours in 2004 and 2006, was honorably discharged, and received awards including the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Action Badge.
After his military service, David returned to the industry and continued building his technical knowledge. He is a Master Certified Water Restorer and brings decades of hands-on cleaning, management, and restoration experience to Compton’s.
The company’s history still shapes how the team communicates, recommends services, performs the work, and cares for each property.
We treat every job as work that carries the Compton name. That means taking responsibility and following through.
Every property is different. We explain what we find and recommend the service that makes sense for the material and condition.
Decades of hands-on experience are supported by continued restoration education, professional equipment, and proven cleaning methods.
Compton’s serves the same Ellis County communities where the family lives, works, and has built relationships since 1991.
From early equipment and family milestones to the professional work performed today, each image represents another chapter in a business Ellis County helped build.
Tell us what you need cleaned or restored. We will listen, explain the options, and provide a free quote.
Family-owned in Waxahachie since 1991 • Serving homes and businesses throughout Ellis County
