Plumbing Paramedics
Home Services · HVAC & Plumbing
- Active units
- 5
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About Plumbing Paramedics
Plumbing Paramedics is a trusted and reliable brand that operates like a family business, ensuring personalized service. With 15 years of experience, we take pride in delivering fast and dependable plumbing and heating services to the residents of Calgary. Unlike larger companies, we offer a personal touch to every job, guaranteeing excellence and attention to detail. When you contact us, whether it's on a regular day or even on Christmas, you will be greeted by a live person ready to assist you. Our certified technicians are dispatched promptly, and they arrive within a convenient time frame, keeping you informed with text message updates. We prioritize transparency and offer you three options with flat rate quotes before starting any work, giving you control and freedom to choose. Our team is committed to timeliness, helpfulness, and cleanliness, ensuring that we respect your time and property. With a 100% warranty guarantee, fully licensed and insured technicians, and a commitment to customer satisfaction, Plumbing Paramedics is the brand you can trust for all your plumbing and heating needs. Call us today at 403-452-2911 and experience the difference.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$40k
- First Responders discount
20% reduction of the Initial Franchise Fee on first Franchised Business
- Multi-unit discount
25% reduction off the Initial Franchise Fee for the second and additional franchises when purchasing 3+ at the same time
- Hard-to-serve/underserved market discount
Up to 10% off the Initial Franchise Fee
- Franchise Option Program (existing or experienced franchisees)
Initial Franchise Fee waived; Continuing Royalty increases by additional 2.5% (e.g., 5% to 7.5%) for 10 years
- Franchise Option Program (new franchisees electing program)
Initial Franchise Fee refunded within 10 days of opening if timing and compliance conditions met
- Conversion Franchisee
Initial Franchise Fee waived; Continuing Royalty reduced to 2% of Gross Sales for first 24 months
- Brand fund
2.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
6500.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
1,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
20.0% off franchise fee — 20% reduction of the Initial Franchise Fee on your first Franchised Business
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing).
Growth
- Total locations15
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings0
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate0.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR73.2%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$1.4M
Average of 3 Franchised Businesses’ Gross Sales for the 12-month period ended 12/31/2025
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$145k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open120 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate5.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio9.5×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.