FacebookMeta
hibitions on your posting or blogging of comments about us, your business, the System, or other franchisees. These prohibitions include personal blogs, common social networks like Facebook, Instagram,
From the filings
+37.5% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Heating + Air Paramedics
Home servicesHeating + Air Paramedics runs 22 franchised US units with a $1,920,527 average unit volume and a 5% royalty, growing 37.5% year over year under its 2026 FDD. Item 8 already bundles digital marketing services and a marketing intelligence tool as required purchases from the franchisor, while eight social platforms appear in Item 11 without being required. Owned by The Riverside Company, the buying center here sits firmly at HQ.
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Total units
22
22 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+37.5%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.92M
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$101K–$193K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
1 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
7%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
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networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat and Pinterest; professional networks, business profiles or online review or opinion sites like LinkedIn, Google Business Profi
InstagramMeta
on your posting or blogging of comments about us, your business, the System, or other franchisees. These prohibitions include personal blogs, common social networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X
LinkedInLinkedIn
mon social networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat and Pinterest; professional networks, business profiles or online review or opinion sites like LinkedIn, Google Bus
PinterestPinterest
business, the System, or other franchisees. These prohibitions include personal blogs, common social networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat and Pinterest; profession
SnapchatSnapchat
bout us, your business, the System, or other franchisees. These prohibitions include personal blogs, common social networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat and Pintere
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ting or blogging of comments about us, your business, the System, or other franchisees. These prohibitions include personal blogs, common social networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly
TwitterX
comments about us, your business, the System, or other franchisees. These prohibitions include personal blogs, common social networks like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat a
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stagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat and Pinterest; professional networks, business profiles or online review or opinion sites like LinkedIn, Google Business Profile or Yelp; live-blogging
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
27 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 3 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to all of your computer systems, including any technology systems and software, and all data generated or stored in your systems, including in any accounting or financial systems you may maintain.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall provide to Franchisor such monthly and/or annual financial reports as Franchisor may specify.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are the sole supplier of digital marketing services, including reporting, keyword tracking, blog posts, digital strategy, and business profile management and posting.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may, at any time change, delete, or add to, any of our specifications or standards.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
19612Item 8
In 2025 we received $19,612 from required purchases or leases by our franchisees, representing approximately 5% of our total revenues of $414,264.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
For example, we may receive rebates, volume discounts, promotional incentives or other revenue arising from your purchase of products and services, whether these products and services are required to be purchased by you or are required to be purchased from a particular supplier, or otherwise.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
60Item 8
Once you begin operating, we expect the items you purchase that must meet our specifications will represent approximately 60% of your total annual expenses.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
you may request our approval for alternate suppliers or products if you can demonstrate that such alternate suppliers or products meet our standards and we have not named a single supplier for the item.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges Franchise Agreement 21 PLP-#### / Last Name / Territory that, as between Franchisor and Franchisee, Franchisor has the sole right to and interest in all telephone numbers, directory listings, domain names profiles, user names, and accounts associated with the Licensed Marks, or any word…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall take all action necessary to ensure that all payment processing activity is PCI-DSS compliant and shall certify compliance to Franchisor upon request.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall participate in all customer satisfaction programs Franchisor requires, including any customer surveys and shall provide Franchisor with such assistance and information as reasonably required by Franchisor in connection with such programs and surveys.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right to audit or cause to be audited the Monthly Gross Sales Statement, sales reports and financial statements delivered to Franchisor, and the books, records, and sales and income tax returns of Franchisee, and Franchisee’s owners.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may, from time to time, add to or modify some or all of the Manual(s) to supplement or to improve the System as it determines in its sole discretion.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
You must operate the business from a location that we approve.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Other than the Internet Presence established by Franchisor, Franchisee shall not establish or maintain, or have established or maintained on its behalf, either alone or in concert with others, any other Internet Presence, making reference to Franchisor, the System, the Licensed Marks or the Franchised Business…
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
You must spend a minimum of $6,500 per month on advertising the Franchise to customers and potential customers in your Territory.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
You must also participate in all customer programs we require, including any gift card, gift certificate, rewards, coupon, customer satisfaction, or frequent customer, reciprocity, membership or loyalty programs.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase this software from these suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase this software from these suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall remit all amounts due hereunder to Franchisor or its affiliates via electronic-funds transfer/direct debit or such other means as required by Franchisor.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 16
You must also participate in all customer programs we require, including any gift card, gift certificate, rewards, coupon, customer satisfaction, or frequent customer, reciprocity, membership or loyalty programs.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase and use uniforms and branded apparel that meet our standards and specifications.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must subscribe to or obtain, and maintain and upgrade as needed, at Franchisee’s expense, and use for communicating, reporting, managing, and operating the Franchised Business in the form and method prescribed by Franchisor, all hardware, software and systems selected and approved by Franchisor, including…
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to all of your computer systems, including any technology systems and software, and all data generated or stored in your systems, including in any accounting or financial systems you may maintain.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall use all software and other systems specified or provided by Franchisor, an affiliate or any third party, for use in the operation of the Franchised Business, including field service software, customer management software, financial management, accounting, scheduling, proposal-writing and any other…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We may conduct additional training programs at a venue we select.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 6
You must attend one or more of our Conventions and pay all of your expenses incurred in connection with attending the Conventions, including registration, transportation, meals, lodging and living expenses.
The filing answers no to 4 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Heating + Air Paramedics
Heating + Air Paramedics runs 22 franchised US units in the home-services segment, headquartered in Ohio and owned by The Riverside Company, a private-equity firm. The 2026 FDD carries a financial performance representation, with a $1,920,527 average unit volume, a 5% royalty and a 10-year initial term. Unit count grew 37.5% year over year, and the franchisor already bundles digital marketing into its required purchases.
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names Jordan Lajoie as Chairman of the Board of Managers, Caroline Quoyeser as Vice President and Manager, Stephen Rice as Vice President, Secretary and Manager, and Ryan Farris and Steven Siegel as Managers. Heating + Air Paramedics sits under The Riverside Company alongside MaidPro, 1 Tom Plumber, Plumbing Paramedics, Pacific Lawn Sprinklers, The Brothers that just do Gutters and Shine Window Care. The operator footprint covers 14 mapped operators across 14 located units, none multi-unit, concentrated in Texas (4), Georgia (2), and South Carolina, Arizona and Wisconsin (1 each) — a franchisor-run system with buying decisions set at the corporate level, not by large multi-unit operators.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Facebook, Google Business Profile, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter/X all appear in Item 11, named without being required. The FDD requires none of the systems it names.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier model, with certain items purchasable from approved sources — the franchisor, an affiliate, or a third party — or per franchisor specifications, and franchisees can request approval for alternative suppliers unless a sole supplier is designated. Franchisees must buy an Initial Marketing Package, digital marketing services (including reporting, keyword tracking, blog posts, digital strategy and business-profile management), an add-on marketing intelligence tool, and Heating + Air Paramedics branded emails directly from the franchisor. Item 17 grants one renewal term equal to whatever term the franchisor is then granting new franchisees, if the franchisee is in good standing. With 37.5% year-over-year growth and marketing technology already centralized, the digital marketing bundle is the software line most exposed to displacement.
How to read the Heating + Air Paramedics FDD
The filing was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026, and the embedded PDF viewer below has the source document. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of franchise systems that fit your ICP.
Questions vendors ask
Heating + Air Paramedics, answered from the filing
Jordan Lajoie, Chairman of the Board of Managers, and Stephen Rice, Vice President and Secretary, lead the Item 2 team. Item 8 already bundles digital marketing services and a marketing intelligence tool as required purchases from the franchisor.
The FDD requires none of the systems it names. Facebook, Google Business Profile, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok and Twitter/X all appear in Item 11 without being required.
22 franchised units in the home-services segment, up 37.5% year over year, per the 2026 FDD.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy an Initial Marketing Package, digital marketing services and a marketing intelligence tool directly from the franchisor, with other items from approved sources.
Item 17 grants one renewal term equal to whatever term the franchisor is then offering new franchisees. With 37.5% year-over-year growth, new-unit openings are the more active near-term signal.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read the full filing.
Source
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
14 operators run 14 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit14
Top states by locations
| TX | 4 |
|---|---|
| GA | 2 |
| SC | 1 |
| AZ | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Heating + Air Paramedics
pe_firm of The Riverside Company.
Sibling brands
Related Home services brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.