From the filings
Software purchasing at NuVinAir is controlled at the franchisor level, with a mandated Franchisee Portal already in place. The brand operates 102 franchised units across at least 22 mapped locations, all single-unit operators. This creates a concentrated addressable market for vendors selling into a home-services franchise with 100% year-over-year unit growth.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Franchisor behaviours
15 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 13 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 14
We may access all customer data and records of the franchise, including dates of transactions and customer information located on any shared access computer system and you will provide any such data that we do not have access to at our request.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesItem 11
4. provide you with a profit and loss report form on the Franchisee Portal, which you are required to use and input the required information in compliance with the specified time frames (See Section 8.2.2 of the Franchise Agreement);
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Currently, NVA or we are the sole designated suppliers of the following category of products: Patented Container Apparatus; Proprietary Cleaning/Odor Remediation Products; and Air Freshening Products.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to change the computer system requirements at any time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
381714.88Item 8
and $381,714.88 (or4.5%) were from product purchases by Franchisees in fiscal 2021.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may receive discounts, flat fee payments, rebates, commissions, promotional allowances, below market pricing, and other benefits if you buy items from our designated or approved suppliers based on the quantities of products you and other franchisees buy.
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?
90Item 8
approximately 85% to 95% of your overall purchases and leases in opening a NVA Business and 90% to 95% of your overall product purchases in operating a NVA Business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
Any supplier that you may request to be an approved supplier for services and items other than for the Products ("Qualifying Review Items") must satisfy our criteria, including any fees and procedures to secure approval of the supplier.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Company, or its designated representative, shall have the right at any time during normal business hours to inspect any and all uses of the Licensed Marks to confirm that such use is in conformance with the terms of this Licensing Agreement.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees that Company has the right to change its standards and specifications at any time and that there could be increased costs associated with such changes.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all products, services, supplies, inventory, equipment, and materials required for the operation of your Business from us or our affiliates or from suppliers that we approve.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all products, services, supplies, inventory, equipment, and materials required for the operation of your Business from us or our affiliates or from suppliers that we approve.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You must hire at least 1 full-time sales manager or account manager, or other employee who will be dedicated solely to the sale and marketing of the Products, and the service and support of your Direct Customers.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
Company may access all customer data and records of the Franchise Business, including dates of transactions and customer information located on any shared access computer system, and Franchisee will provide any such data that Company does not have access to, at Company’s request.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may require that you receive additional training or refresher courses.
NuVinAir is a home-services franchise headquartered in Texas, with 102 franchised units as of its 2022 FDD. The brand shows 100% year-over-year unit growth, meaning the system doubled in size recently. All 102 units are franchised; no company-owned locations are reported. The operator footprint is entirely single-unit: 22 mapped operators run roughly 22 located units, with no multi-unit operators in the 2–9, 10–24, or 25+ bands. Top states by unit count are Arizona (4), Texas (3), North Carolina (2), Alabama (2), and Ohio (2). For a software vendor, the addressable market is 102 locations, concentrated in a handful of states and all under franchisor control.
Average unit volume (AUV) and royalty percentage are not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The initial franchise term is 10 years. No parent company is on file, indicating NuVinAir appears independently owned.
The 2022 FDD does not list HQ executives in Item 1, so specific decision-maker names and titles are unavailable. However, the existence of a mandated Franchisee Portal signals that technology purchasing is centralized at the franchisor level. In systems like this, the franchisor typically evaluates, selects, and mandates software for all franchisees, meaning your sales motion should target HQ leadership rather than individual operators. Without named executives, vendors should research current LinkedIn or other public sources to identify the operations or technology lead.
The only technology explicitly mandated in the 2022 FDD is a Franchisee Portal. No POS system, CRM, scheduling, or other operational software vendors are named. This leaves open the possibility that other tools are either recommended but not mandated, or left to franchisee discretion. For vendors selling complementary or replacement solutions, the absence of a named tech stack beyond the portal means there may be greenfield opportunities, but also no confirmed integration points or incumbent competitors to displace based on FDD data alone.
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines procurement restrictions and designated suppliers, was not extracted in the available data. This means the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed. Vendors should approach with the assumption that any sale will require franchisor approval.
Renewal terms under Item 17 provide some timing signals. Franchisees must give written notice of intent to renew between 6 and 12 months before the initial term expires. They must also complete business requirements at least 90 days before expiration, not be in breach, pay a $10,000 renewal fee, and satisfy then-current training requirements. The franchisor may ask the franchisee to sign a new franchise agreement with materially different terms. Renewal options are for 10 or 20 years. For software vendors, the renewal cycle could be a natural trigger for technology evaluations, but no specific contract windows are guaranteed.
The 2022 NuVinAir Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It was filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and operational disclosures required under the FTC Franchise Rule. For software vendors, the most relevant sections are Item 11 (franchisor’s assistance, including mandated technology), Item 8 (restrictions on sources of products and services), and Item 17 (renewal, termination, and transfer). These sections reveal what tech is already locked in, who controls purchasing, and when franchisees might be open to new solutions. If you sell software into franchise systems, FranCloud can help you build a ranked target list based on real FDD data like this.
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Operator footprint
22 operators run 22 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| AZ | 4 |
|---|---|
| TX | 3 |
| NC | 2 |
| AL | 2 |
| OH | 2 |
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.