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Redline Gear Cleaning

Home services

Redline Gear Cleaning, a Massachusetts-based home-services franchise built around a Mobile Extraction Unit, requires every franchisee to run a franchisor-connected computer system, QuickBooks, and an Apple iPad or company-specified mobile device under Item 11 of the 2023 FDD. CEO Ronald J. Matros and President Michael A. Matros lead the company.

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Total units
—
system-wide
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2023
Royalty
10%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$127K–$337K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
3 years
from the filing
Item 19
No 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.

12%of gross sales (FY2023)

Ongoing fees: 12% of gross sales (FY2023)Royalty 10%, Ad fund 2%. Total 12% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 10%Ad fund 2%

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Sales LeaderEmerging 20 99

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VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Redline Gear Cleaning Redline Gear Cleaning is a Massachusetts-based home-services franchise centered on a Mobile Extraction Unit (MEU) service model, with a 10% royalty and a 5-year initial term. The FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation.

Who controls software purchasing CEO Ronald J. Matros and President Michael A. Matros lead the company, alongside VP of Administration Caitlin J. Matros and directors Thomas J. Prendergast and Luke M. Prendergast. Redline Gear Cleaning is the sole provider of the e-mail account and certain other required technology services, putting the technology buying decision squarely at HQ.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 of the FDD sets Redline Gear Cleaning's technology requirements: franchisees must acquire and use stationary and mobile electronic systems to collect, compute, store, and report Gross Revenues and other operating data; install and continually maintain a broadband connection linking their systems to the company's computer system; and obtain the latest-generation Apple iPad or other mobile device the company may require. Franchisees currently must run QuickBooks, Microsoft Word and Excel, and a web browser, though these requirements may change through the Operations Manual.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: Redline Gear Cleaning is the sole provider of the e-mail account and certain other technology services franchisees must use, for which they pay the Technology Fee, and the Mobile Extraction Unit is currently purchased through its affiliate HC Risk Reduction, or the company may permit the truck to be bought from a third-party vendor it approves for that affiliate to retrofit; franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for approval on other items. The initial term runs 5 years, with 5-year renewals that require signing a then-current franchise agreement — which may carry materially different terms — making each renewal point a natural checkpoint for revisiting required systems.

How to read the Redline Gear Cleaning FDD The embedded PDF below is Redline Gear Cleaning's 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document. Read Item 2 for leadership, Item 8 for supplier rules, Item 11 for the technology requirements, and Item 17 for renewal terms. Vendors evaluating this system should talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of similar-fit franchise brands.

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Redline Gear Cleaning, answered from the filing

CEO Ronald J. Matros and President Michael A. Matros lead Redline Gear Cleaning, setting the required computer systems, mobile devices, and network access every franchisee must maintain under Item 11.
Item 11 of the FDD sets Redline Gear Cleaning's technology requirements — franchisees must install a broadband connection to the company's computer system, run QuickBooks and Microsoft Office, and use an Apple iPad or other mobile device the company may require. See the filing embedded below for the full clause.
Redline Gear Cleaning is a Massachusetts-based, Mobile Extraction Unit home-services franchise; Item 20 of the FDD lists the current outlet count and locations in full.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list. Redline Gear Cleaning is the sole provider of the e-mail account and certain other technology services franchisees must use, and franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for approval elsewhere.
With a 5-year initial term and 5-year renewal periods requiring a then-current franchise agreement — which may carry materially different terms — each renewal point is the clearest signal for revisiting required computer and mobile-device systems.
The embedded PDF below is Redline Gear Cleaning's 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document. Read Items 2, 8, 11, and 17 there for leadership, supplier, technology, and renewal detail.
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