Benjamin Franklin offers residential and light commercial plumbing services, including maintenance, repair, remodeling and replacement; water conditioning maintenance, repair and replacement; drain and septic tank digging, cleaning, re-piping and replacement. The franchisees role will be to manage their team of technicians and support staff, customer service, networking and meeting with potential customers. You will have an office location where you meet with your team and hold products. You’ll start with one service vehicle and one installation vehicle and add more as your business grows.
Founded in 2001
In 2010 Benjamin Franklin was purchased by Direct Energy. Direct Energy Services and Clockwork Home Services combined to become one of the largest providers of Plumbing, HVAC, & Electrical services in North America
In 2019 Authority Brands acquired Clockwork Home Services from Direct Energy Services adding Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, One Hour Heating and Air and Mister Sparky to their portfolio of home service brands.
Corporate Owned Territories: 10
Franchise Units: 324
Franchise Fee: $43,000
Royalty: 6%
National Marketing Fee: 1.5% - 0%, sliding scale down as revenue increase
Total Investment Range: $131,092 - $274,076
Term: 10 years
**Numbers according to their FDD released on April 26, 2024.
Hiring and Training - You’ll have a franchise business consultant to help you find and hire good talent. All your employees - from dispatchers to technicians - will have a robust 200+ modules of training to choose from to ensure everyone is equipped to do their job well and the Benjamin Franklin way.
High Margin in Private Label Products: Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchisees stay ahead of the competition by installing private label products. This prevents customers from comparison shopping for equipment prior to install and keeps our company name and logo in the place clients need it most—on the equipment itself.
Negotiated Pricing on Equipment & Everyday Items: BuyMax®, saves Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchisees thousands of dollars on products and services your business uses every day. With a group buying power of over $1.3 Billion, we can negotiate steep rebates and discounts for the entire Authority Brands franchise network
Discounts - Not only does Benjamin Franklin give franchise fee discounts to minority, women, veterans, and first responders, they also have a Conversion Program offered to a small plumbing business who would like to convert to the Benjamin Franklin name and franchise.
Stable Industry - Plumbing will never be going away and isn’t something that homeowners or property managers can do on their own beyond small, simple jobs. This will always be something in demand.
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