HS Listing ID-72116
MASTER LICENSE COVERAGE AVAILABLE: The owner holds master licenses in two states and is willing to hold the license for the company on an ongoing basis post-close, with liability structured to sit with the new ownership. For a buyer or investor without a licensed operator on staff, this removes the single biggest barrier to entry in the trade — and buys real runway to develop or recruit a licensed successor.
TOP-RATED IN THE MARKET: Recognized as the #1 plumber in the area this year, with a county-wide reputation built over nearly 20 years in the trade.
RELOCATABLE, EXPANDABLE FOOTPRINT: The business is not tied to its current shop. The name and reputation carry across the county, and the operation can be relocated anywhere within roughly a 50-mile radius — or run from a second site — without losing its customer base. The location straddles rural New England and reaches within about an hour of far more urban markets to the south, giving a buyer both a defensible rural base and a natural expansion lane.
DEFINED LEASE TERMS AT LOW COST: Shop rent of roughly $1,090/mo, with the property owner prepared to put a standard written lease in place — defined term, rent, and annual escalations — so an incoming buyer knows exactly what the occupancy cost looks like from day one.
DIVERSIFIED TRADE MIX: Plumbing, heating and boiler work, HVAC, and in-house excavation — a broad service mix that opens more revenue streams, captures higher-value jobs, and keeps more of each project in-house.
EXPERIENCED, LOYAL TEAM IN PLACE (~5 FIELD STAFF + DEDICATED SERVICE TECH): A W-2 crew handling installation work, plus a full-time service technician running the service book. Tenured, well-treated staff with strong retention — and the owner’s continued availability as a familiar face makes a clean transition materially more likely.
DELEGATED FIELD OPERATIONS: The owner has already stepped back from the tools into a shop-based role, with the service tech covering calls — proven capacity that doesn’t depend on the owner’s hands on the wrenches. The role can also be run largely remotely by a buyer who prefers to manage rather than
operate.
REFERRAL-DRIVEN WITH UPSIDE: ~$1.45M in revenue on just ~$7,500/yr in advertising — nearly all reputation and word of mouth. That’s both a sign of real underlying strength and wide-open marketing upside for a buyer willing to invest in lead generation.
DIVERSIFIED REVENUE WITH A GROWING HIGH-MARGIN SEGMENT: Roughly 80% residential / 20% commercial, with a deliberate push into commercial over the past year — the higher-value, higher-margin side of the book.
RECURRING-REVENUE VIP PROGRAM: A membership offering annual inspections and priority emergency response, providing a base of repeat, relationship-driven revenue.
UNMET SERVICE DEMAND — A STAFFED GROWTH LANE: The business runs roughly 80% installation / 20% service today, with service demand currently exceeding what existing capacity can absorb. For a buyer willing to add qualified techs, that backlog is a clear, near-term path to expanding the higher-margin service side.
SYSTEMATIZED OPERATIONS: Scheduling and workflow run on Thryv, giving the business documented, transferable systems rather than owner-in-the-head processes.
AN ESSENTIAL, AUTOMATION-PROOF TRADE: Plumbing and HVAC are hands-on skilled trades with durable, non-discretionary demand — work that can’t be offshored or automated away.
REASON FOR SALE: After nearly 20 years of building and running the business, the owner is ready to step away from the business and scale back to occasional work of his own choosing.
SMOOTH TRANSITION: A motivated owner ready to support a clean handover of staff, customers, and vendor relationships — and to remain available to the team as a known quantity during the changeover, protecting revenue and reducing risk.
A SIGNED CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THE EXACT LOCATION
