Aire Serv Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.

Founded: 1993 Franchising since: 1993

1020 N. University Parks Dr. Waco, Texas 76707

Phone: (800)583-2662

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 110 employee(s); 30 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	161	5	12	0
2008	157	7	16	0
2007	113	1	13	0
2006	99	0	1	0
2005	82	0	10	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 100,000 population

Total investment: $62.3K-181.9K Franchise fee: $24K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4-7% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K+
Cash liquidity requirement: $35K
Business Experience:

• Marketing skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 6
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 10 days
• At franchisee's location: 3 days
• Regional training meetings : 2 days (4 per year)

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media

Franchise 500® rank:
#143 (2009); #245 (2008); #250 (2007); #376 (2006); #436 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#61 (2009);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#31 (2009); #53 (2008); #61 (2007); #123 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#35 (2009); #62 (2008); #67 (2007);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#111 (2009); #200 (2005);