Start An Essential Business in an In-Demand Industry
Each and every day, our business is providing heating and air conditioning repair, replacement and maintenance services to America’s homeowners. In the midst of the various stay-at-home initiatives nationwide, our franchise owners have been open and operating.
Are you working in the HVAC trade and dreaming of running your own company?
LET'S START A CONVERSATION.
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning® helps residential HVAC franchisees reach personal and professional goals by focusing on people, processes and profits.
As part of the Authority Brands family, the business support you will receive from us is backed by a time-tested system that helps franchise owners capture their dreams.
Join over 100 franchisees operating in nearly 400 locations across the USA.
When you join the One Hour team you will be in business for yourself, but you will never be alone.
You will be a part of a network that spans the US and shares success strategies and tips to keep your business going strong.
The One Hour Advantage
OUTPACING THE INDUSTRY IN RESIDENTIAL HVAC GROWTH.
One Hour’s 5-year cumulative same store growth is 25 percent compared to the industry average of 16 percent.*
DELIVERING ON OUR UNIQUE SELLING PROPOSITION.
Always on Time or You Don’t Pay a Dime!® sets us apart from our competition and forms the very foundation of our franchise operations.
OPERATING IN AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE MARKET, PROJECTED TO GROW.
Industry HVAC revenue is expected to rise at an annualized rate of 2.2 percent over the next five years, reaching $1.0 billion by 2023. (*Based on data comparatives from industry research leader IbisWorld.)
NEGOTIATED PRICING ON EQUIPMENT & EVERYDAY ITEMS.
BuyMax Alliance®, our group buying power saves you thousands of dollars on products and services your business uses everyday.
HIGH MARGIN PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS.
Keep your company in front of customers every day with One Hour® branded products.
TRAINING 24/7/365.
Success Academy™, our award-winning affiliate company, trains you and your employees on a system of proven success.
SUCCESSWARE, OUR FULLY INTEGRATED SOFTWARE.
Our business management software is built for the HVAC, plumbing and electrical trades. Everything you need to run an efficient and profitable business.
FULL SERVICE MARKETING.
Dedicated marketing experts provide tactical planning, budgeting and analysis support plus on-demand customizable advertising materials.
Training & Support
We provide a wide array of business management and technical training courses and classes:
- BOOT Week (Branded Operations Orientation Training) for new franchise owners.
- Live webinars.
- Interactive online modules—more than 5,000 people actively taking courses in 2020; 39,000+ course completions in last year.
- In-person, Instructor-led Classes—offered at a variety of US locations, topics include increasing average tickets, add-on sales, more.
- Technical Learning, combines online, homework and on-the-job training.
- New franchise owners receive hands-on support from a franchise business consultant.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Are you currently a home service business owner looking to diversify?
- Are you a licensed HVAC technician who dreams of owning your own service business?
- Do you already own a successful HVAC business that you would like to grow to the next level?
- Are you an investor/entrepreneur? Investing in a One Hour franchise is easy for entrepreneurs of all kinds. Let us show you what it takes to get started.
All our One Hour franchisees come from different backgrounds and have varying financial histories. They have different levels of experience in commercial and residential HVAC service. Some started their businesses with us, others converted.