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title: "Meet 4 Home Services Franchises in Growth Mode"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/dc6130bc-46c7-4c69-9fb4-b0f2adfbe7f5
source: "Franchise Times"
original_url: https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_news/meet-4-home-services-franchises-in-growth-mode/article_90d13265-a581-47b2-8c80-8b5bdb589d63.html
category: "Repair & handyman"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Repair & handyman"
published: 2026-10-29T12:24:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:15:35.938Z
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# Meet 4 Home Services Franchises in Growth Mode

**TL;DR:** Ace Handyman Services has grown to over 400 franchises, while Mold Medics, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, and Poolwerx are also expanding in the home services industry. These companies are experiencing growth and facing various challenges such as finding qualified personnel and navigating competition.

*originally published in Franchise Times on 2026-10-29. [Read the original](https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_news/meet-4-home-services-franchises-in-growth-mode/article_90d13265-a581-47b2-8c80-8b5bdb589d63.html).*

## Key facts

- Ace Handyman has over 400 franchises
- Mold Medics has almost 30 territories
- Outdoor Lighting Perspectives has 151 territories
- Poolwerx has over 460 territories

## Story

## Home services franchises

**Stats:** The company has grown from 57 franchises in 23 states at the acquisition to more than 400. The cost to open an Ace Handyman franchise is between $132,200 to $226,000. Multi-territory operators in the top quartile had average gross sales of $1.5 million last year; those in the bottom quartile averaged $332,217.

**Competition:** There are layers to competition in the home services industry, Bell said. Some are individual handymen and women. But the number of national handyman companies across the U.S. has increased in the last five years. “That’s changed,” he said. “But we consider that a good thing because those companies really operate at a professional level, take care of the insurance and the licensing and make sure they’re treating homes in a safe and careful manner. We see them as allies in the mission.”

**Challenge:** You can’t scale a handyman business without qualified people. That’s always been a priority and this year it’s the top one. “Finding qualified, careful, high-character craftsmen is a challenge and we have to be the best at recruitment,” Bell said.

**Concept:** Mold Medics offers mold testing and remediation, duct and vent cleaning, water damage dry-outs and other services, but prides itself on not acting like the “big” restoration companies. “We want to make the communities we live in healthier through their indoor air quality,” said Bryan McMurray, president. “We want to be the experts in our field that people trust.” Threshold Brands bought the company in 2023.

## Mold remediation growth

**Stats:** Mold Medics is growing, expanding from a single franchised outlet at the beginning of 2023 to 18 at the end of last year. It now has almost 30 territories. The expected investment to start a Mold Medics franchise is $148,400 to $211,725. Gross sales for franchise businesses ranged from $231,477 (one territory) to $1.4 million (six territories) last year.

**Competition:** McMurray emphasized Mold Medics’ differences from large restoration companies regularly sourcing work from insurance companies. He considers the competition mom-and-pop handymen. “It’s people that will fix your deck but will also come take out mold,” he said. “This brand is kind of a niche concept. What we focus on is different from big restoration companies.”

**Challenge:** Within a young company, McMurray said the most successful Mold Medics franchisees rely less on digital marketing and more on actively networking in their communities at realtor and home inspector events. “We provide them with the resources they need to go do those things,” he said. “This is part of being an emerging brand. We pivoted to this quickly, teaching franchisees essentially Mold 101, giving them enough education where they can … intelligently speak about who we are.”

**Concept:** Outdoor Lighting Perspectives installs and maintains landscape, architectural, permanent roofline, festive string and commercial and hospitality lighting for residential and commercial clients. Many other companies specialize in one of those areas, but few are active in all five, said Brand President Justin Mayer. “I think we do a great job of having a balance across landscape lighting for both residential and commercial,” he said, adding that customers come to OLP for reasons ranging from ambiance to security.

## Lighting perspectives expansion

**Stats:** The company’s 89 franchisees have 151 territories, up from 141 at the start of 2026. The total investment necessary to begin an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives business is $180,700 to $242,500. Average gross revenue for franchises was $770,468 in 2025.

**Competition:** There are other franchised lighting companies that do quality work, but most competitors typically specialize. “We don’t just do one thing right and well. We look to do all five of those lighting verticals well, and that provides a really good balance of revenue throughout the entire year,” Mayer said.

**Challenge:** Given supply chain challenges, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives has worked to curate a list of vendors for franchisees to ensure quality products at fair prices. Declining discretionary income has also shifted the company’s service demand to higher income customers. The company is targeting its marketing and messaging “on that top 10 percent of discretionary income and homeowners, because we are seeing plenty of demand on the high end, even as the middle market has been a little more challenged,” Mayer said.

## Pool maintenance services

**Concept:** Poolwerx provides maintenance, pool cleaning, installation and remodeling services, and also sells retail pool equipment and supplies. The company’s hub-and-spoke approach sets it apart, said Chief Operating Officer Marla Mock. Franchisees start offering maintenance and repairs to build cash flow through the company’s mobile service vehicles. Within three years, they typically launch the retail business, which provides do-it-yourself pool owners with supplies, equipment and recreational merchandise.

**Stats:** The total investment for a mobile business and retail location is between $276,900 and $437,775. The company has more than 460 territories across the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, with about 110 in the U.S. Average sales for franchisees with retail and mobile units were $3.2 million in 2025.

**Competition:** Pool care is “a fragmented industry of independent operators,” Mock said. “We recognize the central role a pool plays in our clients’ lives through our Healthy Pool Promise and we’re delivering flawless water chemistry and reliable care, protecting their investment and their cherished poolside memories.”

**Challenge:** Pool care is an ever-evolving industry, requiring that Poolwerx be “constantly innovating to find a better way,” she said. “We don’t see it as challenges. We see it as opportunities.” And the largest right now is taking advantage of opportunities to grow, both into new territories in the U.S., where the company sees significant white space, and in its remodeling business. “A pool needs to be remodeled every 10 to 12 years,” Mock added. Poolwerx provides “anything the pool home or pool owner might need for their pool. They don’t have to look for another company.”

## Entities

- franchise growth (topic)
- Home Services (sector)
- home services (topic)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- Threshold Brands (company)
- competition (topic)
- Poolwerx (company)
- Ace Handyman Services (company)
- Mold Medics (company)
- Outdoor Lighting Perspectives (company)
- Bryan McMurray (person)
- Threshold Brands acquisition of Mold Medics (deal)

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Originally reported by Franchise Times (https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_news/meet-4-home-services-franchises-in-growth-mode/article_90d13265-a581-47b2-8c80-8b5bdb589d63.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/dc6130bc-46c7-4c69-9fb4-b0f2adfbe7f5).