Since 1991, the only restoration franchise where national insurance carriers send claims directly to qualified owners - no paid leads, no third-party lead sellers, no waiting years to build a route.
As a Restore franchisee for 25+ years, our industry is challenging yet full of countless opportunities. Our network and leadership are unmatched in franchise support and always focused on leading the industry.
As a franchise owner, I have had the opportunity to set our destiny for the benefit of my family and our team. ServiceMaster Brands has invested in improvements that have better supported the franchise owner in our endeavor to serve as many people as possible.
It's nice to have your own business, but to also know you have the support, resources, and tools from ServiceMaster Corporate, along with brand awareness, is amazing. We help support and grow our businesses together - towards the common goal of having a profitable and successful business.
Three engines work for SMR franchisees from day one - the ones independents and smaller networks can't match: insurance-carrier referral programs locked in since 1991, a national CAT mobilization arm that earns revenue at every hurricane and wildfire, and Roark Capital's portfolio buying power. Here's what each one looks like.
Marion E. Wade started the business in 1929 - so the network has run through the Great Depression, every postwar recession, the dot-com bust, 2008, and COVID. If you want a recession-tested industry, this one has the receipts.
When a homeowner files a claim, the insurance carrier tells them which restoration company to call. ServiceMaster Restore is on that short list at the major national carriers - which is why our referral program is handled directly between SMR and the carrier, not routed through third-party lead aggregators.
The same private equity group behind Dunkin', Orangetheory, Anytime Fitness, Jimmy John's, and Massage Envy. Volume buying on supplies, equipment, and insurance - at terms independents can't access.
The network was designed without exclusive territory limits on commercial work. Franchisees can scale large operations and mobilize for area-wide disasters anywhere in the country - with corporate support, not against it.
Earnings figures reflect top-quartile averages, not what every owner earns. Full verified earnings data is shared in writing during the discovery process.
ServiceMaster Restore offers exclusive territory rights on residential work, so you never compete with the brand you joined. Most other restoration networks don’t.
No uncapped percentage that grows when you grow. Clear, predictable, written into your contract before you sign.
Not a 1-800 hotline. A named human assigned to your build-out, opening, and first two years of operation. You graduate to a relationship consultant for the lifetime of your business.
No pressure. No obligation. Take the time you need.
Fill out the 30-second form and you'll be taken straight to the download page. The 9-page Franchise Overview covers investment, returns, training, and how the carrier-referral program works. Read it on your couch.
A 30-minute call to walk through the numbers, your target market, and the territories currently open. No sales pitch. Just the same questions you'd ask a peer over coffee.
Visit HQ, meet leadership, talk to existing owners. Some franchisees move from form to signing in 4 months; others take a year. We pace to you, not the other way around.
25 years from now, you'll either be a ServiceMaster Restore franchisee with a brand on your truck and 800+ peers in your network - or you'll still be the prospect Jay Olsen used to be. "My only regret was not starting years earlier."