Practice area
Plumbing companies
The plumbing board publishes its licensee file daily, and because every operating company must name a Responsible Master Plumber, the file is a census of the trade: the company, the master behind it, and the county in which they work.
What a buyer is paying for
Not revenue. In this trade specifically, price is driven by the share of work that recurs without being sold again.
Service mix over new construction
Service and repair revenue recurs; new-construction revenue is rebid. The national buyers consolidating this trade price the two so differently that the mix is the first question in every conversation.
Who holds the RMP license
The company operates on the Responsible Master Plumber's license. If that is the owner alone, the transition plan is part of the price; if a master on staff can hold it, the business transfers cleanly.
Scarce endorsements
A medical gas endorsement places a company in a market segment with hospital and clinic work and very few qualified competitors. Fewer than one in twelve Texas plumbing companies hold it.
The market, measured
The same platforms acquiring HVAC companies are acquiring plumbing companies at the same pace, and several of them are Texas-based. A company with a stable responsible master and a genuine service base is the profile they are paying a premium for.
Measured August 2026
Figures drift as the market changes. We re-measure quarterly rather than quoting a figure once and repeating it.
Who this practice serves
- An established company with service and repair revenue, rather than a new-construction-only book.
- Companies where the RMP is on staff rather than the owner alone, or where succession of the license is already planned.
- Companies carrying endorsements (medical gas in particular) that most competitors do not hold.
If you have already received an approach, bring the offer to us before signing anything. A letter of intent usually carries an exclusivity clause, and once it is executed the seller’s leverage is largely gone.