What Stellar Service Brands does

Stellar Service Brands is a private, Texas-domiciled franchise holding company that recruits and supports entrepreneurs to operate home service businesses under a portfolio of owned franchise brands. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in The Colony, TX (Dallas market), the company currently manages four affiliated concepts spanning the home services value chain: Restoration 1 (water, fire, and storm damage restoration), bluefrog Plumbing + Drain (residential and commercial plumbing), PatchMaster (drywall patching and repair), and Zoom Drain (drain cleaning, inspection, and repair). Rather than operating a unified software or product platform, the company's core "technology" is its franchise system — operational playbooks, brand standards, training programs, and a national networking convention used to onboard, support, and recognize franchise owners.

The company monetizes exclusively through franchise economics, including upfront franchise fees and ongoing royalties collected from owner-operators running individual units under the four brand marks across the United States. GTM is a single channel: direct recruitment of aspiring small business owners via the corporate website (stellarservicebrands.com) and LinkedIn, with a stated emphasis on individuals and families rather than institutional operators. There is no disclosed evidence of proprietary software, AI, mobile applications, or technology integrations; the differentiation sits in brand recognition, multi-vertical diversification, and franchisee support infrastructure.

The organization is small at the corporate level (11–50 employees), consistent with a franchise holding model where most operational labor sits inside franchisee-owned units rather than at the parent. Leadership consists of Sherry E. Rose (CEO) and Gary A. Findley (Chairman and founder). No funding rounds, M&A activity, regulatory actions, or institutional investors are disclosed in the source data, and corporate-level revenue and financial details are not publicly available.

Name

Stellar Service Brands

Legal name

Stellar Service Brands

Website

https://stellarservicebrands.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stellar Service Brands is a Texas-based private franchise holding company that recruits U.S. entrepreneurs to operate home service businesses under four owned brands: Restoration 1, bluefrog Plumbing + Drain, PatchMaster, and Zoom Drain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Franchise Operations: The company generates revenue through franchise fees and ongoing royalties from franchisees operating under their brand portfolio (Restoration 1, bluefrog Plumbing + Drain, PatchMaster, Zoom Drain) in the home services industry.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Stellar Service Brands is a multi-brand franchisor that sells and supports franchise rights for four home services brands: Restoration 1 (water and fire restoration), bluefrog Plumbing + Drain (plumbing and drain services), PatchMaster (drywall repair), and Zoom Drain (drain and sewer services). The company generates revenue through initial franchise fees and ongoing royalties from independent franchisees and supports them with training, branding, and operational systems.

Product overview

Stellar Service Brands is a franchise holding company that manages and supports multiple home improvement and home service franchise brands. Rather than a single unified product or platform, it operates a portfolio of affiliated franchise concepts including Restoration 1 (restoration services), bluefrog Plumbing + Drain (plumbing services), PatchMaster (patch/repair services), and Zoom Drain (drain services). The parent company provides franchise development, support services, and brand growth strategies to its franchise owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Restoration 1: Restoration franchise brand providing water damage, fire damage, and restoration services
• bluefrog Plumbing + Drain
• PatchMaster
• Zoom Drain

Products and services

• Restoration 1 Franchise Franchise offering for water damage, fire damage, and mold restoration services, sold to entrepreneurs seeking to operate a property restoration business under an established brand.
• bluefrog Plumbing + Drain Franchise Franchise offering for residential and commercial plumbing and drain cleaning services, sold to franchisees operating under the bluefrog brand system.
• PatchMaster Franchise Franchise offering for drywall repair and installation services, sold to franchisees who serve homeowners, contractors, and property managers.
• Zoom Drain Franchise Franchise offering specializing in drain and sewer cleaning, inspection, and repair services for residential and commercial customers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Restoration 1coreOthersOwned franchise brand specializing in water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, and related property restoration services. Part of Stellar Service Brands portfolio.
• bluefrog Plumbing + DraincoreOthersOwned franchise brand providing plumbing and drain services. Part of Stellar Service Brands portfolio of home service franchise concepts.
• PatchMastercoreOthersOwned franchise brand specializing in professional drywall patching and repair services. Part of Stellar Service Brands home service franchise portfolio.
• Zoom DraincoreOthersOwned franchise brand focused on drain cleaning, inspection, and repair services. Part of Stellar Service Brands portfolio of home service franchise brands.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• The Grounds Guys: The Grounds Guys is a Neighborly-owned franchise brand offering residential and commercial landscape and lawn care services. While owned by a much larger platform, it is comparable as a single-brand home services franchise competing for similar customers and franchisees.
• Window Genie: Window Genie is a home services franchise specializing in window cleaning, tinting, and pressure washing, with a similar residential exterior maintenance focus to Stellar's brand portfolio. It is a single-brand franchise comparable to one of Stellar's individual home service verticals.
• Mister Sparky Electric: Mister Sparky Electric is an Authority Brands-owned residential electrical services franchise with national US coverage. It is comparable as a single-brand home services franchise in the essential services category, and a potential peer at the sub-brand level to Stellar's individual franchise concepts.
• Homewatch CareGivers: Homewatch CareGivers franchises in-home care and personal services — adjacent to home services but focused on senior care. It is a smaller-scale multi-unit franchise model with a comparable single-segment franchisor structure to one of Stellar's individual brands.
• Fresh Coat Painters: Fresh Coat Painters is a residential painting and home services franchise with national US coverage. It targets the same aspiring small-business-owner franchisee segment as Stellar and is comparable as a single-brand home services franchisor.

Direct peers

• Authority Brands: Authority Brands is a multi-brand home services franchise platform whose portfolio includes Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mister Sparky Electric, and The Maids — directly overlapping with Stellar's plumbing franchise bluefrog and serving the same franchisee/customer base in residential home services.
• Neighborly (formerly Dwyer Group): Neighborly is the largest US multi-brand home services franchise holding company, operating 30+ brands across plumbing, HVAC, electrical, restoration, cleaning, and other home service verticals. It is the most direct comparable to Stellar's multi-brand home services franchise platform model.
• ServiceMaster Brands: ServiceMaster Brands franchises residential and commercial restoration, cleaning, and home service concepts including ServiceMaster Restore (water/fire restoration — directly competitive with Restoration 1) and Merry Maids. It is a comparable multi-brand home services franchisor.
• BELFOR Franchise Group: BELFOR Franchise Group is the franchise arm of BELFOR Property Restoration, the world's largest property restoration company, and franchises disaster and specialty cleaning services. It directly competes with Stellar's Restoration 1 brand for both restoration franchisees and end customers.

Others

• Driven Brands: Driven Brands is a multi-brand franchise holding company whose portfolio spans Maaco, Meineke, CARSTAR, and Take 5 Car Wash. While focused on automotive services rather than home services, it shares the same multi-brand franchise royalty model and operational playbook as Stellar Service Brands.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stellarservicebrands
• Xx.com/StellarServes
• Facebookfacebook.com/StellarServiceBrands

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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