C. Woods Company

What C. Woods Company does

C. Woods Company is a privately held, East Texas-based home services company founded in 1956, headquartered in Tyler, TX, with a second office in Longview. The firm delivers plumbing, heating/cooling (HVAC), and electrical services to residential homeowners and commercial properties across approximately 20 communities in East Texas, including Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Athens, Henderson, and Mount Pleasant. Service is sold on a per-job basis (repair, installation, replacement) with 24/7/365 emergency availability, and is delivered by in-house licensed, background-screened technicians dispatched in fully stocked trucks. The company operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.

The business model combines four revenue streams: (1) on-demand professional services billed per job with upfront pricing; (2) equipment and parts sales (water heaters, HVAC systems, filtration, softeners) often paired with installations; (3) Red Bow Membership subscriptions (Platinum, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing tiers) providing annual inspections, priority scheduling, and parts/labor discounts; and (4) consumer financing facilitated through a GreenSky/Synovus Bank partnership for larger-ticket HVAC upgrades and repairs. The core technology stack is standard trade-services equipment with no proprietary platforms; the firm holds Texas contractor licenses across all three trades (Plumbing M-37588, HVAC TACLB00109924E, Electrical TECL 39413) and maintains a BBB A+ rating and 2026 BBB Awards for Excellence recognition.

C. Woods distributes services through direct phone-based and web-form booking supported by Google Business listings, SEO, customer reviews, SMS marketing, local chamber-of-commerce memberships, and a co-branded affiliation with the Ace Hardware Home Services network that provides referral flow and brand credibility. The marketing proposition emphasizes the three-trade one-call model ("C. Woods is the call that does it all"), 70 years of local history, upfront pricing, and recurring membership engagement. The customer base is primarily distributed residential volume with a secondary commercial segment, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Name

C. Woods Company

Legal name

C. Woods Company

Website

https://cwoodsco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C. Woods Company is a privately held East Texas home services company (founded 1956) that delivers plumbing, HVAC, and electrical repair, installation, and maintenance to residential and commercial customers across Tyler, Longview, and 20+ surrounding communities, operating under the Ace Hardware Home Services brand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tyler

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. On-demand Service Revenue (Repair & Installation): Revenue is generated primarily from billable service calls for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical repair, installation, and replacement. Jobs are priced per project, with upfront pricing disclosed before work begins. Emergency and after-hours service is available.
2. Red Bow Membership Subscriptions: The company offers annual membership plans (Red Bow Platinum, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing) that provide scheduled inspections, priority scheduling, discounts on parts and labor, and other benefits. This generates recurring subscription revenue.
3. Equipment & Parts Sales: The company sells and installs equipment (water heaters, furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners) and associated parts (filters, water softeners, water filtration systems). Revenue is earned on the sale and installation of equipment, often supported by financing plans.
4. Financing Facilitation: Through a partnership with GreenSky, the company facilitates consumer financing for large purchases and emergency repairs. While financing revenue flows to the lender, the service enables higher-ticket sales for the company.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

C. Woods Company delivers plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical services for residential and commercial customers across East Texas out of its Tyler, TX headquarters. Founded in 1956, the family-owned firm dispatches licensed, background-screened technicians for installs, repairs, and maintenance, and operates the Red Bow Membership program to drive recurring service revenue, with consumer financing facilitated via GreenSky.

Product overview

C. Woods Company is a traditional home services company offering a comprehensive suite of integrated residential and commercial services across three core trade specialties: plumbing, heating/cooling (HVAC), and electrical. The company operates as a single-service provider model rather than a software platform, with all services delivered by in-house licensed technicians. The product portfolio centers on Plumbing Services, Heating Services, Cooling/AC Services, and Electrical Services as the four primary offerings, supplemented by a Red Bow Membership maintenance program that bundles priority service, discounts, and scheduled inspections across all three trade disciplines. The company has operated since 1956 and serves the Tyler and Longview, TX areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Red Bow Membership: A membership program offering priority scheduling, 24-hour emergency service, discounts on repairs, and annual maintenance inspections for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems.

Products and services

• Plumbing Services Residential and commercial plumbing repair, installation, and maintenance services — including water heaters, tankless systems, drain cleaning, leak detection, sewer line service, and gas line work — for homeowners and small businesses in East Texas.
• Heating Services Installation, repair, and maintenance of natural gas furnaces and packaged gas/electric heating units for residential and light-commercial customers across East Texas.
• Cooling Services Installation, repair, and maintenance of central and ductless air-conditioning systems — including the Carrier Performance Series — for residential and light-commercial customers in East Texas.
• Electrical Services Residential and light-commercial electrical repair, installation, troubleshooting, and code-compliance work delivered by licensed technicians dispatched across the East Texas service area.
• Red Bow Membership An annual subscription membership program that gives East Texas homeowners preferential pricing, scheduled maintenance visits, and member benefits on plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical service across the company's full trade offering.
• Whole-Home Air Purification System (REME HALO) REME HALO whole-home air-purification equipment, sized and installed alongside existing HVAC systems to improve indoor air quality for residential customers.
• GreenSky Consumer Financing Facilitation Consumer financing facilitated through GreenSky for qualifying customers paying for larger plumbing, heating, and cooling equipment replacements; offered at the point of sale rather than as C. Woods' own lending product.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7/365 emergency availability ensures immediate response for urgent plumbing, HVAC, and electrical issues, preventing further home damage

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ace Hardware Home ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorC. Woods Company operates as a verified service provider within the Ace Hardware Home Services network. The company appears on Ace Hardware's hiring page and co-brands with Ace Hardware (displayed on service vehicles and marketing materials). This partnership provides access to Ace Hardware's customer base, brand credibility, and referral pipeline across East Texas.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Goettl Air Conditioning & Plumbing: Multi-trade home services company combining HVAC and plumbing under one brand in regional markets, with comparable 24/7 service, technician-based delivery, and recurring maintenance programs.
• John Moore Services: Houston-based home services provider covering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical, operating across Texas with a similar one-call multi-trade value proposition targeting residential customers.
• One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning: National HVAC franchise with residential service focus, membership plans, and emergency availability, serving as a direct comparison for C. Woods' heating and cooling business line.
• Service Champions: Residential HVAC and plumbing services company with a strong regional brand, membership/maintenance plans, and a tech-enabled customer experience in the same competitive set as C. Woods.
• Abacus Plumbing, Air Conditioning & Electrical: Texas-based multi-trade home services company offering plumbing, HVAC, and electrical services to residential customers, very similar in trade mix and customer profile to C. Woods Company.
• Benjamin Franklin Plumbing: National plumbing franchise under Neighborly, offering on-demand residential plumbing services with upfront pricing and membership-style service agreements, directly comparable to C. Woods' plumbing arm.
• Mr. Rooter Plumbing: National plumbing franchise under Neighborly, with a residential service model and membership-style offerings that overlap with C. Woods' plumbing business line.

Broad incumbents

• Neighborly: Parent company of multiple home services franchise brands (Mr. Rooter, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, One Hour, etc.) that operate similar residential service models to C. Woods at much greater scale.
• Roto-Rooter: Large national plumbing and drain services brand that competes in the same residential plumbing category as C. Woods, with a much broader geographic footprint and established brand recognition.

Others

• Ace Hardware Home Services: The franchise network and brand platform that C. Woods operates within, providing co-branding, recruiting, and referral infrastructure; other network operators are functional peers of the same business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cwoodsco
• Xx.com/CWoodsCoTX

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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