Young Bros Fire Protection

What Young Bros Fire Protection does

Young Bros Fire Protection, Inc. is a Texas-incorporated, privately held specialty contractor founded in December 1983 and headquartered in Helotes, Texas. The company delivers end-to-end automatic fire sprinkler services — certified design, in-house fabrication, installation, remodeling, NFPA 25 inspections, backflow and fire flow testing, and 24/7 emergency service — for commercial, multi-family residential, healthcare, industrial, and educational properties across Texas. Project sizes span single-head relocates to multi-million square foot installations, with design executed in 3D/BIM environments by NICET IV and Level III engineers.

Name

Young Bros Fire Protection

Legal name

Young Bros. Fire Protection, Inc.

Website

https://ybfp1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Young Bros Fire Protection is a Texas-based, family-owned specialty contractor (founded 1983) that designs, fabricates, installs, inspects, and services automatic fire sprinkler systems for commercial, multi-family, healthcare, industrial, and education clients across Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Protection Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (23822)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Protection Systems Contracting (Sprinklers, Alarms, Suppression) (IMAFALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire Sprinkler & Standpipe Systems (Design/Install/Service/Testing) (BPABAHAB), Building Compliance Testing & Certification (Backflow, RPZ, Cross-Connection) (BPABAHAK)

Keywords

• Fire sprinkler systems
• Fire protection services
• Automatic sprinkler installation
• Backflow testing services
• NFPA 25 inspections

Headquarters

HQ city

Helotes

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fire Sprinkler System Installation: One-time project-based revenue from new fire sprinkler system installations for commercial and residential properties including apartments, hotels, industrial facilities, medical facilities, office buildings, retail stores, shopping centers, schools, and warehouses.
2. System Inspections and Testing: Recurring revenue from NFPA 25 inspections, backflow testing, and fire flow testing services performed by certified inspectors.
3. Service and Maintenance: 24/7 emergency service and repair calls, ongoing maintenance contracts for existing sprinkler systems.
4. In-House Fabrication: Fabrication services for pipe and system components, with ability to handle both company projects and potentially external customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Young Bros Fire Protection is a Texas-based specialty contractor that designs, fabricates, installs, inspects, tests, and maintains automatic fire sprinkler systems for commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential properties. The company also performs backflow and fire flow testing and provides 24/7 on-call emergency repair services to support active fire protection systems across its service territory.

Product overview

Young Bros. Fire Protection is a fire sprinkler service company offering a comprehensive suite of integrated services rather than a software product. The core offering consists of certified fire sprinkler system design (leveraging 3D design software and BIM modeling), professional installation, and proprietary in-house fabrication with automated welding capabilities. Supporting services include backflow testing, fire flow testing, and ongoing service/maintenance with NFPA 25 compliance. The company provides 24-hour emergency response as an added availability layer. These services are delivered as a unified offering for projects ranging from single-head relocates to multi-million square foot installations across Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Sprinkler System Design

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero lost-time injuries achieved in 2017, 2018, 2019
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Koorsen Fire & Security: Family-owned fire protection and security services company offering sprinkler installation, inspection, and 24/7 service. Comparable vertically integrated model with a similar owner-operator culture and recurring inspection base.
• Anchor Fire Protection: Fire sprinkler design, installation, inspection, and service contractor serving the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in scope and customer base — commercial, residential, healthcare, and industrial — with similar NICET-certified engineering.
• Western States Fire Protection: Full-service fire sprinkler and suppression contractor serving commercial, residential, and industrial markets across the western U.S. Directly comparable in core service offering, with NICET-certified engineering and in-house fabrication.
• Fire & Life Safety America (FLSA): Specialty fire sprinkler and suppression contractor with design, fabrication, installation, and inspection capabilities. Comparable vertically integrated service offering and recurring inspection revenue model.
• VSC Fire & Security: Fire sprinkler, fire alarm, and security systems contractor serving commercial and residential customers across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Comparable service mix, project types, and inspection-driven recurring revenue model.
• Ryan Fireprotection: Indiana-based fire sprinkler contractor providing design, fabrication, installation, and service. Closely comparable in operational model, including in-house fabrication and full-service inspection/maintenance.
• Encore Fire Protection: Multi-state fire sprinkler and suppression systems design, installation, inspection, and service contractor. Directly comparable vertically integrated model with strong inspection/maintenance recurring revenue — though larger and geographically broader.

Broad incumbents

• APi Group Corporation: Public safety conglomerate and one of the largest specialty contractors in fire protection (life safety) services globally. Relevant as a likely acquirer of regional fire sprinkler contractors; competes for large national-project bids.
• Pye-Barker Fire & Safety: PE-backed national fire protection and life safety platform formed via roll-up. Directly competes for Texas projects and represents a likely acquirer or competitor for regional contractors like Young Bros.
• Cintas Fire Protection: Fire protection division of Cintas Corporation offering inspections, testing, and service across fire sprinkler, alarm, and extinguisher categories. Competes most directly for Young Bros.' inspection and service contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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