Environment Control Building Maintenance Company Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $116K – $116K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (5)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Environment Control is a commercial janitorial and building maintenance franchise serving offices and facilities. Franchisees run the operations, building recurring cleaning contracts and managing crews, scheduling, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Environment Control Building Maintenance Company franchise requires a total initial investment of $116K – $116K, including a $30K franchise fee. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $116K – $116K
- 45th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- Not extracted
- Units
- 55
- 46th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $116K – $116K including a $30K franchise fee.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports revenue and earnings rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 78/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +1 franchised outlets in the latest year (1 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports revenue and earnings rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Environment Control Building Maintenance Company
- Predecessor
- Daryl D. Kraft dba Environment Control
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Daryl D. Kraft
- CEO experience
- 1970 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- CA
- HQ
- 6485 North Mineral Drive, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815-8788
- Auditor
- Magnuson, McHugh, Dougherty CPAs
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $12.4M
- vs $11.6M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- Daryl D. Kraft
- Headquarters
- ID
- Founded
- 1970
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 19
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 32% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $30K | $30K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $0 | $0 |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $86K | $86K |
| Total initial investment | $116K | $116K |
Source: Environment Control Building Maintenance Company 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $116K – $116K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $0 – $0
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 50% of the first $12,000 of net quarterly profits, reduce…
- Ad fund
- -n/d
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | 50% of first $12,000 net quarterly profits, then 25% of excess |
| Technology fee | $50 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $3K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $14K – $14K |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Environment Control Building Maintenance Company is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Environment Control Building Maintenance Company unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, royalty rate, ad fund rate, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
- Median gross sales
- $2.5M
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
No system-wide average is published for this brand. The median and range below are what Item 19 supports; we show an average only where it reconciles against them.
- Item 19 type
- revenue and earnings
- Sample size
- 54
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $348K→$9.8MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 25 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 5 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 191 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports revenue and earnings rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (+1.9% 3-year CAGR) with 55 units.
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Cleaning & Maintenance medians
How Environment Control Building Maintenance Company Compares
Category median of published Cleaning & Maintenance brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 55
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +1.9%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +1.9%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 1
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 0
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 1.8%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 8 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator. Not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
9 current owners across 8 states.
- ID 2
- AZ 1
- CA 1
- CO 1
- IA 1
- MA 1
- MI 1
- OR 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 5 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 5
- Loan volume
- $1.6M
- Median loan
- $320K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (5)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 5 loans, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (5)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (5)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 4
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed (FDD Item 3).
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Magnuson, McHugh, Dougherty CPAs
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Total income of $12,420,832 (FY ended 3/31/2025) comprises royalty income $5,681,232 (45.7%), services provided for franchises $5,031,071 (40.5%), restoration services income $1,225,504 (9.9%), consulting and special services $358,328 (2.9%), and sales of supplies and equipment $124,697 (1.0%). Note: Item 7/Item 8 cite total revenues of $12,077,507 for the same period (non-consolidated/different basis).
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 78 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORMinimal unit growth (1.9% YoY) across 55 units suggests stagnant or struggling system expansion
- 02MINORExtremely aggressive royalty structure (50% of first $12k quarterly profits) creates unsustainable payment burden on franchisees
- 03MINORAverage net income of $170k appears inconsistent with typical building maintenance margins and lacks supporting revenue disclosure
- 04MINORUnknown franchise term length prevents assessment of long-term commitment and renewal risk
- 05MINORDisclosure gap: no average revenue provided despite high profitability claims raises transparency concerns
- 06MINORHigh initial investment ($115.5k) paired with minimal system growth suggests poor unit economics or recruiting challenges
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Renewal term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 5 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | State where franchise is located |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | State where franchise is located |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed (FDD Item 3).
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 30 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate headquarters in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (classroom); franchisee's territory (OJT)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 0 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- UKG / Intacct
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: UKG / Intacct
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
9 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Environment Control Building Maintenance Company franchise?
The total investment to open a Environment Control Building Maintenance Company franchise ranges from $116K – $116K, with an initial franchise fee of $30K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Environment Control Building Maintenance Company franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Environment Control Building Maintenance Company FDD discloses a median of $2.5M but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Environment Control Building Maintenance Company?
Environment Control Building Maintenance Company is franchised by Environment Control Building Maintenance Company. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Environment Control Building Maintenance Company FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Environment Control Building Maintenance Company FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Environment Control Building Maintenance Company's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Environment Control Building Maintenance Company (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Environment Control Building Maintenance Company franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Environment Control Building Maintenance Company has 55 total units in the United States, including 55 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Environment Control Building Maintenance Company a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Environment Control Building Maintenance Company as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 78 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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