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Sell your fire protection company to a buyer who counts the inspections.
RockHaven Capital buys fire protection companies directly from their owners.
The inspection book is the business here. Its renewal history gets read before anyone talks about project work.
Who We Buy From
The fire protection companies we buy
Fire protection earns from required inspections and from work those inspections create. We price the recurring book first, and we show project work on its own line.
Our range fits established companies with a real inspection base. A company built only on one-off jobs usually reads as a different business to us.
Extinguisher and suppression service
Portable extinguishers and kitchen suppression systems need service on a set cycle. Tagged equipment across a territory is a book that renews.
Alarm and sprinkler inspection
Fire alarm and sprinkler inspections run on code-driven schedules. Buildings come back each year because the code requires it.
Monitoring accounts
Alarm monitoring bills monthly and renews quietly. A monitored account base is the steadiest revenue in this sector.
Installation and project work
System installs and upgrades bring in larger tickets. We value this work most when an inspection book stands beside it.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallWhat We Look At
Five things we check first
A fire protection company proves its cash flow through its inspection records and its contract files. These five checks show us whether the book renews as billed.
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Revenue of $1M to $10M a year
Companies in that size range are our market. A company in that range runs several technicians with full routes of their own.
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Cash flow of $300K and up
The filed returns have to show it. Service billing should tie to those returns month by month.
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An inspection book that renews
Required inspections are the recurring revenue of this business. We look at how many buildings renew each year, and we read retention by account.
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Certified technicians on their own routes
NICET-certified technicians carry the customer trust on site. Technicians who inspect and document without your review make the book transferable.
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The company license, settled early
Most fire protection companies operate under a state license held by a qualifier. When that qualifier stays under a written agreement, the license continues through the sale and the deal stays workable. We confirm the arrangement on the first calls, in the open.
What a RockHaven deal looks like
- Structure
- Majority buyouts
- Geography
- Anywhere in the continental United States
- Seller fees
- None. Sellers are charged no fees, ever, and the business is never listed.You keep the money a broker would take.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallThe Principals
A track record built in operating businesses
All three exits came from companies they co-founded from the idea up with a founding team, not from businesses they bought and flipped. One was acquired by a publicly traded company.
Companies founded or co-founded
Exits from companies we co-founded from the ground up
Sales driven by our teams
Capital raised for real estate and operating companies
Why Owners Talk To Us
A direct buyer changes the conversation
Fire protection owners usually hear from regional consolidators first. Here is how a direct sale differs.
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We are the buyer, not a broker
You talk to the firm that would own your company. Your customer list and pricing are not circulated to competitors during a public marketing process.
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Your technicians keep their buildings
Building managers open doors for the technician they know. In most cases your technicians stay in place after a sale.
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The book priced on retention
We price the inspection book on how many accounts renew rather than on one strong year. You hear how retention moved the number.
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Licensing confirmed before numbers
We verify the qualifier arrangement before price is discussed. That order keeps a good deal from dying late.
The hard questions come first, before any numbers.
The listed route, by the numbers
Listing a fire protection company shows competitors exactly which buildings you inspect. These figures show what that exposure usually costs.
Median time to close for a business that sells through the market
Source: BizBuySell, 2025 Year in Review. Counts businesses that sold.
Of businesses that go to market ever sell at all
Source: Exit Planning Institute estimate. Based on owner readiness survey data, not a census of listings.
The broker success fee alone on a $1M sale, on the standard scale
Source: Double Lehman fee scale, published broker guides, 2026.
Of every 10 businesses that go to market
Share that sells: Exit Planning Institute estimate, as cited above.
How It Works
Four steps from first call to close
Four steps, and you deal with us directly at each one.
A private conversation
We talk through your inspection book, your monitoring accounts, and your reasons for selling.
A straight valuation
We read your tax returns and your inspection records and come back with a value. If the number is not there, we will tell you that too.
A straight number early, with the reason behind it.A structure that fits
Cash is paid at close, and seller financing is used where it fits.
A clean close
The paperwork is short and written in plain language. Once terms are agreed, we aim to close in four to eight weeks.
A real close date in weeks, not a listing that sits while the market decides.Working with an advisor or broker? They hear back from us within two business days, and their fee is protected.
Contact
Start a conversation about your fire protection company
Start with the free assessment. Or book a call and talk directly with a principal.