Talk to us about scaling or selling your boiler company

Three ways to reach us

Call

Best if you want to talk it through. Have a rough idea of your timeline and the size of your company, but you don't need anything prepared.

Text

Best if you're on a job site or would rather start discreetly. A short text is enough; we'll reply and arrange a call at a time that suits you.

Email

Best if you want to set out your situation in detail, or forward a list of questions to work through.

The buttons on this page open each channel directly with your topic filled in.

What to include in your first message

You don't need to share anything sensitive at the start. These five points help us give you a useful answer quickly:

1. Your company's name and where it operates, for example the province and main towns you serve.
2. What you do most: replacements, service and repairs, maintenance plans, new construction, commercial work.
3. Your horizon: scaling for now, a partner, a family successor, or a sale, and roughly when.
4. Your biggest worry, such as "the website is held by my old designer" or "customers only want me."
5. When and how you'd like us to get back to you.

A template you can copy:

Hi, I run [Business name], a boiler company serving [City/region]. We mostly do [type of work]. I'm thinking about [scaling / bringing in a partner / selling] in about [timeframe]. My main concern is [concern]. Best time to reach me is [time].

What happens next

1. We reply, usually within one business day, and arrange a call.
2. We have a first conversation of about 30 to 45 minutes. We'll ask about your timeline, how customers reach you and who controls your accounts, and tell you honestly whether we can help.
3. You get a short written summary of what we heard and what we'd suggest checking first, often the exit readiness review. If your questions are mainly about a transaction, we'll introduce you to Sedighi.ca.

There is no pressure to continue. Plenty of owners take the summary and act on it themselves.

Before you get in touch

If you'd like to prepare, three pages are worth reading:

• What buyers look at in a boiler business, for the questions we'll likely raise.
• The pricing page, so costs aren't a surprise.
• The FAQ, for what we will and won't do.

Keeping the conversation confidential

Owners often worry that word will get out. In a small trade, a rumour that the owner is selling can unsettle technicians, suppliers and long-time customers. We keep your plans to ourselves, and we suggest you decide early, with your lawyer, who inside the company needs to know and when. If you prefer, use a personal number or address for the first exchange; we'll follow your lead on how and where we reply.

A few things to know about working with us

• We are not a contractor. We don't send technicians or quote on boiler work. If a customer of yours reaches us by mistake, we'll point them back to you.
• We don't give legal, tax, securities or real-estate advice. We'll tell you when to bring in your lawyer or accountant.
• We work across Canada. Most work happens by phone and video, and we schedule around your heating season.
• Your accounts stay yours. We work with manager access only, never ownership.
• Our messages to you follow consent rules. We only email or text people who have contacted us first.

Boilers.Business is part of the Sedighi.ca and SAZ.ca group of companies, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and led by Ali Sedighi, MBA.