Acquire plumbing, electrical, painting, and renovation businesses across BC. BizBuy.ca provides hands-on buyer-side consulting for home services acquisitions throughout Surrey and Metro Vancouver.
Home services businesses — plumbing, electrical, painting, renovation, flooring, roofing — benefit from BC's persistent housing shortage and strong renovation spend. Many are owner-operated with minimal systems but excellent margins once a management layer is installed. The diligence focus is licensing, WorkSafeBC compliance, and lead-generation channel dependency.
Surrey is BC's fastest-growing major city and Canada's 12th-largest. Its size, demographic diversity, and economic dynamism make it one of the most active SMB acquisition markets in the country. Surrey covers six town centres: Central Surrey (City Centre), Newton, Cloverdale, South Surrey/White Rock, Fleetwood, and Guildford.
BC's high housing costs drive strong renovation and maintenance spend — Metro Vancouver homeowners spend above-average nationally on trades and renovation. Skilled trades shortages in BC support pricing power and margin. Licensing requirements (TSBC, Electrical Safety BC, FortisBC gas contractor) create defensible competitive position for established firms.
Typical Price Range
$150k - $1M
SDE Range
$80k - $400k
Earnings Multiple
1.5x - 2.5x SDE× SDE
Working Capital
3-5 weeks of cost
BizBuy.ca is active throughout Surrey — particularly Central Surrey, Newton, Fleetwood, and Cloverdale. We work closely with Surrey-based brokers, CPAs, and bilingual M&A lawyers.
Purchase Strategy
60 to 90-minute session to understand your budget, immigration goals, risk tolerance, skills, and preferred industries.
Search & Selection
We find and shortlist Canadian businesses through listings, brokers, off-market sourcing, and private deals.
Business Valuation
Defensible valuation of the target using SDE, EBITDA multiple, and DCF — calibrated to Canadian comps.
Offer & Negotiation
Build offer terms, price, financing structure, and negotiation tactics that protect your interests.
Due Diligence
Coordinate accountants, lawyers, and specialists through 30-60 day deep diligence.
Deal Structure
Design asset vs share, earn-out, VTB, holdback, and tax-optimized closing structure.
Start with a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll assess your budget, timeline, and which Surrey home servicess are worth looking at.