HVAC & Mechanical Acquisitions in Utah
Utah HVAC & Mechanical Deal Highlights
Utah HVAC & mechanical acquisitions from 2021–2025 show a mix of residential home-services scaling and regional footprint expansion, with buyers often bringing local teams into a broader platform.
Several deals center on HVAC and plumbing, including residential service providers continuing under their existing brand. Other transactions also reflect adjacency within mechanical home services—such as controls, electrical, and fire protection—when platforms look to broaden service lines.
Across the listed transactions, recurring acquirers include American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter), Friendly Group, Knox Lane, and Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Rapid Fire Protection Group), alongside investor-backed operators like Huron Capital (via Pueblo Mechanical & Controls) and private-platform activity involving Alchemy Capital Partners and RFE Investment Partners.
What Stands Out
- Residential HVAC and plumbing remain core themes, with several targets continuing to operate under their established brands.
- Platform buyers and private equity-backed operators recur, including Friendly Group, Knox Lane, Huron Capital, and Any Hour Group, LLC.
- Growth strategies frequently emphasize Utah footprint expansion into nearby regions (including multi-state coverage framed by acquirers).
- Deal adjacency shows up in plumbing + electrical (e.g., ARS acquiring ESCO) and mechanical controls (e.g., Pueblo Mechanical & Controls’ acquisition).
- Fire protection is also represented, with Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Rapid Fire Protection Group) acquiring Paradise Fire Protection in Logan, Utah.
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November 24, 2025
- Buyer
- Any Hour Group, LLC, Knox Lane
- Target
- Lee's Plumbing, Inc.
- Seller
- Lee Draper
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Any Hour Group, LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Lee's Plumbing, Inc., a residential plumbing services provider in northern Utah and southern Idaho. The parties did not disclose the transaction terms. Lee Draper will continue leading Lee's Plumbing under the existing brand.
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- Buyer
- The SEER Group
- Target
- S&S Mechanical
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
The SEER Group has acquired S&S Mechanical, a long-established HVAC and plumbing provider based in St. George, Utah, marking SEER's first expansion into Utah. The acquisition brings S&S into SEER’s network of residential and commercial home‑services brands while preserving the company's local leadership and operations.
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September 27, 2024
- Buyer
- Guild Garage Group, Asilia Partners
- Target
- A Plus Garage Doors
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Guild Garage Group has completed a strategic partnership to add A Plus Garage Doors, a portfolio company of Asilia Partners, to its alliance of residential garage door service brands. Under the agreement Asilia principals will join Guild's advisory board to support the platform's buy-and-build strategy; A Plus brings more than 140 employees and ~80 service trucks and will retain its management team while partnering with Guild.
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- Buyer
- Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Rapid Fire Protection Group)
- Target
- Paradise Fire Protection
- Seller
- John Blankman
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Rapid Fire Protection Group) has acquired Paradise Fire Protection, a Logan, Utah-based provider of fire alarm, sprinkler and extinguisher installation, inspection, testing and maintenance. The acquisition strengthens Pye-Barker's presence in Utah and increases market density in the suburban communities north of Salt Lake City; Paradise Fire owner John Blankman and his team will remain with the business.
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April 5, 2022
- Buyer
- American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter)
- Target
- ESCO Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electric
- Seller
- Mark Baker, Brian Templin
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter) has acquired ESCO Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electric of Salt Lake City, Utah. The acquisition expands ARS's residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical footprint in the Western U.S. and brings ESCO's local team and capabilities into ARS's national network.
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- Buyer
- Pueblo Mechanical & Controls, Huron Capital
- Target
- Rocky Mountain Mechanical
- Seller
- Chad Heward
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Pueblo Mechanical & Controls, a Huron Capital platform, has acquired Rocky Mountain Mechanical, a South Salt Lake, Utah-based HVAC, plumbing and controls contractor. The add-on expands Pueblo's geographic footprint into the Rocky Mountain region; former owner Chad Heward will continue to lead as president of the Rocky Mountain division.
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November 16, 2021
- Buyer
- Friendly Group, Alchemy Capital Partners, RFE Investment Partners
- Target
- Western Heating & Air
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Addon
Friendly Group, a home services platform, has acquired Western Heating & Air, an HVAC company with branches in Orem and Lehi, Utah. The deal expands Friendly Group's footprint in Northern Utah; Western will continue to operate under its brand with owner Ryan Snow remaining at the helm, and Friendly Group's board includes representatives from Alchemy Capital Partners and RFE Investment Partners.
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- Buyer
- Knox Lane
- Target
- Any Hour Services
- Industry
- HVAC & Mechanical
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based growth investment firm, made a strategic growth investment in Any Hour Services to form the Any Hour Group. The capital and operational support will be used to scale the company's HVAC, plumbing and electrical services across the Mountain West through organic growth and strategic acquisitions; financial terms were not disclosed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are repeatedly active in Utah HVAC & mechanical acquisitions?
Recurring names in the Utah deal activity include Friendly Group, Knox Lane, Alchemy Capital Partners, RFE Investment Partners, Huron Capital, Any Hour Group, LLC, Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Rapid Fire Protection Group), and American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter).
Are these acquisitions typically residential-focused or commercial-focused?
Most of the highlighted transactions center on residential home services (HVAC and plumbing), though some summaries reference broader residential and commercial brand networks when platforms expand.
Do targets usually keep operating under their existing brand?
In several listed deals, the acquirer states that the target will continue to operate under its existing brand and/or keep local leadership (for example, Lee Draper with Lee's Plumbing, Inc. and Ryan Snow with Western Heating & Air).
What related mechanical services show up beyond HVAC?
Beyond HVAC, the page facts include acquisitions involving plumbing and electrical (e.g., American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter) acquiring ESCO), controls (e.g., Pueblo Mechanical & Controls), and fire alarm/sprinkler/extinguisher services via Pye-Barker Fire & Safety (Rapid Fire Protection Group).