Easy Ice Acquires Thrifty Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

Easy Ice Acquires Biltmore Refrigeration

February 25, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

Easy Ice, a national provider of full-service ice machine subscription solutions, has acquired Biltmore Refrigeration, a Chicago-area refrigeration company that has operated since 1950. The acquisition increases Easy Ice's customer density in its flagship Chicago market and supports the company’s ongoing expansion of its ice-machine leasing and service footprint.

Easy Ice Acquires Cube Aire Refrigeration

December 1, 2022

Industrial Services

Easy Ice, the national leader in full-service ice machine subscription solutions, has acquired Cube Aire Refrigeration, an ice machine leasing and service company based in Lakeside, California that has operated since 1957. The acquisition expands Easy Ice's presence in Southern California by adding a branch location and service facility and increases customer density in the market.

Easy Ice Acquires Southwest Refrigeration and Leasing Division of Roxboro Refrigeration

January 4, 2024

Industrial Services

Easy Ice has acquired Fort Myers-based Southwest Refrigeration and the leasing division of Roxboro Refrigeration (Roxboro, NC), expanding its managed commercial ice machine rental and leasing footprint in South Florida and North Carolina/Virginia. The deals are add-on acquisitions to bolster Easy Ice’s local service capabilities and leasing operations as the company continues to scale its national managed-ice rental business.

Easy Ice Acquires Icesurance, Arctic Glacier's Leasing Division

March 10, 2022

Industrial Services

Easy Ice, a national provider of full-service ice machine subscription solutions, acquired Icesurance, the leasing division of Arctic Glacier, strengthening Easy Ice's presence in New York City and Los Angeles. The deal is the sixth strategic acquisition since Freeman Spogli recapitalized Easy Ice in late 2019 and increases Easy Ice's scale in the commercial ice machine leasing market.

Easy Ice Acquires Ice Machine Service & Leasing Division of Norm's Refrigeration

October 1, 2024

Industrial Services

Easy Ice has acquired the ice machine service and leasing division of Norm's Refrigeration & Ice Equipment (parent: Empire Equipment), expanding its Southern California footprint and adding Norm's service technicians and local customer accounts. The transaction transfers Norm's ice machine rental and service customers in the Los Angeles area to Easy Ice as part of Norm's strategic refocus on its core business.

Easy Ice Acquires Carefree Ice, LLC

February 28, 2025

Industrial Services

Easy Ice has acquired Carefree Ice, LLC, a commercial ice machine service operator based in Erie, Colorado, expanding Easy Ice’s presence across the Denver and Front Range Mountain markets. The acquisition increases Easy Ice’s regional density and service capability as it continues to roll up and integrate local ice-machine providers across the United States.