American Residential Services Acquires 4 Eco Services and Blue Apple Electric

American Residential Services (ARS) Acquires Tipping Hat Plumbing, Heating & Electric

May 19, 2026

Professional Services

American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter) acquired Denver-based Tipping Hat Plumbing, Heating & Electric to expand its presence in the Denver metro area. The acquired company employs about 80 people and provides residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services across the region.

Del-Air Acquires ARS/Rescue Rooter Vero Beach

September 13, 2024

HVAC & Mechanical

Del-Air Plumbing, Air Conditioning and Electric has acquired and merged ARS/Rescue Rooter Vero Beach, expanding Del-Air’s service footprint along Florida’s east coast. Del-Air is majority owned by private equity firm Astara Capital Partners; the acquisition brings plumbing, heating and air-conditioning capabilities into Del-Air’s existing home services offering.

Southern Home Services Acquires Elite Electric, Plumbing & Air

August 14, 2024

Industrial Services

Southern Home Services has acquired Elite Electric, Plumbing & Air, a Port St. Lucie-based residential plumbing, HVAC and electrical services provider. The deal strengthens Southern Home Services' contiguous Florida footprint along the I-95 corridor and will allow Elite to remain branded locally while benefiting from Southern's resources to support growth and employee retention.

American Residential Services Acquires Tarpy Plumbing, Heating & Air

June 27, 2023

HVAC & Mechanical

American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter) has acquired Tarpy Plumbing, Heating & Air, expanding ARS's footprint in Southern California. Tarpy, based in San Diego and founded in 2007, employs about 50 people and operates a fleet of ~40 service, installation, and sales vehicles.

American Residential Services (ARS/Rescue Rooter) Acquires ESCO Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing and Electric

April 5, 2022

HVAC & Mechanical

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.

GI Partners Acquires Majority Stake in American Residential Services; Charlesbank and Management Reinvest

September 15, 2020

HVAC & Mechanical

GI Partners is making a majority investment in American Residential Services (ARS), with existing investor Charlesbank Capital Partners and ARS management also making significant new investments. ARS, based in Memphis, Tennessee, operates more than 70 locally managed service centers across 23 states with approximately 6,500 employees and is the largest residential HVAC and plumbing services provider in the U.S. GI Partners said it will work with management and Charlesbank to accelerate growth and expand ARS’s national footprint both organically and via add-on acquisitions; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2020.