Locally owned heating & cooling in the Cincinnati area
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25 companies documented so far.
Likely independent: 14 · Unknown: 3 · Franchise: 2 · Corporate-owned: 1 · PE-owned: 5
| Company | Metro | Serves | Status | Owner | Backer | Year | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Heating & Cooling | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Family (per site) | None found | – | |
| Adco Heating and Air | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| American Heating and Air Conditioning | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Cincy Climate Control | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Noah Reeves & Logan Scales (co-owners) | None found | – | |
| Clark Heating & Cooling | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Corcoran & Harnist Heating & Air Conditioning | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Family (per site) | None found | – | |
| Easy Breezy Heating & Air | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Jansen Heating & Air Conditioning | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Logan Services | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Family (per site) | None found | – | |
| Mason Heating & Air | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| More Heat More Cool | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Pelfrey Heating & Cooling | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Schmidt Heating & Cooling | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Schneller Knochelmann Plumbing, Heating & Air | Cincinnati | Homes | Likely independent* | Kris & Lisa Knochelmann | None found | – | |
| Hill-Air | Cincinnati | Homes | Unknown | Not confirmed | Not yet researched | – | |
| Johnson Heating & Cooling | Cincinnati | Homes | Unknown | Not confirmed | Not yet researched | – | |
| Philip Perkins Heating & Air Conditioning | Cincinnati | Homes | Unknown | Not confirmed | Not yet researched | – | |
| Aire Serv of Fairfield | Cincinnati | Homes | Franchise | Local franchisee | Neighborly (franchisor; owned by KKR) | – | |
| One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Homes | Franchise | Local franchisee | Authority Brands (franchisor) | – | |
| Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning (Cincinnati) | Cincinnati | Homes | Corporate-owned | Service Experts | Service Experts LLC (company-owned network) | – | |
| Arlinghaus Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning | Cincinnati | Homes | PE-owned | Redwood Services (partnership) | Union Main Group (founding backer); Altas Partners (equity investment, 2025) | – | |
| HELP Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Drains & Electric | Cincinnati | Homes | PE-owned | Champions Group (Service Champions) | Champions Group (owned by Blackstone since 2026; Odyssey Investment Partners retains a minority stake) | 2021 | |
| National Heating & Air Conditioning | Cincinnati | Homes | PE-owned | Heartland Home Services | The Jordan Company (majority since Dec 2020); Cobepa and North Branch Capital hold minority stakes | 2022 | |
| Nelson Comfort | Cincinnati | Homes | PE-owned | Heartland Home Services | The Jordan Company (majority since Dec 2020); Cobepa and North Branch Capital hold minority stakes | – | |
| Thomas & Galbraith Heating, Cooling & Plumbing | Cincinnati | Homes | PE-owned | Wrench Group | Wrench Group (PE-backed) | 2021 |
* Self-described family/locally owned; not yet owner-verified. How we know. Coverage is partial; more companies are being added.
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